The Hurst School

The Hurst School
Location
Brimpton Road, Baughurst

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RG26 5NL

England
Coordinates51°21′28″N 1°10′27″W / 51.3578°N 1.1742°W / 51.3578; -1.1742
Information
TypeCommunity School
MottoAmbition Commitment Excellence Respect Community
Established1957[1]
Local authorityHampshire
Department for Education URN116422 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherJayne McLaren[2]
GenderCo-educational[2]
Age11 to 16[2]
Enrollment1014[2] (2025)
Capacity1080[2]
Websitewww.thehurst.school

The Hurst School, previously The Hurst Community College, is a state secondary school in the village of Baughurst, in the county of Hampshire in England. Jayne McLaren is the headteacher. The school has just over 1,000 students.

The school provides secondary education for boys and girls aged from 11 to 16. It is a community school and is run wholly by the local education authority (LEA).[3]

Pupils come from a catchment area which includes the nearby town of Tadley and the villages of Silchester, Bramley, Sherborne St John and Pamber Heath.[3] The school was opened in 1957, under the name Hurst County Secondary Modern School.[1]

Curriculum

The school teaches a variety of subjects which are examined at GCSE level or through BTEC awards. Pupils follow the National Curriculum.[3]

Performance

As of 2025, the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in October 2024.[4] This was a short inspection where the school was judged to be 'Good'.[4] The full inspection in May 2015 judged the school as 'Good'.[5]

Notable former pupils

References

  1. ^ a b "BOYS AND GIRLS DESIGNED OWN SCHOOL BADGE". Reading Standard. 20 June 1958. Retrieved 1 December 2025. the nine-month-old Hurst County Secondary Modern School, Baughurst Common
  2. ^ a b c d e "The Hurst School". Get Information about Schools. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "About the Hurst Community School" (PDF). The Hurst Community College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2005. Retrieved 13 May 2006.
  4. ^ a b Bagust, Mark (2024). "Inspection of a school judged good for overall effectiveness before September 2024: The Hurst School". Ofsted. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  5. ^ King, Chris (2019). "The Hurst Community College". Ofsted. Retrieved 1 December 2025.