Welcome to what might be your first contact with Regents Park Community College. It is with a feeling of immense pride in the school’s students and staff that I share an insight into this dynamic, vibrant and highly successful 11-16 school . Our roots date back to 1913 when staff before us started the journey to the school’s current very high standards of care and academic progress educating boys and girls from the local community. Latterly Regents Park has educated girls from across the city and from the areas of Hampshire. Currently we are pleased to be preparing to welcome back boys to share in the very high quality of education provided by the staff, supported by our spirited student community and their parents. As indicated by our national standing as the only local DCSF Training School, a highly acclaimed national status held since 2000, our spoke-school status for Business and Enterprise, one of only a few schools which form the national network of Young Chambers and as a national hub for curriculum development, Regents Park is a centre of excellence.
At Regents Park we have a long and proud history of distinguished student leadership, academic success and personal achievements which we are eager to share more widely with our incoming co-educational intake. The staff and parents have high expectations for the students who attend the college. As the city’s only Business & Enterprise and Humanities specialist college we encourage students to follow their individual pathways through a wide curriculum offered with extensive opportunities for personal growth and leadership which comes when joining our highly successful school. For many years the school has developed students’ sense of values and responsibility for each other as together they grow as confident, fulfilled young people ready to continue their studies as full and effective citizens.
September 2008 will give parents who have sons their first opportunity to share in the high quality local and city wide provision at Regents Park Community College; a city of Southampton school deemed to be ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted; the highest grade awarded by Ofsted inspectors to schools across England.
While valuing tradition, innovation and independence we seek to promote excellence for all students. We strive to recognise each person’s unique talents, skills and interests, ensuring that those boys and girls who are particularly gifted and talented have opportunities to flourish. Each year an increasing proportion of students complete their KS3 studies at the end of Year 8; attaining high standards in their KS3 national tests, progressing onto a more personalised curriculum offer. Master classes are a feature of the school year, as are our many entries and successes in both local and national competitions. Students are encouraged to extend their studies through the study of Latin, community languages and to embark on AS studies, particularly English, during Year 11. Our curriculum is rich and varied and includes an established and fully integrated Enrichment Day programme which enables students to study an area/ topic over a full day using learning facilities both in and out of school and to study with students from other year groups. This is just part of our innovative approach to learning which builds on the school’s high academic achievements and ensures that the education offered is wide, enriching and enjoyable. The school is fortunate to continue to receive support from the HSBC Global Education Trust and Rotary Club Southampton West.
Our rich cultural heritage and wealth of diversity is at the centre of our learning community. Regents Park has long been a lively and successful place to study, learn and reflect together; a college where each boy and girl is supported to develop as an individual. The students, staff and I invite you to visit us and look forward to welcoming you to Regents Park for you to see how the staff and students encourage each other through work and play to live up to the high standards expected.
Yours sincerely
Sarah Hill, Headteacher
‘It is led very impressively by its headteacher whose vision and commitment to the students and community is shared with equal enthusiasm by the staff.’
‘The headteacher provides outstanding leadership and direction.’
Ofsted 2006/07
