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The headteacher was dismissed by the trust on 18 October 2016, and replaced by the extant deputy head. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Lazzari |first1=Adam |title=Nicholas Hamond Academy principal sacked: Letter to parents says issues did not involve the safety or wellbeing of any pupils currently attending the academy |url=https://www.wattonandswaffhamtimes.co.uk/news/nicholas-hamond-academy-principal-sacked-letter-to-parents-says-issues-did-not-involve-the-safety-or-wellbeing-of-any-pupils-currently-attending-the-academy-1-4740053 |website=Watton and Swaffham Times |accessdate=18 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref> This caused disruption in the school which was identified by an Ofsted Inspection in 2017. The schools grade from Good to Requires Improvement. <ref name="Ofsted Report 2017">{{cite web |title=Ofsted Report 2017 |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2747611 |website=ofsted.gov.uk |accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref> |
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In Key Stage 4 students study a core curriculum and one subject from a restricted list of Computer Science, Geography, History, French, Spanish. They then choose three subjects from the full list of Computer Science Geography History French Spanish PE Business Studies Travel and Tourism Health & Social Care Child Development Drama Music Art or DT.<ref name="Yr 10 Option">{{cite web |title=Option Choices |url=https://tnha.attrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/09/year_9_options_booklet_-_jan_19.docx.pdf |website=tnha.attrust.org.uk |accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref> |
In Key Stage 4 students study a core curriculum and one subject from a restricted list of Computer Science, Geography, History, French, Spanish. They then choose three subjects from the full list of Computer Science Geography History French Spanish PE Business Studies Travel and Tourism Health & Social Care Child Development Drama Music Art or DT.<ref name="Yr 10 Option">{{cite web |title=Option Choices |url=https://tnha.attrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/09/year_9_options_booklet_-_jan_19.docx.pdf |website=tnha.attrust.org.uk |accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref> |
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| The Nicholas Hamond Academy | |
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| File:Fail use logo The Nicholas Hamond Academy.png | |
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Brandon Road , , PE37 7DZ | |
| Coordinates | 52°38′21″N 0°41′21″E / 52.6391°N 0.6892°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1736 |
| Trust | Academy Transformation Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 138918 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Executive Principal | Mark Woodhouse |
| Associate Principal | Emily Thomason |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 19 |
| Website | http://www.tnha.org.uk/ |
The Nicholas Hamond Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Swaffham, Norfolk, England.
Curriculum
History
The headteacher was dismissed by the trust on 18 October 2016, and replaced by the extant deputy head. [1] This caused disruption in the school which was identified by an Ofsted Inspection in 2017. The schools grade from Good to Requires Improvement. [2]
Key Stage 3
Key Stage 4
In Key Stage 4 students study a core curriculum and one subject from a restricted list of Computer Science, Geography, History, French, Spanish. They then choose three subjects from the full list of Computer Science Geography History French Spanish PE Business Studies Travel and Tourism Health & Social Care Child Development Drama Music Art or DT.[3]
Key Stage 5 Offer
The Academy offers four subjects at Key Stage 5 these are:
- A-Level Sociology
- BTEC National Extended Certificate in Business Studies
- OCR Cambridge Technical in Heath & Social Care
- BTECNational Extended Certificate in Child’s Play and Development Studies.
Both the Business Studies and the Health and Social Care can be extended to the Diploma (equivalent to 2 A-Levels).
Notable former pupils
- Lionel Fanthorpe, priest, entertainer, television presenter, author and lecturer.[4]
- Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History in the War Studies Department at King's College London.
Hamond's Grammar School
- Michael Bourke, Bishop of Wolverhampton from 1994–2007
- Alwyn Davies, Professor of Chemistry from 1969-91 at University College London
- Frank Dye, sailor
- John Ellis, RAF chaplain-in-chief
References
- ^ Lazzari, Adam. "Nicholas Hamond Academy principal sacked: Letter to parents says issues did not involve the safety or wellbeing of any pupils currently attending the academy". Watton and Swaffham Times. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Ofsted Report 2017". ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Option Choices" (PDF). tnha.attrust.org.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ Fanthorpe on the Writers of Wales Database Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine