Thorpe Hall School
| Type | Other Independent School |
|---|---|
| Location |
Wakering Road Southend-on-Sea Essex SS1 3RD UK Coordinates: 51°32′51″N 0°45′31″E / 51.54755°N 0.75855°E |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea Borough Council |
| DfE URN | 115402 Tables |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 2–16 |
| Website |
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Thorpe Hall School is a non-selective, coeducational independent day school in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. The school is a member of the Independent Schools Council.[1] It is known for an emphasis on teaching pupils how to learn and acquire the skills they need to become life-long learners. Ranked among the top 100 Preparatory Schools by the Sunday Times for excellent SAT's results in 2015, the school has a strong academic record and a long tradition of preparing candidates for the 11+. Some pupils move onto one of Southend's four Grammar Schools. Many pupils choose to stay and move to Thorpe Hall's Senior School, a leading setting for GCSE success in the county of Essex. With a proud rugby playing tradition, the school competes in many events around the UK in football, netball and cricket. A new sports hall opens in the 2016/17 academic year.
The school admits students from age 2–16. Facilities include a nursery with outdoor learning area, a wilderness area, three purpose built classroom blocks, a Design and Technology workshop, an art studio, a Food and Textiles studio, a full equipped theatre seating 250 people, 11 acres of land including a 7-acre field for Rugby and Football plus an all-weather cricket strip. The curriculum broadly follows the National Curriculum for England. The school also offers means tested bursaries.
In September 2014, the school’s deputy head, Martin Goldberg, was found dead the day after he had been interviewed by police about images of children undressing in changing rooms which had been found in his possession.[2] Goldberg had worked at the school for 23 years.[3] Head teacher Andrew Hampton wrote in the school’s newsletter of his feelings of "utter shock and betrayal".[4]
Headteacher Andrew Hampton was elected Chair of the Independent Schools
ssociation in 2014 and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society ArtsA
References
- ↑ "Thorpe Hall School". Independent Schools Council. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ↑ Chidzoy, Sally (4 September 2015). "Myles Bradbury: Misconduct notices served on four police officers". BBC News. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ↑ Agency staff (4 September 2015). "Four police officers face 'failed to pass on warning about paedophile doctor'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ↑ "Southend teacher Martin Goldberg 'betrayed' school". BBC News Online. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2015.