Priestlands School
Address
Map
North Street

Pennington

Lymington
,
Hampshire
,
SO41 8FZ

England
Coordinates50°45′11″N 1°33′14″W / 50.753°N 1.554°W / 50.753; -1.554
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1957
Local authorityHampshire
Department for Education URN137129 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsKevin Harriman
HeadteacherPeter Main
Staff100
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment1,230
HousesAvon, Forest, Hurst and Solent
Colour(s)Navy Blue
Websitehttp://www.priestlands.hants.sch.uk/

Priestlands School is a Mixed-sex education secondary school located in Pennington, Hampshire in southern England. The school serves an area that includes the villages of Beaulieu, Brockenhurst, East Boldre, Hordle, Norleywood, Pilley, South Baddesley, Sway and the towns of Lymington and Milford-on-Sea.

History

The oldest part of the school, built circa 1800, and the grounds were once the home of Rear-admiral John Peyton who commanded HMS Defence at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.[1]

The school was founded in 1957.[2]

Previously a community school and specialist arts college, in August 2011 the school converted to academy status.[3] A 2008 Ofsted inspection assessed the school as Grade 1 (Outstanding).[4] In 2012 it was judged Good.[5] As of 2022, the school's most recent inspection was a short inspection in 2016 which found that the school remains Good.[6]

World record attempt

In 2012 the school attempted to set the world record for most people standing on one leg for two minutes with 892 people.[7] However, a problem with the video resulted in insufficient evidence for the record to be officially recognised.

Walled Garden and environment

A student group called "The Eco-Warriors" restored an 18th-century walled garden in the grounds with pigs, bees, and chickens in 2008.[8]

The school achieved Eco-Schools silver in 2012.[9]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ^ Hoare, Peter (2015). Nelson's Band of Brothers: Lives and Memorials. Barnsley.: Seaforth Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 9781848327795.
  2. ^ "Friends of Priestlands School | Priestlands School". www.priestlands.hants.sch.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ Priestlands School, status Archived 2012-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Ing, Emma (2008). "Priestlands School". Ofsted. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  5. ^ Seal, John (2012). "Priestlands School". Ofsted. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  6. ^ Murphy, Seamus (2016). "Short inspection of Priestlands School". Ofsted. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Priestlands school pupils set new 'one foot' record" (video). BBC News School Report. 14 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Priestlands Eco-school". BBC Hampshire. 11 March 2008.
  9. ^ "EcoSchools". Priestlands School. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012.
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