The Nicholas Hamond Academy

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The Nicholas Hamond Academy
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Address
The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Brandon Road

Swaffham
,
Norfolk
,
PE37 7DZ

England
Coordinates 52°38′21″N0°41′21″E / 52.6391°N 0.6892°E / 52.6391; 0.6892
Information
Type Academy
Established1736;288 years ago (1736)
Trust Academy Transformation Trust
Department for Education URN 138918 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Executive PrincipalMark Woodhouse
Associate PrincipalEmily Thomason
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 19
Website tnha.attrust.org.uk

The Nicholas Hamond Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Swaffham, Norfolk, England. The present-day school was the product of a merger of the local grammar and secondary modern schools in 1977.

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History

Beginnings

The foundation of Hamond's Grammar School is documented in an inscribed stone plaque on its original location, a building behind St Peter & St Paul CE Church. Nicholas Hamond Esq, Lord of the Manor of Swaffham "Gave by Will in 1724 a thousand pounds". "Five hundred pounds for erecting a school House" and "five hundred pounds for endowing the same for instructing 20 boys in reading, writing and arithmetic"'. The inscription continues by hopefully suggesting that: "BENEFACTORS who promote Knowledge Virtues & Industry Deserve to be Recorded on Earth and Rewarded in Heaven". [1]

Hamond's legacy continued with the setting up of a charity, now known as The Hamond Educational Charity, to manage its endowment. As the school would later become a government-funded school, the charity now endows various bursaries and scholarships for qualified local students. [2] The school building was constructed on a site behind the church frequently utilised for recreational purposes, hence the name "Campinglands". It had accommodation for the schoolmaster and 40 boys, who were nominated by the vicar. By 1834 there were only 20 free boys, and by 1870 all the students paid fees. A National school was built opposite. The Elementary Education Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 75) made education compulsory for children aged 5–10. The changing demographics of the local population led to the closure of the secondary school from 1892 to 1895, leaving the town without any secondary schools during that period of time. In 1896, Hamond's School became an Education Board School solely for secondary aged children.

In 1904 it moved to new premises at 20 Market Place, now a Grade II listed building. [1] [3] The vacated building behind the church continued to be used by the parish as a function hall. [4]

Swaffham Secondary Modern School was opened in 1955 with a brand-new purpose-built campus on Brandon Road. [5] The expansion of RAF Marham saw a growing number of school-aged children, necessitating the need to expand secondary education provisions as Marham did not have a secondary school. [6]

Merger and later history

The two schools were merged in 1977 after the tripartite system was abolished. The newly merged school, named Nicholas Hamond High School was to be located on site of the former secondary modern. The historic Market Place site was vacated and housed the sixth form centre until 2009. [3]

It converted to an academy in 2012 and was renamed accordingly. [7]

The headteacher was dismissed by the trust on 18 October 2016, and replaced by the extant deputy head. [8] This caused disruption in the school which was identified by an Ofsted Inspection in 2017. The schools grade fell from 'Good' to 'Requires Improvement'. [9]

Curriculum

Key Stage 3

All students in England are obliged to follow the National Curriculum and assessed against the Progress 8 benchmark.[ citation needed ]

Key Stage 4

In Key Stage 4 students study a core curriculum and one subject from a restricted list of Computer Science, Geography, History, French, Spanish. They then choose three subjects from the full list of Computer Science, Geography, History, French, Spanish, PE, Business Studies, Travel and Tourism, Health & Social Care, Drama, Music, Art or DT. [10]

Key Stage 5 Offer

The Academy offers four subjects at Key Stage 5 these are:

Both the Business Studies and the Health and Social Care can be extended to the Diploma (equivalent to 2 A-Levels).

Notable former pupils

Hamond's Grammar School

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References

  1. 1 2 Old Hamondians Association. "History - hamondsgrammar2". sites.google.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Nicholas Hamond". The Hamond Educational Charity.
  3. 1 2 Historic England. "20 Market Place, Swaffham, PE37 7QH (1269587)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Swaffham Church Rooms on Camping Land to become flats after plans given green light". Lynn News. 1 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Former Swaffham Secondary Modern pupils reminisce 60 years after their school first opened". Eastern Daily Press . 19 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Class of '59 from Swaffham Secondary Modern enjoy reunion and tour of town's Hamond's High School". Eastern Daily Press . 8 May 2011.
  7. ↑ "Inspection report: The Nicholas Hamond Academy, 14–15 May 2014". Ofsted. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  8. ↑ Lazzari, Adam. "Nicholas Hamond Academy principal sacked: Letter to parents says issues did not involve the safety or wellbeing of any pupils currently attending the academy". Watton and Swaffham Times. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Ofsted Report 2017". ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Option Choices" (PDF). tnha.attrust.org.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  11. ↑ Fanthorpe on the Writers of Wales Database Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

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