Thomas Hepburn Community School is a community secondary school and 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...

 located in Gateshead

Gateshead

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, Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear

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, England

England

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. The school serves about 700 pupils aged 11–16.

History

The school was founded in 1990 following the merger of Sherrif Hill, and Highfield School.

The school founded on the Highfild site.

The original headmaster was Mr. C.B. Buddle who had previously been headmaster at Sherrif Hill.