| Testbourne Community School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Micheldever Road Whitchurch ,Hampshire ,RG28 7JF England | |
| Coordinates | 51°13′32″N1°20′07″W / 51.22549°N 1.33514°W /51.22549; -1.33514 |
| Information | |
| Type | Foundation School |
| Local authority | Hampshire |
| Department for Education URN | 116502Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 937 |
| Website | http://www.testbourne.hants.sch.uk |
Testbourne Community School inWhitchurch,Hampshire, England, has been asecondary school since theVictorian era and is afoundation school. It educates around 900students aged 11–16. TheHeadteacher is currently Jon Beck, who was appointed in September 2017.
The school was rated asGood by the school regulatorOfsted in its most recent inspection, which took place in November 2023[1] (down fromOutstanding in November 2010). The OFSTED inspectors praised the SEND department"The individual needs of these pupils are known and met" the inspectors also said the leadership is supportive towards staff."Leaders provide support to a professional and committed staff body who hold high aspirations for all pupils. . . A comprehensive professional development programme provides frequent opportunities for staff to share best practice and improve their teaching knowledge to help pupils achieve. Workload is managed effectively, to ensure that time is spent focusing on the well-known school improvement priorities."
The school was awarded theArtsmark Silver award in 2004.[2] It previously had performing artsspecialist status from 2005.
Students have won several awards in the 'Kid Witness News' competition over the years. In May 2010, a video calledB is for Apple won the award for Best Story at the European competition held in Hamburg. They had won the UK Grand Prix and UK Best Story-telling awards at the UK competition held in Derby earlier that month.[3]
In 2009, students won the Global Citizenship Award at the International KWN finals in Japan for their video calledDansez What You Can’t Sez.[4]
The following year, the student's filmWon’t Listen Can’t Hear won 'best soundtrack' and came third overall (out of 626 schools worldwide).[5]
In June 2005, although the school has no dedicatedrugby union pitch or posts, their U12 rugby team won its age-group final at The Daily Telegraph Emerging Schools Final atTwickenham in a competition involving 2,000 teams and 40,000 children across theUnited Kingdom.[6]
