Established January 1963 Headteacher Mr Alan Henderson DfE number 869/4034 Total enrollment 441 (2012) | Type Comprehensive Chair of Governors Mr John Adey Phone +44 1488 682400 Founded January 1963 Colors Yellow, White, Navy Blue | |
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Location Priory RoadHungerfordBerkshireRG17 0ANEngland Profiles | ||
John O'Gaunt School is a mixed comprehensive school in Hungerford, Berkshire for students aged 11 to 18. It was Berkshire's first community school.
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History
Opened in January 1963, the school is a fusion of 1960s decor and 1990s pre-fabricated buildings. The school gained Technology College status in 2003, and was renamed John O'Gaunt Community Technology College, before becoming John O'Gaunt School in 2012.
Sixth Form
In the first half of 2014, the school suspended their upcoming sixth form intake for September 2014 due to dwindling student numbers, and intended to suspend the 2015 intake and beyond. For changes to intakes of 3 or more years, West Berkshire Council were required to hold a statutory consultation, which resulted in the Sixth Form being closed from August 2016 onwards. West Berkshire Council have indicated that should demand increase for a sixth form at the school in the future, that consideration would be given to reopening the sixth form.
Extracurricular activities
John O'Gaunt offers mainly sports and arts events. Students who apply for a course at Newbury College are taken by bus.
Hungerford massacre
On 19 August 1987, the school gained notoriety as the site of the denouement of the Hungerford massacre. Michael Robert Ryan made the then-empty school the site of his final stand and suicide, having killed 16 people and injured 15 others.
Ofsted and academic performance
In its 2012 Ofsted inspection the school was judged to be "Satisfactory", although many areas required improvement.