Fort Hill Community School

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Fort Hill Community School & Centre
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Fort Hill Community School
Kenilworth Road

, ,
RG23 8JQ

England
Coordinates 51°16′17″N1°07′22″W / 51.271463°N 1.122644°W / 51.271463; -1.122644 Coordinates: 51°16′17″N1°07′22″W / 51.271463°N 1.122644°W / 51.271463; -1.122644
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Established1977
Closed2018
Local authority Hampshire County Council
Department for Education URN 116444 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Website http://www.forthillcommunityschool.org/

Fort Hill Community School was a coeducational secondary school located in Winklebury, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England.

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Location

The school was built within the ramparts of an Iron Age hill fort, Winklebury Ring. [1] Around the school perimeter some of the old ditch site still remains. It is thought that the Celts once established a farming society around this fort. [ citation needed ]

The school was closed in 2018 and demolition of the site commenced in January 2019. [2]

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References

  1. "The Winklebury Ring Conservation Project". Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  2. "CONFIRMED: Decision made today to close Winklebury's Fort Hill Community School by September" . Retrieved 29 June 2018.