Henry Compton School

Henry Compton School

Community, boys, federated with with Fulham Cross Girls’ School and Language College, consulting on a proposal to create a Studio School within Henry Compton School

Address & contact details
Kingwood Road
London, SW6 6SN

Executive Principal: Bernie Peploe NPGH

Tel: 020 7381 3606
Website: http://www.henrycompton.net
E-mail: admin@henrycompton.lbhf.sch.uk
DfES number: 205 - 4106
Ofsted report: Henry Compton Ofsted page

2011 open days
Saturday 24 September
10am to 12 noon

Thursday 29 September
5pm to 7.30pm

Thursday 6 October
9am to 11am

Tuesday 11 October
9am to 11am

Overview
Henry Compton School is a community school for boys aged 11-16, consulting on moving to Trust Status and a proposal to create a Studio School within the school. Henry Compton is a science specialist college which provides high quality education for all its students through a personalised approach to learning. The school was rated good by Ofsted in July 2010. Henry Compton School and Fulham Cross Girls’ School federated in September 2009; Mrs Bernie Peploe took up the post of Executive Principal in September 2010. Both schools remain as separate institutions and will continue to offer education for 11 to 16 year old students in a single sex environment that allows them to flourish.

Henry Compton is the only inclusive, all ability community school just for boys in Hammersmith & Fulham. Excellent facilities include a brand new, state of the art performing arts block.  Our main focus is raising the achievement of every boy who becomes a member of the school. Our calm working atmosphere, supported by a clear framework of discipline, gives the boys every opportunity to develop their skills and achieve the success they deserve. The school’s curriculum offer is broad and balanced and provides depth and challenge to students working at every level. Acceleration and enrichment for Gifted and Talented students, alongside additional support for those who need it, ensures that all boys have the opportunity to achieve to their full potential. This is reflected in year on year improvements at GCSE level, with best results ever achieved in 2010.

Other features of the school include:

• its situation in a pleasant residential area of Fulham, close to Bishops Park
• easy access by public transport and safe access on foot
• high quality teaching from 
• well-qualified staff
• a major focus on raising achievement, enabling boys to progress to the sixth form
• good, well-kept buildings and specialist areas with expanding facilities.

Our £2.2 million technology block provides state-of-the-art facilities for teaching design technology, while the City Learning Centre is equipped with three computer suites so that all the borough’s schools can have access to the latest technology in ICT. As part of our science specialist status, have created a new science laboratory and installed interactive whiteboards in classrooms throughout the school.

We are fortunate in having many pupils who come from multi-cultural backgrounds and who speak many languages, as well as English. The school benefits from this richness and pupils here learn to appreciate the diversity found among their peers. By gaining this respect for others, they gain respect for themselves and take this quality with them into adult life.

We are eager to ensure that the transfer from primary school is smooth and successful. Much contact is made before the boys join us, through open days, meetings with pupils and parents, teacher visits to primary schools, a taster day in July, an induction programme in September and a parents’ evening in the first half-term. Our strong pastoral system offers a secure framework of support for parents and pupils to ensure that they settle in quickly to a programme of hard work and interesting activity. We have specialist teams of Special Educational Needs (SEN) and English as an Additional Language (EAL) staff who give support to individuals. The way we structure our SEN and EAL support ensures that those needing it make good progress and the majority of pupils benefit, because the mainstream classes can move at the right pace for the majority.

Sport has long been a major strength at Henry Compton School. We enter many teams for local leagues and perform well at all levels. Football, especially, is very strong. The school has a new purpose-built, all-weather pitch, which enhances our current PE facilities.

Music and the arts are well represented within the curriculum and in clubs and activities. We make frequent visits to theatres, concerts and galleries.

To get the true picture we believe it is very important for you to visit us during our working day. You will be able to see for yourself our calm working atmosphere. Please telephone the school for an appointment.

The curriculum
In addition to the full national curriculum, students are able to take a number of other subjects and activities which ensure that they receive a broad and fulfilling education. Boys receive tutorial work on topics including: personal and social development, health education, equal opportunities, citizenship, health and safety, crime prevention and drug abuse. In all subjects boys are challenged to realise their full potential and equipped with the skills they need to prepare them for further education or the world of work. Henry Compton has also introduced a wider range of science courses as part of our science specialist status and in line with national changes to science GCSEs. Careers advice and work experience are offered to every student.

Admissions
Any child with a Statement of Special Educational Need that names this school must, by law, be admitted, without reference to the oversubscription criteria.

Admissions criteria
In accordance with the school’s published admission number, the school will admit 150 pupils in September 2012. If there are more preferences expressed than places available, priority will be given in accordance with the published oversubscription criteria in the following order:

1. Children in public care (those looked after by a local authority under section 22 of the Children Act 1998).
2. Children defined as being in priority need within the categories of need defined by the Children Act 1989 or as having an otherwise professionally supported exceptional education, medical or social need for a particular school. (*see note 1).
3. Children who have a brother already in the school and who would be in that school in September 2012 (*see note 2). A sister who is already attending the federated Fulham Cross Girls’ school and who would be at that school in September 2012 also counts as a sibling link for Henry Compton school. If there are more children with siblings in the school than places available, places will be allocated to those children with siblings who live nearest to the
   school in terms of walking distance. (*see note 3).
4. Children who live nearest to the school in terms of walking distance. (*see note 3). 

Notes:

1. If you think your child has an exceptional educational, social or medical need for a particular school, your case must be supported by documented evidence from a doctor, health visitor, social worker or other medical professional, which must be submitted at the time of your original application. You will need to show why your preferred school is the only school that meets your child’s social or medical need. The decision as to whether your child qualifies on medical or social grounds is made by the local authority.
2. Sibling refers to brother, half brother, adopted brother, step brother, or the son of the parent/carer’s partner where the child for whom the school place is sought is living in the same family unit at the same address as that sibling.
3. Distance will be measured by the shortest walking route, via public rights of way, from the ‘seed point’ (a central point) of the child’s home address (including flats) to the main entrance of the school, using the local authority’s computerised measuring system, with those living closer to the school receiving the higher priority.
   

Appeal arrangements
If you are refused a place at this school, you have the right in law to appeal against the decision to an independent panel. Parents should contact the school admissions
section for more information on the appeal arrangements.

Preference information
124 parents ranked this school as one of their preferences for the September 2011 intake; 150 places were available.

How to find out more about the school:

• Write or telephone the school to receive a detailed prospectus. 
• Visit the school for a personal tour during the working day or for the open evening. 
• Visit the school website at http://www.henrycompton.net/ 
• Visit the Henry Compton Ofsted page 
      

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