Bay House School

Bay House Academy
Established 1972
Type Academy
Headteacher Mr Ian Potter
Location Gomer Lane
Gosport
Hampshire
PO12 2QP
England England
Coordinates: 50°47′12″N 1°09′53″W / 50.78673°N 1.16459°W / 50.78673; -1.16459
Local authority Hampshire
DfE number ???/5408
DfE URN 116501 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 2132
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–18
Former name Gosport County Grammar School

Bay House Academy and Sixth Form is an 11–18 mixed academy school in Gosport, Hampshire.

Admissions

It currently has around 2500 pupils and students attending the school; about 470 students are in the Sixth Form. It is a 12-form entry school. It also currently has 13-forms in Year 9.

History

Grammar school

It was the co-educational Gosport County Grammar School, formed in 1902. Bay House was built in 1838.

Comprehensive

It was established in 1972 through the amalgamation of Gosport Grammar School and Privett Secondary School. It is a specialist school in maths and computing and has foundation status, having formerly been a grant-maintained school. Sited adjacent to Stokes Bay, part of its premises occupies Bay House, built in 1838 as a seaside villa for Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton.[1] Bay House itself suffered a major fire in late 1984, the house, a grade II listed building,[2] was badly damaged. A major restoration took place restoring the house to the condition we see it in today. The house re-opened to pupils in 1987.

In March 2010, the assistant head teacher, Jim Wood, told an education seminar in Portsmouth that school teachers should act like Dirty Harry.[3][4]

Tutor System

The School has 12 forms of entry; intake is confined to its catchment area, except for those families living outside still able to place their children in the School because of siblings already attending Bay House. Teaching at Bay House is organised through subject Departments and the pastoral system is year-based. Pupils keep the same tutor and head of year throughout Year 7–11, so far as staffing stability allows. There are approximately 250 (full-time equivalent) teaching staff currently in post. Each Year (7–11) comprises 12 tutor groups – each pupil is randomly selected in the beginning of the year 7 to be in 1 of 12 tutor groups. With other pupils, the tutor group and tutor will be together until the end of year 11.

School

The site includes the main house which is predominantly used for social sciences such as religious education, psychology and philosophy, and also contains the headteacher's office and reception. A main building built around a long corridor consisting primarily of science laboratories is connected to the house. There is a gym with a basketball court on the top floor and changing rooms on the bottom floor. A drama block is next to this with the field and tennis courts situated behind it. Also on the site are several language huts (originally put in place as a temporary measure during expansion of the School, but now permanent), a mathematics block, an English block, a music block and a Design and Technology block. A new building has just been completed (2009) which will offer more technology and ICT facilities. Off the main site across the road there is a sports hall owned by the School, with a large field and astro-turf. Situated behind the Cocked Hat restaurant is another playing field for Bay House students.

Teachers

The school consists of roughly 250 teachers. Some of the teachers appeared on the BBC Two quiz show Eggheads. Ex-Head of Year and prominent paedophile Mr Braid was probably active throughout his 30-year career.[5]

Academic performance

It gets above-average results at GCSE and A-level; Hampshire is a high-performing county.

Alumni

Gosport County Grammar School

References

  1. Bay House, A Nobleman's Seaside Residence Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine., Bay House School website
  2. Historic England. "Details from image database (408687)". Images of England.
  3. Daily Mail March 2010. Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-06-03.
  4. Telegraph March 2010. Telegraph.co.uk (2010-03-10). Retrieved on 2011-06-03.
  5. Teacher jailed for abusing boys at Bay House School BBC.co.uk (2010-02-1). Retrieved on 2012-04-10.
  6. David Harding. Telegraph.co.uk (2007-04-15). Retrieved on 2011-06-03.

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