HALL MEAD SCHOOL in Essex, Upminster

Education Centre Information: Hall Mead School:

Establishment Type:Foundation School
Phase of Education: Secondary
Status: Closed
Local Authority: Havering
Reason Establishment Closed: Academy Converter
Establishment Close Date: 31/07/2011
Boarders: No Boarders
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Urban/Rural Description: Urban > 10k - less sparse
Special Classes: No Special Classes
Religious Character: None
Total Pupils: 966
Number of boys: 517
Number of girls: 449
Admissions: Comprehensive
Age Range: 11-16
Gender: Mixed
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Special Educational Needs:

SEN Priority 1:ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Background:

Hall Mead is a co-educational comprehensive school. The school works in partnership with both Havering Sixth Form and Havering College of further and higher education. The school has pleasing, well-maintained buildings and grounds which are valued and respected by pupils. The excellent specialist facilities include:- seven science laboratories, seven technology rooms including four design and technology workshops, a design and graphics room and two food technology rooms; an information and communication technology/business studies suite equipped with up-to-date ICT hardware; two drama studios, three art rooms, a music suite; a resource centre which houses the new library, a careers room and a sports complex comprising a sports hall, gymnasium, multigym. The school'seeks to provide a caring atmosphere within which each pupil can prosper. This depends on mutual respect, self-discipline and a willingness to work with others.