HARROW WAY COMMUNITY SCHOOL in Hampshire, Andover

Education Centre Information: Harrow Way Community School:

Establishment Type:Community School
Phase of Education: Secondary
Status: Open
Local Authority: Hampshire
Boarders: No Boarders
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Urban/Rural Description: Urban > 10k - less sparse
Special Classes: No Special Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery Provider: No Nursery Classes
Total Pupils: 867
Number of boys: 451
Number of girls: 416
Admissions: Comprehensive
Age Range: 11-16
Gender: Mixed
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Background:

Harrow Way Community School opened as a mixed secondary school in 1967. It was extended in 1973 in preparation for the local education authority's secondary school re-organisation the following year, when the school became comprehensive. The school has attractive site of 18 acres, with its modern buildings and extensive playing field, includes all the necessary facilities and resources for the study of both academic and practical subjects in the new millennium. Its accommodation consists of an assembly hall, teaching rooms for English, geography, history, mathematics and modern languages, personal, social & health education, religious education and specialist rooms for art & design & technology, a gymnasium and sports hall. Its playing fields include pitches for hockey, rugby and soccer, courts for netball and tennis, facilities for athletics and summer sports and an artificial cricket wicket. The school aims to provide high quality teaching suitable to the needs of individual students, which challenges them to achieve their potential.