HOBART HIGH SCHOOL in Norfolk, Norwich

Education Centre Information: Hobart High School:

Establishment Type:Community School
Phase of Education: Secondary
Status: Closed
Local Authority: Norfolk
Reason Establishment Closed: Academy Converter
Establishment Close Date: 31/01/2013
Boarders: No Boarders
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Urban/Rural Description: Town and Fringe - less sparse
Special Classes: No Special Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery Provider: No Nursery Classes
Total Pupils: 846
Number of boys: 418
Number of girls: 428
Admissions: Comprehensive
Age Range: 11-16
Gender: Mixed
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Background:

The school began as a new secondary in 1953 and became comprehensive in 1978. It occupies 'well-designed and spacious' buildings in a developing country town 10 miles south of Norwich. The school'serves a large area of southeast Norfolk from Waveney valley to Broadland, from coastal marshes to rich agricultural land. It has 'extensive' playing fields and an indoor heated swimming pool. New facilities since 1978 include remodelled technology rooms for art, electronics and design, a physics laboratory, preparation rooms and chemical stores, humanities rooms, careers office, drama room, music block, and the modernisation of the home economics rooms. New equipment includes three modern computer suites with 53 Numbus PCs, an 'extensive' range of audio-visual equipment, 'good-quality' printing machinery, video machines and camera, full range of orchestral band instruments and electronic keyboards. The school is not over-subscribed and more than three in four pupils (77%) go on to further education. It is a known centre for canoeing, tennis and swimming and was one of four schools in the United Kingdom to gain a Charter Mark award. 'The school is a well-ordered, hard-working community, with excellent results and a caring atmosphere'.