Cams Hill School
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Cams Hill School is a medium-sized mixed secondary school, with five tiers of entry (ages 11-16), located in Shearwater Avenue in Fareham
, England
. Along with The Henry Cort Community College
and Neville Lovett Community School
, it is one of the three main state schools which serve the town of Fareham, Hampshire
. The school is a specialist Science College
.
The school attracted national media attention in 2002, when headmaster David Wilmot recruited teachers at a nearby Sainbury's supermarket. He told The Daily Telegraph
that he had struggled to recruit and retain newly-qualified teachers. The recruitment crisis was highlighted as a "major concern" in an OFSTED
report later that year. The school had an OFSTED inspection in 2007 and was reported as a "Good School" with outstanding features. During an additional inspection in music during October 2008, the school was graded "good" for music provision.
As a science specialist school it offers its more capable students triple science at GCSE, which includes a trip to the village of Selborne
.
A new reception area, drama studios, events hall and library have been built in recent years improving the school's facilities. The canteen has recently been updated as have many of the classrooms. The school also offers many residentials, these include the French, Spanish and German exchanges, all organised by the Modern Foreign Languages department.
Fareham
The market town of Fareham lies in the south east of Hampshire, England, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, roughly in the centre of the South Hampshire conurbation.It gives its name to the borough comprising the town and the surrounding area...
, 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...
. Along with The Henry Cort Community College
The Henry Cort Community College
The Henry Cort Community College, formerly Fareham Park Senior School, is a mixed sex comprehensive school in Fareham, Hampshire. The school has specialist Sports College status....
and Neville Lovett Community School
Neville Lovett Community School
Neville Lovett Community School is a mid-sized comprehensive mixed-sex school of 800 pupils, located in Fareham, Hampshire. It was the first school in Hampshire designated as a Specialist Maths and Computing College in September 2003. The school is named after the first Bishop of Portsmouth,...
, it is one of the three main state schools which serve the town of Fareham, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
. The school is a specialist Science College
Science College
Science Colleges were introduced in 2002 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, science and mathematics...
.
The school attracted national media attention in 2002, when headmaster David Wilmot recruited teachers at a nearby Sainbury's supermarket. He told The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
that he had struggled to recruit and retain newly-qualified teachers. The recruitment crisis was highlighted as a "major concern" in an OFSTED
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
report later that year. The school had an OFSTED inspection in 2007 and was reported as a "Good School" with outstanding features. During an additional inspection in music during October 2008, the school was graded "good" for music provision.
As a science specialist school it offers its more capable students triple science at GCSE, which includes a trip to the village of Selborne
Selborne
Selborne is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is south of Alton. It will be just within the extreme northern boundary of the proposed South Downs National Park, which is due to take effect in mid-2010....
.
A new reception area, drama studios, events hall and library have been built in recent years improving the school's facilities. The canteen has recently been updated as have many of the classrooms. The school also offers many residentials, these include the French, Spanish and German exchanges, all organised by the Modern Foreign Languages department.