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Priestlands School

Field	Value
name	Priestlands School
image	PriestlandsSch logo.png
image_size	75px
coordinates
established	1957
type	Academy
r_head_label	Headteacher
r_head	Peter Main
chair_label	Chair of Governors
chair	Kevin Harriman
address	North Street
location	Pennington
city	Lymington
county	Hampshire
country	England
postcode	SO41 8FZ
local_authority	Hampshire
urn	137129
ofsted	yes
staff	100
enrolment	1,230
gender	Coeducational
lower_age	11
upper_age	16
houses	Avon, Forest, Hurst and Solent plus beach
colours	Navy Blue
website	http://www.priestlands.hants.sch.uk/

Priestlands School is a Mixed-sex education secondary school located in Pennington, Hampshire in southern England. The school serves an area that includes the villages of Beaulieu, Brockenhurst, East Boldre, Hordle, Norleywood, Pilley, South Baddesley, Sway and the towns of Lymington and Milford-on-Sea.

History

The oldest part of the school, built circa 1800, and the grounds were once the home of Rear-admiral John Peyton who commanded at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.

The school was founded in 1957.

Previously a community school and specialist arts college, in August 2011 the school converted to academy status. A 2008 Ofsted inspection assessed the school as Grade 1 (Outstanding). In 2012 it was judged Good. As of 2022, the school's most recent inspection was a short inspection in 2016 which found that the school remains Good.

World record attempt

In 2012 the school attempted to set the world record for most people standing on one leg for two minutes with 892 people. However, a problem with the video resulted in insufficient evidence for the record to be officially recognised. This title is now held by Tesco.

Walled Garden and environment

A student group called "The Eco-Warriors" restored an 18th-century walled garden in the grounds with pigs, bees, and chickens in 2008.

The school achieved Eco-Schools silver in 2012.

Notable alumni

Paul Rideout (b. August 1964), footballer
Adamski (b. December 1967 as Adam Tinley), musician
Russell Perrett (b. June 1973), footballer
Sam Vokes (b. October 1989), footballer
Jordan Rose (b. November 1989), footballer
Josh McQuoid (b. December 1989), footballer
Birdy (b. May 1996 as Jasmine van den Bogaerde), musician
Joe Quigley (b. December 1996), footballer
Belle Delphine (b. October 1999), Internet personality

References

Hoare, Peter. (2015). "Nelson's Band of Brothers: Lives and Memorials". Seaforth Publishing.
"Friends of Priestlands School {{!}} Priestlands School".
[http://www.priestlands.hants.sch.uk/academy_status.html Priestlands School, status] {{webarchive. link. (2012-03-02)
(2008). "Priestlands School". Ofsted.
(2012). "Priestlands School". Ofsted.
(2016). "Short inspection of Priestlands School". Ofsted.
(14 March 2012). "Priestlands school pupils set new 'one foot' record". BBC News School Report.
(18 October 2012). "Most people standing on one leg simultaneously". Guinness World Records.
(11 March 2008). "Priestlands Eco-school". BBC Hampshire.
"EcoSchools". Priestlands School.

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