Eggar's School
| Motto | Sero Sed Serie (interpreted as meaning "Steadily Forward", though more usually translated as "Late but in earnest" or "Slow but sure") |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Headteacher | Mr Ben Godber |
| Founder | John Eggar |
| Specialism | Science |
| Location | London Road Alton, Hampshire Hampshire England |
| Local authority | Hampshire County Council |
| DfE number | ???/4000 |
| DfE URN | 116404 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 832 |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Website | Eggar's School |
Coordinates: 51°09′37″N 0°57′32″W / 51.16027°N 0.95895°W
Eggar's School is a community, comprehensive school in the town of Alton, Hampshire, England for boys and girls and has Science College status.[1]
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[edit] Admissions
The other secondary school in Alton is Amery Hill School. It is situated in the north-east of the town in Holybourne,
[edit] Founding and history
In 1640 John Eggar of Moungomeries founded the Free Grammar School, Alton which subsequently became known as Eggars Grammar School. The School Badge displays the date 1642.
The Eggar family have been associated with the area for many centuries. They were great hop growers and Richard Eggar was credited, in 1890, with the invention of the "rolling floor" to ease the drying process in the kilns.
[edit] Grammar school
Entrance to the Grammar School was largely based on the results of the eleven-plus examination. Pupils from other schools were able to transfer to the Sixth Form at the Grammar School after their O-levels (GCSE) though many chose to go to the Technical Colleges in Petersfield, Winchester, Farnborough and Guildford. This school occupied a site at Anstey Road, Alton until 1969, when it moved to a new site on London Road, Holybourne, Alton
[edit] Comprehensive school
In 1975 the school became a comprehensive accessible to all appropriate children from the area.
Soon after the adoption of comprehensive status, Alton College was founded, providing a more diverse range of topics for students at A-level and improving fair access from all the secondary schools in Alton.
[edit] Current site
The current site for Eggar's School has been used since 1969. The earlier, partly 18th century, building is still standing and was retained for use by Eggars in the 1970s and then Amery Hill in the 1980s and has now been converted into flats. There are approximately 850 students currently on roll.
[edit] Academic performance
In 2010, the cohort achieved a 93% 5 A* - C pass rate in GCSEs, with 73% gaining 5 A* - C including English and Mathematics. These results are up 9% and 15% from 2009 respectively.
[edit] Former pupils
- Yvette Cooper, Labour MP since 2010 for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford, and from 1997-2010 for Pontefract and Castleford, and wife of fellow Labour MP Ed Balls
[edit] Eggar's Grammar School
- Ian Bone, anarchist
- David Hughes (novelist)
- Rt Rev Geoffrey Rowell, Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe since 2001
- Godfrey Smith, Editor from 1965-72 of the Sunday Times magazine
- Graham Wilson, author, mentor, and chaplain
