Fearnhill School
Entrance to Fearnhill School in 2017
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| Motto | 'Labora Lude Strenve' (Work hard, play hard) |
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| Type | Foundation school |
| Headteacher | Ms Liz Ellis |
| Location |
Icknield Way West Letchworth Hertfordshire SG6 4BA England 51°58′35″N 0°14′51″W / 51.97634°N 0.24746°WCoordinates: 51°58′35″N 0°14′51″W / 51.97634°N 0.24746°W |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| DfE number | 919/4010 |
| DfE URN | 117504 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 567 as of April 2016[update] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | 4 (Gorst, Pearsall, Howard and Neville) |
| Colours | Yellow, green, blue and red |
| Publication | Fearnfile |
| Website | Fearnhill School |
Fearnhill School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England.
Fearnhill School (formerly Letchworth Grammar School) is a foundation comprehensive school located in Letchworth Garden City. There are over 500 students on roll including 100 students in the sixth form. The school is linked as a cooperative trust with The Highfield School. as The Letchworth Garden City Education Partnership.
It is situated in the west of Letchworth, just north of the railway line to Baldock and Cambridge. It is on the Icknield Way.
The school's origins lie in Letchworth Grammar School, which moved to the site in 1976 after the former site closed in July of that year. The building of the former grammar school is on Broadway in Letchworth GC town centre.
After several years in special measures and 'Requires Improvement, in June 2015 the school was judged by Ofsted to be "Good" and affirmed the school’s belief that it can become ‘Outstanding’ by adding that the leadership ‘demonstrate the necessary ambition and vision to secure further improvement for the school’. Ofsted confirmed that ‘teachers are committed to the success of their students’, ‘students behave well around the school’, ‘bullying is rare’ and ‘achievement shows substantial improvement’. In the GCSE results announced in August 2015, 47% of the students achieved A*-C grades including maths and English GCSEs. The A Level results in August 2013 were the best the school has ever achieved.
The sixth form at Fearnhill is thriving and successful and it was noted by Ofsted that ‘sixth form provision is a strength of the school’. Each year the school admits a cohort of students into Year 12, including external pupils from any school according to their GCSE results. The sixth form teaches AS and A2 courses as well as BTEC courses.
The school has a house system with four houses named after key figures in the development of Letchworth Garden City: Gorst, Howard, Pearsall and Neville. Each house is led by a senior member of staff and a sixth form House Captain. The houses compete against each other to win events such as sports day as well as Christmas and summer house competitions. Students are also awarded house points for good effort, community service and effective learning. The total number of points for each house is used to determine which house is the winner of the annual house competition. The recent winners of the house competition were: • 2013-2014 Howard
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