The Romsey School

The Romsey School
Address
Greatbridge Road Romsey , Hampshire , SO51 8ZB England
Coordinates	50°59′42″N 1°30′10″W / 50.99488°N 1.50284°W / 50.99488; -1.50284
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Siege Perilous
Established	1958
Local authority	Hampshire
Specialist	Maths and Computing
Department for Education URN	137239 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	Judith Houghton
Executive Headteacher	Gwennan Harrison-Jones
Headteacher	Annie Eagle
Staff	~100
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	1100
Houses	Ashton, Marsham, Stoke and Templer
Colour(s)	Maroon, Grey, Black, Gold
Website	theromseyschool.org

The Romsey School is a mixed community academy in Romsey, Hampshire, England. The school was a secondary modern, called Romsey County Secondary School,^[1] until the 1970s when it became a comprehensive. In 2000 it became a Specialist Language College jointly with The Mountbatten School.^[2] In 2005 the school's specialisation changed to a Mathematics and Computing College.^[3] In August 2011 the school became an academy.^[4] The school has approximately 1100 children aged 11–16 and 100 teachers. The catchment area includes the villages of Ampfield, Braishfield, Sherfield English, Michelmersh, Timsbury and Awbridge.

In 2010 81% of pupils achieved 5 or more A*–C grades in their GCSEs. 94% of pupils achieved at least a pass on A*-C.^{[5][better source needed]} In 2018 the Progress 8 measure was average for the school and 50% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs, compared to 45% for Hampshire and 40% for England.^[6]