HINCHLEY WOOD SCHOOL in Surrey, Esher

Education Centre Information: Hinchley Wood School:

Establishment Type:Foundation School
Phase of Education: Secondary
Status: Closed
Local Authority: Surrey
Reason Establishment Closed: Academy Converter
Establishment Close Date: 31/01/2012
Boarders: No Boarders
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Urban/Rural Description: Urban > 10k - less sparse
Special Classes: No Special Classes
Religious Character: None
Total Pupils: 1144
Number of boys: 632
Number of girls: 512
Admissions: Comprehensive
Age Range: 11-18
Gender: Mixed
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Background:

Hinchley Wood School is situated in a residential area of northeast Surrey, close to the border with Kingston-upon-Thames. When it originally opened in 1940 there were two schools on the site but it became a bilateral school in 1958. It became a mixed comprehensive in 1978 and grant maintained in 1995 and a sixth form was recently added. The school offers six science laboratories, a superb craft, design and technology suite, a business studies area equipped with the latest computer hardware and software, a computer centre, two recently refurbished specialist rooms for home economics, a music suite with advanced recording equipment and a wide range of traditional and electronic instruments, a fully equipped fitness centre, a library/resources centre and a drama suite. It has partner schools in Paris and Berlin and strong industrial links with Cattron International Limited and Cooper Thames Ditton (BMW specialists). This over-subscribed school names its curriculum strengths as art, mathematics, humanities, business studies and information technology. Since 1990 the school has had its most successful years in sporting achievements including the regional under 19 golf champions and runners up in under 15 Surrey basketball championships. It has also achieved substantial trophy success in soccer, badminton, athletics, netball and dressage. It fields many district and local representatives in athletics, soccer, cross-country, netball, swimming and hockey. The school will be a community excellence which provides outstanding learning opportunities and personal development for all.