Motto | 'We strive for excellence in everything we do.' |
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Type | Secondary academy |
Headteacher | Mr Steve Jones |
Founder | Henry Perin |
Location |
Pound Hill New Alresford Hampshire SO24 9BS England Coordinates: 51°05′20″N 1°09′59″W / 51.0889°N 1.1665°W |
DfE URN | 137128 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
Students | 1,017 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Ages | 11–16 |
Houses | Terra, Ventus, Aqua, Ignis |
Colours | Blue & White (House Colours - Red, Yellow, Green, Purple) |
Website | www |
Perins School (formerly named Perins Community School) is a Sports College and secondary school with academy status in New Alresford, Hampshire, England. The school has been granted specialist status for leading the field in the area of sports within Hampshire.
Perins is a well performing school, achieving GCSE pass rates well above the national average. 72% of pupils obtained five or more GCSES grade C or above including maths and English in 2009, compared with the national average of 47.6%. In 2000, OFSTED reported that pupils' attainment had risen from "above average" to "well above average". In the 2010 OFSTED inspection report it was given outstanding status. In 2013, it was given good status.
The houses used to be named after space shuttles.
However, in 2016, the new headteacher (Steve Jones) added a new house and changed the names of the existing ones. The changes and addition are as follows:
The current head teacher is Mr Steve Jones who took up his post in September 2015.
The school provides cultural and sporting facilities for the town and surrounding area.
Cheriton Primary, Four Marks Primary, Ropley Primary, Preston Candover Primary, Sun Hill Junior School and Medstead Primary feed into Perins School.