PRESS RELEASE – DATE – 13^th June 2023

Section 8 Ofsted Inspection March 2023

The Henry Beaufort school continues to be a ‘good’ school.

The school’s high expectations for students remains a constant thread from its previous inspection report in 2017 and students are ‘happy and proud of their achievements’.

Sue Hearle, Headteacher stated;

‘‘I am pleased that the Inspector has recognised that our curriculum is broad and provides interest for all of our young people. Our five-year curriculum is acknowledged as a strength and learning is supported by the expertise of our teachers.

The work the school has undertaken to secure high-quality provision for personal development is also recognised including our ‘high quality’ careers guidance.’’

The school has two action points:

1. Curriculum Mapping.  Students have a curriculum map in their exercise books that details the five-year learning journey for each subject they study.

The focus for the action point is to increase the detail in the curriculum maps.

2. Ofsted consider the Ebacc GCSE subjects as the most ambitious GCSE pathway for young people.  The Ebacc [the study of english, maths, science, history or geography and a language] is not a qualification and does not impact on entry to any university.   Although the school’s Ebbac entry is 2% above the national average it does not meet the government target.

The school is to encourage more students to take a modern foreign language to GCSE level. 

Sue Hearle stated ‘Ofsted have recognised that we are an inclusive school, and that our inclusivity goes well beyond our significant academic success. Our ethos is centred on preparing our young people for the complexities, the challenges, and the excitement of opportunities beyond the school gate.

We are committed to continuing that journey, sustaining what we already do well, rising to the challenge of strategic improvement and continuing to be an important and successful presence in our local and wider community.’

On the 21st February a team of year 9 students from both Design and Technology and Engineering were invited to take part in a competition at the very prestigious Winchester college. 

The competition was made up of a selection of schools from Winchester College to Portsmouth and the surrounding areas. 

The students were given a strict timeline in which to design and manufacture a full sized, and functional chair.  The chair was to be made entirely out of corrugated card, use no glue or tape, be as light as possible, attractive as possible, comfortable as possible and hold the weight of a full-grown adult. 

Henry Beaufort had two teams of three all of whom fully embraced the challenge, creatively engineering and designing a solution to the problem. 

The completed items were then evaluated and tested using rigorous testing criteria. 

Mr Brown Teacher of Design and Technology said “I am delighted to say that out of the 8 teams Henry Beaufort came a very credible seventh and second, being just pipped to the post by a Team from a school in Portsmouth. 

I am incredibly proud of Team HB, who really showed their creativity and innovation, not to mention teamwork and a phenomenal work ethic.” 

Wow! What a performance our students gave in the recent production of Matilda Jr The Musical held at The Theatre Royal Winchester.

It was simply wonderful. Directed by Mrs Miles Head of Drama The Henry Beaufort School, the students brought the stage alive with their brilliant performance.

They received wonderful reviews please click on the links to view these. The Hampshire Chronicle and Winchester Magazine. 

To view photos of the performance please click on the link below. Photos kindly supplied by Mr. McQuat (parent).

To view photos of the performance please click here.

Tickets are now available to purchase for The Henry Beaufort School’s production of Matilda which is taking place at The Theatre Royal, Winchester.

Performances

• Tuesday 17^th January 2023
• Wednesday 18^th January 2023
• Thursday 19^th January 2023

Matilda the Musical JR. | Theatre Royal Winchester

ADVERTISE IN THE MATILDA PROGRAMME
Winchester Magazine is producing our Matilda Programme which will be a full-colour souvenir of our production, sold at the three nights of the show at Theatre Royal, with a print run of 600 copies. If you own or work at a business that would like to be included in the programme with an advert, email liz@winchestermag.com or call 01962 881422. All profits from the programme will be donated to our school to help fund future productions.