Alton Convent School

Coordinates: 51°9′36.31″N 0°58′0.1″W / 51.1600861°N 0.966694°W / 51.1600861; -0.966694

Alton Convent School
Motto	Be The Best That You Can Be
Established	1938
Type	Independent day school
Religion	Roman Catholic
Headmaster	Mr Graham Maher
Chairman of Governors	Mr C Hexton
Founder	Sister Madeleine de Jesu - Convent of Our Lady of Providence
Location	Anstey Lane Alton Hampshire GU34 2NG England
DfE number	850/6073
DfE URN	116537 Tables
Students	520~
Gender	Coeducational (6mths-11) Girls to 18
Ages	6mths–18
Colours	Blue
Website	www.altonconvent.org.uk

Alton Convent School is an independent Catholic day school on the outskirts of Alton, Hampshire. It has approximately 450 ^[1] pupils of all faiths. Situated on a 19-acre (77,000 m²) campus, it educates children from 2 to 11 and girls aged 11 to 18.

History

Alton Convent School was established in 1938 by the Sisters of Our Lady of Providence. Since then it has been located in the Anstey Manor House in Alton, Hampshire. The current school comprises The Garden House Day Nursery for children aged six months to 3, a prep school (3-11), senior school (11-16) and (sixth form).

Curriculum

Senior School subjects are divided into Core, Additional and Extended which allows pupils to learn at their own paces. Girls take ten GCSE subjects and may choose from a variety of electives including separate sciences, law, photography, geography, history, art and drama.^[2]

Activities

Some events and activities are organised jointly with sister Catholic school Salesian College in nearby Farnborough. The school hosts a joint Michaelmas ball with nearby More House School.^[3]

Notable alumni

Alison Goldfrapp - Vocalist of Goldfrapp^[4]
Ward Thomas Country Singers

References

External links

Official school website
Profile on the ISC website
Stats page on BBC
Garden House nursery Ofsted Reports
ISI Inspection Reports

Schools in Hampshire (including Portsmouth and Southampton)

Primary schools in Hampshire

Mayfield School Oakley CE Junior School Ropley CE Primary School The Westgate School

Secondary schools in Hampshire

Southampton LEA	Bitterne Park School Cantell School Chamberlayne College for the Arts Oasis Academy Lord's Hill Oasis Academy Mayfield Redbridge Community School Regents Park Community College St Anne's Catholic School St George Catholic College The Sholing Technology College Upper Shirley High School Woodlands Community College

Portsmouth LEA	Admiral Lord Nelson School Charter Academy King Richard School Mayfield School Miltoncross Academy Portsmouth Academy for Girls Priory School St Edmund's Catholic School Springfield School Trafalgar School

Hampshire LEA	Aldworth School Amery Hill School Applemore College The Arnewood School Bay House School Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School Bohunt School Bridgemary School Brighton Hill Community College Brookfield Community School Brune Park Community School The Burgate School and Sixth Form Centre Calthorpe Park School Cams Hill School Clere School The Connaught School The Costello School Court Moor School Cove School Cowplain Community School Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College Crestwood College Crofton School Crookhorn College Eggar's School Everest Community Academy Fareham Academy Fernhill School and Language College Fort Hill Community School Frogmore Community College Hamble Community Sports College Harrow Way Community School Havant Academy The Hayling College The Henry Cort Community College Henry Beaufort School Horndean Technology College Hounsdown School The Hurst Community College John Hanson Community School Kings' School Mill Chase Academy The Mountbatten School Oaklands Catholic School New Forest Academy Noadswood School Park Community School Perins School The Petersfield School Portchester Community School Priestlands School Purbrook Park School Quilley School Ringwood School Robert May's School The Romsey School Swanmore College Test Valley School Testbourne Community School Testwood Sports College Thornden School Toynbee School The Vyne Community School Warblington School The Wavell School The Westgate School Wildern Secondary School Winton Community Academy Wyvern College Yateley School

Further education colleges in Hampshire

Southampton	Itchen College Taunton's College

Portsmouth	Highbury College Portsmouth College

Other	Alton College Andover College Barton Peveril College Basingstoke College of Technology Brockenhurst College Eastleigh College Fareham College Farnborough College of Technology The Sixth Form College, Farnborough Havant College Peter Symonds College Queen Mary's College St Vincent College South Downs College Sparsholt College Hampshire Totton College

Special schools in Hampshire

Baycroft School Coppice Spring School Henry Tyndale School Lakeside School The Loddon School Mary Rose Academy Osborne School Treloar School

Independent schools in Hampshire

Preparatory	Boundary Oak School Cheam School Farleigh School Hordle Walhampton School Sherborne House School The Pilgrims' School Twyford School

Senior	Bedales School Churcher's College Farnborough Hill King Edward VI School Lord Wandsworth College The Portsmouth Grammar School Salesian College St John's College Winchester College The Gregg School

All ages	Alton Convent School Ditcham Park School Hampshire Collegiate School The King's School Senior Mary Rose School Mayville High School Meoncross School Portsmouth High School Rookwood School Sherfield School St Mary's College, Southampton St Nicholas' School St Swithun's School Wykeham House School

Special	The Loddon School

Defunct	The Atherley School Morton House School Stanbridge Earls School Stubbington House School West Downs School Wixenford School

Former schools in Hampshire

Southampton LEA	Grove Park Business and Enterprise College Inspire Enterprise Academy Millbrook Community School Oaklands Community School Woolston School

Hampshire LEA	Queen Mary's School for Boys

Independent	The Atherley School Burney's Academy Eastman’s Royal Naval Academy Hyde Abbey School Morton House School North Foreland Lodge Redrice School Stanbridge Earls School Stubbington House School West Downs School

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