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Fitzharrys School

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Type
  
Community school

DfE number
  
931/4127

Ofsted
  
Reports

Phone
  
+44 1235 520698

Headteacher
  
Mr Jonathan Dennett

DfE URN
  
123257 Tables

Address
  
Abingdon OX14 1NP, UK

Gender
  
Mixed-sex education

Location
  
Northcourt Road Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 1NP England

Local authority
  
Oxfordshire County Council

Similar
  
John Mason School, Larkmead School, Abingdon School, St Helen & St Katharine, Matthew Arnold School

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Fitzharrys School, is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in England. There are about 650 students attending. The headteacher since January 2011 is Jonathan Dennett who took over from Susan Tranter. The school emblem that adorns the gateway and uniform badges depicts three Harriers on a light blue background.

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School status

It is a community school administered by Oxfordshire County Council. Since 2005, Fitzharrys School has held the status of a specialist school for technology. The specialist school status is a joint partnership between the three state secondary schools in Abingdon: Fitzharrys, John Mason School and Larkmead School. As part of the change in status and increased funding many new investments have been made.

Notable former pupils

  • Kate Garraway (Former GMTV and now Daybreak presenter) attended the school.
  • Professor Kathy Sykes, Collier Chair For Public Engagement in Science and Engineering at the University of Bristol studied at Fitzharrys.
  • References

    Fitzharrys School Wikipedia