Imberhorne School
Encyclopedia
Imberhorne School is a comprehensive school
with specialist Language College
status situated in East Grinstead
, West Sussex
in England
. The school caters for children between the ages of 11 and 18. The school roll totals 1650 including 300 in the Sixth Form, and the school is situated on two different sites at Windmill Lane and Imberhorne Lane.
The current headteacher is Mr Jon Ford. In 2004 the school was awarded Artsmark Silver and Sportsmark
for excellence in these areas.
Many pupils achieve higher than average results and the school ranks within the top 10 in West Sussex. In the current 2007 GCSE results, 76% students achieved five or more A* - C passes, compared to a national average of 63%. The Sixth Form provides both academic and vocational courses.
Each school year has a head of year, and each site has a Headteacher as well as a deputy head, who are localised to that site.
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
with specialist Language College
Language College
Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages...
status situated in East Grinstead
East Grinstead
East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester...
, West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The school caters for children between the ages of 11 and 18. The school roll totals 1650 including 300 in the Sixth Form, and the school is situated on two different sites at Windmill Lane and Imberhorne Lane.
The current headteacher is Mr Jon Ford. In 2004 the school was awarded Artsmark Silver and Sportsmark
Sportsmark
Sportsmark is Sport England's accreditation scheme for secondary schools. The scheme recognises a school's out of hours sports provision.Sportsmark awards are given to secondary schools for provision for sport and physical education. They are currently being reviewed along with Activemark awards...
for excellence in these areas.
Many pupils achieve higher than average results and the school ranks within the top 10 in West Sussex. In the current 2007 GCSE results, 76% students achieved five or more A* - C passes, compared to a national average of 63%. The Sixth Form provides both academic and vocational courses.
Each school year has a head of year, and each site has a Headteacher as well as a deputy head, who are localised to that site.
Facilities
Imberhorne is split into two sites. The Windmill Lane site, which is the old county grammar school, houses years 7, 8 and 9 (key stage 3) and the Imberhorne Lane site is used by years 10, 11 (key stage 4) and the Sixth form.Notable alumni
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