Horndean Community School
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| Established | 1970 |
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| Type | Community school |
| Headteacher | Julie Summerfield |
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Horndean Waterlooville Hampshire PO8 9PQ England 50°54′48″N 1°00′32″W / 50.91346°N 1.00898°WCoordinates: 50°54′48″N 1°00′32″W / 50.91346°N 1.00898°W |
| Local authority | Hampshire |
| DfE URN | 116437 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | co-educational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses | Tyche, Zelus, Phoebe, Cratos, Athena |
| Website | www |
Horndean Technology College is a large school, situated in the town of Horndean in Hampshire, England. The school has formerly been called Horndean Community School, Horndean Secondary School and Horndean Bilateral. It is also sometimes informally referred to as Barton Cross, after the road on which its main entrance is situated. The school teaches over 1500 students a range of subjects, and has a large campus with over 11 buildings. The school has started a pilot scheme where they offer podcasts over the internet for at-home learning.
A block is the main administration block, and it contains the school's library, staff offices, and a large computer suite. It is situated in the middle of the campus. The medical room is in this block, and the main office where pupils are able to come for help, known as student support services (SSS), is near the main entrance to this building.
X block is the maths block, as well as holding most of the information technology lessons. Business and Travel and tourism is also taught here. The lower school cafe is on the ground floor. This building is situated at the lower end of the school.
C block was previously the Modern Foreign Languages block, and originally the Chemistry block, but is now being used as a pre-school/nursery.
W block is where half of the Design Technology classes are situated. Engineering, textiles, Electronics, Product Design and graphics are the subjects taught here.
M block is where music lessons are taught. This block is also used for extra-curricular music and instrument tuition lessons.
G block is the English Language and English Literature block. Physical Education is also taught here, and has the interactive multi-gym situated in this building. There are two halls where indoor PE lessons can be taught; one is known as the "Old Hall", the other "The Gym", not to be confused with the multi-gym.
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