Applemore Technology College

Infobox UK school
name = Applemore Technology College

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size = 200px
latitude = 50.862
longitude = -1.431
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motto = Going forward together
motto_pl =
established =
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type = Foundation comprehensive school
head_label = Headteacher
head = Mr. Matthew Longden
chair_label = Chair
chair = Mrs. Sylvia Barns
specialist = Technology College
street = Roman Road
city = Dibden Purlieu
Southampton
county = Hampshire
postcode = SO45 4RQ
LEA = Hampshire
ofsted = 116504
staff =
enrollment = 659
gender = Mixed
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 16
website = http://www.applemore.hants.sch.uk
website_name = www.applemore.hants.sch.uk

Applemore Technology College is a secondary school in Hampshire, UK, situated in the small village of Dibden Purlieu very near to the New Forest. It offers education to students from the ages of 11 and 16 and has had specialist subject status for the teaching of Technology. [ [http://www.hampshire.gov.uk/press/2004/PR898SS.html "Hamshire Government website"] 2008] The college's slogan is "going forward together." [ [http://www.applemore.hants.sch.uk/content.aspx?s=28 "Official Applemore About Me Page"] 2008 ] The number of students on roll has dropped in the last few years from 854 in 2001 [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/pdf/?inspectionNumber=193058&providerCategoryID=8192&fileName=\\school\\116\\s10_116504_20010425.pdf "Ofsted Inspection Report"] 2001] down to 659. [ [http://www.hampshire.gov.uk/education/schools/budgetshares/2007/0/5412.html "Hampshire Budget Share Web Page"] 2008]

History

The college was built in 1969 as a comprehensive co-educational school. It was made a technology college in 1994.In the mid to late nineties, the college suffered an arson attack that destroyed the interior of the "New Block" which housed the arts and languages departments. Temporary buildings were erected to house these departments.

In the report of the Ofsted Inspection carried out on 12-13 October 2005, the school was rated as inadequate, although the teaching was rated as good. [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?event=getReport&urn=116504&inspectionNumber=294576&providerCategoryID=8192&fileName=\\school\\116\\s5_116504_20061116.xml "Ofsted Inspection Report"] October 2005] The incumbent headteacher was Frank Callaghan, who was later found to have been siphoning school funds into his own busnesses [ [http://www3.hants.gov.uk/applemore_college_final_governors_confidential_report_july_2007-2.doc "Audit report"] ] .

Callaghan was succeeded by Matthew Longden in September 2005. In a later Ofsted Inspection carried out on 1–2 November 2006, the school received a "Good" grade and was said to have improved a great deal since the appointment of the new headteacher who was described as "outstanding." [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?event=getReport&urn=116504&inspectionNumber=294576&providerCategoryID=8192&fileName=\\school\\116\\s5_116504_20061116.xml "Ofsted Inspection Report"] November 2006] Additionally, special mention was made in the report of an Outstanding ICT lesson where "When students are given the opportunities to become active learners they react very positively. This was seen in an outstanding information and communication technology (ICT) lesson where students evaluated how websites are used to promote leisure facilities such as Thorpe Park. In this lesson, all groups of students, including average boys, made good progress with their learning because they found the tasks interesting and challenging and had to find things out for themselves."

Facilities

Applemore College is able to offer additional sports facilities to students due to close links with the Applemore Health and Leisure Centre next door. These include swimming, volleyball and trampolining.

References

External links

* [http://www.applemore.hants.sch.uk "Applemore College Website"]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk "Ofsted Website"]
* [http://www.newforest.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=821 "Applemore Health and Leisure website"]