Heart of England School

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Heart of England School
Address
Heart of England School
Gipsy Lane

Balsall Common
,
West Midlands
,
CV7 7FW

England
Coordinates 52°23′10″N1°38′52″W / 52.3860°N 1.6479°W / 52.3860; -1.6479
Information
Type Academy
MottoCreating Futures
Local authoritySolihull
Department for Education URN 136909 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalMiss Hughes-Williams
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Enrolment1300 (approx)
HousesVoyager, Phoenix, Pioneer and Apollo
Colour(s)teal blue
Website heart-england.co.uk

Heart of England School is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in Balsall Common in the West Midlands. Its catchment is the south-east of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, primarily rural and commuter villages. [1]

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History

The school was opened in 1957 [2] and was formerly a secondary modern school. It became a comprehensive school in 1974 when it became part of the metropolitan borough of Solihull. [3] In 1998 a new sixth form block was added with four additional classrooms and a dedicated computer suite. [2] In 2011 the school converted to academy status. [4]

In 1984 pupils from the school starred in an episode of the ITV Good Health series titled Germs, Germs, Germs, written by Peter Brookes, the School drama teacher. [5]

When David Hempleman-Adams undertook his Ultimate Challenge Expedition in 1996 (leading a team of novices to ski to the Magnetic North Pole, having already completed a solo walk to the South Pole), sixth formers at Heart of England School were invited to create a website, which provided up to date tracking of the expedition and information on the history of polar exploration. The work required an upgrade of the school's IT facilities to allow it to connect to the Internet, and allow the students to learn to code for the nascent web technologies. [6]

In 2003 the school made national headlines when the headmistress trialled the use of sniffer dogs to prevent pupils from bringing in drugs. [7] Although she described the school as not troublesome, there had been occasional issues with drug taking in the recent past. [8] The school hired counter drugs specialists to conduct the scheme. [7] [9] [10]

An extension used for sporting activities and dancing was built in 2007, part-financed with lottery money. [11]

Campus

The school has three main blocks (Main block, Hampton block and Leveson block). The P.E. block, a part of main block, consists of a Dance Studio, a Gym, a Sports Hall and lessons also take place in the hall, tennis courts and field. [12] The playing field abuts the Primary School field. In September 2010 an extension to the Hampton Building was added to provide much needed specialist accommodation for Maths, Languages, Food Technology and Drama.[ citation needed ]

The school is a provider for the Duke of Edinburgh's award. [13]

Notable Alumni

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References

  1. ↑ Schofield 1982, p. 93.
  2. 1 2 Solihull News 1998, p. 81.
  3. ↑ Coventry Evening Telegraph 1976.
  4. ↑ Ofsted 2013, p. 3.
  5. ↑ Germbusters 1984.
  6. ↑ Walker 1996.
  7. 1 2 The Daily Telegraph 2003.
  8. ↑ Solihull Times.
  9. ↑ The Guardian 2003.
  10. ↑ Hughes 2005, p. 219.
  11. ↑ Coventry Live 2007.
  12. ↑ Heart of England School 2020.
  13. ↑ Heart of England School - Duke of Edinburgh's Award n.d.
  14. ↑ Coventry Live 2006.
  15. ↑ Cricketers' Who's Who 2017.
  16. ↑ The Daily Telegraph 2002.

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