Perins School
Perins School — A Community Sports College is a community sports college and secondary school located in Alresford, Hants, England. It is commonly referred to as Perins School, and its previous name was Perins Community School. The school was granted specialist status for leading the field in the area of sports within Hampshire. The school has received an award for improved performance, and its size has increased significantly as more students are attracted by its higher reputation.
As of 2005, the head teacher is Mrs. Janice Bernard, who took up her post in September 2000. The previous head teacher, who presided over significant improvements in performance, was in post from 1994. In 2000, OFSTED reported that pupils' attainment had risen from "above average" to "well above average". The school has 948 students in the 2004-2005 school year, with 961 anticipated for the next year. [1]. The number of students enrolled at Perins has grown consistently in recent years. As recently as 2001 there were only 761 students enrolled.
In recognition of the school's improvement, in 2000 British Prime Minister Tony Blair presented the head teacher with an award for the school as one of the 36 most improved in the country over four years. He described the heads as "entrepreneurs of the new century".
The school provides important cultural and sporting facilities for the town and the surrounding area. The town's "facilities group" reports that its Main Hall compensates for the relatively limited capacity of Alresford Town Hall, but complains that school facilities are not always exploited to capacity. The local community is also expected to benefit from the new dance studio, fitness suite, and second sport hall being planned due to the new "sport college" status. In 2004 Perins also shared a National Lottery grant of £151,000 to develop sports facilities in Hampshire, splitting the money with another Sports College in Eastleigh, in the south of the county.
Cheriton Primary, Four Marks Primary, Ropley Primary, Preston Candover Primary and Sun Hill Junior Schools feed into Perins School.
Perins School is currentley in the process building a special needs centre. This will be open from the 27 febuary 2006, and will be open to not only the local Alresford residence but many of its 'feeding schools'.
What this page doesn't tell you, is the school's teachers gossip, spread malicious lies about you, and are generally pretty rubbish. When I say this, there a few genuine nice people who are actaully there to help you, but there are some others that plot and scheme against you, and remember the teachers always win, because of course they are better than anyone else. Even against your parents. Ignore the "shiny" "we're fantastic" image of Perins School and if your child comes to you and claim they're being bullied.. Suspect the school first, not the other kids in it.
Another negative aspect of the school is the way all subjects are supressed by the ever-increasing emphasis on sport. While Health and Fitness in itself is an issue of utmost importance to society in general, it is probably unwise for it to replace the general vision of the school.
External links
- Perins School website
- OFSTED inspection report
- "Blair honours improved schools" article by the BBC describing Perins School's improved schools award.
- BBC report on Perins School
- School information from the Hampshire Community Council