Perins School
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Coordinates: 51°05′20″N 1°10′01″W / 51.089°N 1.167°W
| Motto | 'We strive for excellence in everything we do.' |
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| Type | Secondary academy |
| Headteacher | Janice Bernard |
| Founder | Henry Perin |
| Specialism | Sports College |
| Location | Pound Hill Alresford Hampshire SO24 9BS England |
| DfE URN | 137128 |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-Academy Reports |
| Students | 1,017 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses | Challenger, Endeavour, Discovery |
| Colours | Blue & White (House Colours - Red, Yellow and Green) |
| Website | www.perins.net |
Coordinates: 51°05′20″N 1°10′01″W / 51.089°N 1.167°W
Perins School (formerly named Perins Community School) is a Sports College and secondary school with academy status in New Alresford, Hampshire, England. The school has been granted specialist status for leading the field in the area of sports within Hampshire and has received an award for improved performance.
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[edit] Performance
Perins is a well performing school, achieving GCSE pass rates well above the national average. 72% of pupils obtained five or more GCSES grade C or above including maths and English in 2009, compared with the national average of 47.6%.[1] In 2010, the school had an OFSTED inspection, when it was given outstanding status.
[edit] Blocks
The school consists of 6 main blocks Pascal (Maths and English), Eliot (Geography, Art, ICT and RE), Rousseau (Modern foreign languages and History), Ibsen (Music and Drama), Newton (Science) and Stephenson (DT and Food Technology/Textiles). The buildings' names are combined to create the acronym of the school's name - Perins, and are consequentially in order as you move from the top to the bottom of the school. The library and resource centre is also in Eliot.
To the back of Stephenson, there is an additional building which holds what is known as the 'Sports Hall', where examinations and other events/activities are held, in addition to sporting activities.
Ibsen was extended in 2002 to incorporate a new building which formed the venue for all Drama activities and select performances, with two studios, known as The Hub. There is also a building near to the field which holds a community gym known as 'Evolution', dance studio, changing rooms and classrooms used for PE theory lessons.
[edit] Head teacher
The current head teacher is Mrs. Janice Bernard, who took up her post in September 2000. The previous head teacher, Mr. Glen Strong, presided over significant improvements in performance, and was in post from 1994. In 2000, OFSTED reported that pupils' attainment had risen from "above average" to "well above average". There are now over 1000 students on roll The number of students enrolled at Perins has grown consistently in recent years, compared to that of 2001 when there were only 761 students enrolled.
[edit] Notable visitors
In recognition of the school's improvement, in 2000 British former Prime Minister Tony Blair presented the head teacher with an award for the school as one of the 36 most improved in the country over four years. He described the heads as "entrepreneurs of the new century".[citation needed]
[edit] Community activities
The school provides important cultural and sporting facilities for the town and surrounding area. The town's "facilities group" reports that its Main Hall compensates for the relatively limited capacity of Alresford Town Hall, but notes that school facilities are not always exploited to capacity.[citation needed] The local community is also expected to benefit from the new dance studio, fitness suite, and second sports hall which has recently been developed due to the new "sport college" status. In 2004 Perins also shared a National Lottery grant of £151,000 to develop sports facilities in Hampshire, splitting the money with another Sports College in Eastleigh, in the south of the county. Perins will soon have a science status.[citation needed]
[edit] Feeder schools
Cheriton Primary, Four Marks Primary, Ropley Primary, Preston Candover Primary, Sun Hill Junior School and Medstead Primary feed into Perins School.
[edit] Notable alumni
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- Gina Beck, West End Musical Leading Lady, Currently Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera.
- Alexa Chung, TV presenter, former model, fashionista and girlfriend of Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner (musician).
- Russell Howard, Stand up comedian Russell Howard's Good News and regular on BBC comedy series Mock the Week.
- Chris Geere, Actor on BBC Drama series "Waterloo Road" playing the role of Matt Wilding.
- Dan Kieran, Author (Crap Towns) and travel journalist for The Times
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Perins School website
- OFSTED inspection report
- "Blair honours improved schools" article by the BBC describing Perins School's improved schools award.
- BBC report on Perins School
- School information from the Hampshire County Council
