Swanmore College of Technology
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Swanmore College of Technology is a secondary school
in the Meon Valley and its 1,300 pupils are drawn from villages and towns from across the area. The college has specialist status in technology and has also achieved Sportsmark, Investors in People and Enhanced Healthy School awards.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in the Meon Valley and its 1,300 pupils are drawn from villages and towns from across the area. The college has specialist status in technology and has also achieved Sportsmark, Investors in People and Enhanced Healthy School awards.
History
A secondary school was first built in Swanmore in 1961, becoming a comprehensive school in 1971. During the early 2000s Swanmore School was renamed Swanmore College of Technology after receiving specialist status in technology. The current head teacher, Mrs Hillier, has been in charge of the school for almost twenty years. Notable alumni of the school include actress/tv presenter Amanda HoldenAmanda Holden
Amanda Louise Holden is an English actress and presenter. Among her roles are Mia Bevan in Cutting It, Sarah Trevanion in Wild at Heart, and the title role in Thoroughly Modern Millie, for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award...