BELLEMOOR SCHOOL

'Bellemoor School' is a boys' comprehensive school in Southampton, Hampshire, in the south of England. The most recent Ofsted inspection was 29/09/2006.^[1] The inspectors report stated that "The school has made good progress since being subject to special measures following the last inspection in November 2004. It now provides an acceptable standard of education and, from the evidence of the significant improvements made; there is a clear capacity to continue this improvement under the direction of the headteacher and senior leadership team."
Key stage 3 Maths results now place school in top 25% of UK schools and a successful start to accelerated curriculum resulted in high number of GCSE level 8 awards. The school continues to enjoy sporting success across all sports including rowing and athletics.
Despite this, Bellemoor School is attracting a lower number of new pupils every year. To make up for the lack of pupils, the school will welcome girls between the ages of 11-16 to join from the start of the 07-08 term.
Its most notable former pupil is the R&B singer Craig David. Other famous ex-pupils include former Southampton Football Club defender Francis Benali and former Hampshire County Cricket Club wicket keeper Adrian Aymes.
Bellemoor was featured in The Guardian newspaper in January 2007, in a story about satellite photos on the internet, which show a 6-metre-long depiction of a penis on the school lawn. Two unnamed pupils had drawn it using weed killer two years previously and although the areas had since been reseeded, the photos were taken before this. ^[2]

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External links

★ The school's website

★ Ofsted Website

References

1. Ofsted Inspection report 29th September 2006
2. Schoolyard penis seen from space