The Nicholas Hamond Academy

The Nicholas Hamond Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Swaffham, Norfolk, England.

The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Address
Brandon Road

Swaffham
,
Norfolk
,
PE37 7DZ

England
Coordinates52°38′21″N 0°41′21″E
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1736 (1736)
TrustAcademy Transformation Trust
Department for Education URN138918 Tables
OfstedReports
Executive PrincipalMark Woodhouse
Associate PrincipalEmily Thomason
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 19
Websitehttp://www.tnha.org.uk/

History

'Nicholas Hamond Esq, Lord of the Manor of Swaffham "Gave by Will in 1724 a thousand pounds". "Five hundred pounds for erecting a school House" and "five hundred pounds for endowing the same for instructing 20 boys in reading, writing and arithmetic"'. And so began the school in Swaffham. This inscription was recorded on a plaque on original school building on Campinglands; it then continues by hopefully suggesting that: "BENEFACTORS who promote Knowledge Virtues & Industry Deserve to be Recorded on Earth and Rewarded in Heaven" [1]

The school was built on Campinglands and opened in 1736. It had accommodation for the schoolmaster and 40 boys, who were nominated by the vicar. By 1834 there were only 20 free boys, and by 1870 all the students paid fees. A National school was built opposite. The Elementary Education Act 1870 made education compulsory for children from 5-10 In 1896, Hamond's School became a Education Board School for secondary aged children. In 1904 it moved to new premises on the Market Place.[1]

Nicholas Hamond Grammar School, by then comprehensive converted to an academy in 2012.[2]

The headteacher was dismissed by the trust on 18 October 2016, and replaced by the extant deputy head.[3] This caused disruption in the school which was identified by an Ofsted Inspection in 2017. The schools grade fell from 'Good' to 'Requires Improvement'.[4]

Curriculum

Key Stage 3

All students in England are obliged to follow the National Curriculum and assessed against the Progress 8 benchmark.

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.[5]

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.[6]
  • Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History in the War Studies Department at King's College London.

Hamond's Grammar School

References
  1. Old Hamondians Association. "History - hamondsgrammar2". sites.google.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. Ofsted Communications Team, Team (6 August 2020). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. "Ofsted Report 2017". ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. "Option Choices" (PDF). tnha.attrust.org.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  6. Fanthorpe on the Writers of Wales Database Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

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