Hinchingbrooke School

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name = Hinchingbrooke School


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street = Brampton Road
city = Huntingdon
county = Cambridgeshire
country = England
postcode = PE29 3BN
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staff = 96
enrollment = 1918
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upper_age = 18
houses = Cromwell, Montagu, Pepys and Vesey
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Hinchingbrooke School is a large school situated on the outskirts of Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. It is a fully comprehensive school with some 1850 pupils on roll, including one of the most popular Sixth Forms in Cambridge (Years 12-13).

History

Hinchingbrooke Rollerskate was founded as Huntingdon Grammar School in 1565. Among its pupils in its early history were Oliver Cromwell and Samuel Pepys.

At the beginning of the 20th century the school began admitting girls as well as boys and by the 1960s was admitting about 90 pupils per year.

On the 1st of September 1939 it opened in a new building on Brampton Road - the same day that war broke out. In 1970 the school began to take children of all abilities and soon became fully comprehensive. At the same time the school changed its name, and pupils in Year 9 and above moved to new premises in Hinchingbrooke Park and the renovated Hinchingbrooke House. This was the moment at which the histories of Huntingdon Grammar School and Hinchingbrooke House came together.

In 1992 the former Grammar School buildings were closed and the whole school was finally united on a single site in Hinchingbrooke Park. Shortly after this event, the old 'lower school' building was severely damaged in a major fire, thought to be arson. It was subsequently demolished. The "Times" once called Hinchingbrooke School "The most beautiful comprehensive school in England"Fact|date=June 2007 and a plaque commemorating this is on the wall of the House foyer. In the school, there are four houses: Cromwell, Montagu, Pepys and Vesey.

In the Year 2006 Hinchingbrooke School became a Sports Specialist Status College, in order to better help students achieve their best in more sporting aspects. The change brought about new lessons such as Ice and Street Skating, Sailing and Rock Climbing, with thanks to the Grafham Water Centre.

The current headteacher Keith Nancekievill joined the school from Gosforth High School in 2003.

Hinchingbrooke Sixth form

"'Hinchingbrooke Sixth form is widely regarded as one of the most popular sixth forms in Cambridgeshire. Set in stunning scenery the sixth form is ran from Hinchingbrooke house with many student areas and classrooms located within the grade 1 listed building. Compared with other sixth forms within the county Hinchingbrooke has a much higher level of external applicants. Hinchingbrooke achieved it's highest AS and A2 level results in August 2008 with 97.3% of students passing at least three A-levels. The current head of sixth form is John Norris.

"'Notable Alumni

* Darren Bent, of Tottenham Hotspur FC
* Samuel Lodge, clergyman and author
* Caroline Pearce, triathlete/Gladiators' "Ice"
* Jamie Morrison, drummer with rock band The Noisettes