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Ethos
Facilities
Banding and Setting
Contact information
Location

Ethos

The aim of the school is to offer a well balanced education for all, with good discipline founded on self-responsibility, care for every pupil, individual attention and an emphasis on the partnership between the home and the school.

The following is a section from the latest prospectus.

"Bellemoor is a school in which the highest standards of behaviour and work are achieved and valued.

Bellemoor is a school which cares about the well-being of every boy and goes to great lengths to promote it.

Bellemoor is a school which promotes the spiritual, moral and cultural development of the pupils. This is provided through the curriculum and through the caring but purposeful atmosphere.

Bellemoor is a school in which every boy is expected and encouraged to develop his full potential.

This is done by setting clear targets, by giving thoughtful tuition, by developing good work and study habits, and by giving full recognition of achievements.

Our extensive curriculum equips boys for continued education and for employment. Most of our boys continue in full time education when they leave Bellemoor.

Boys are encouraged to recognise their responsibilities to the wider community and to be excellent ambassadors for their families, their school and their community at all times.

With home and school working together within a caring framework, the Bellemoor Family encourages care, self discipline and achievement of the highest order. "

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Contact

Contact:

Bellemoor School,
Bellemoor Road,
Shirley
Southampton,
SO15 7QU

Telephone: 023 8032 5333

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Location

Bellemoor is a boys' comprehensive school situated in the attractive suburb of Shirley, Southampton. It is housed in modern buildings on an attractive site near Southampton Common. The school is fairly close to town and there is a good transportation system, both within the city and within the area. London, for example, is about an hour away by train.

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Facilities

As a consequence of its high standards, Bellemoor is a thriving and successful school..

To accommodate increased numbers, the school buildings were extended. The purpose-built extension includes four new Science Laboratories and seven new classrooms. The school now has a purpose-built suite of seven Science laboratories, all of which are either new or newly refurbished. Many other areas of the school have been refurbished including Art, Drama and Information Technology facilities. The school has a gymnasium, playing fields and wide range of sporting activities including Association and Rugby Football, Hockey, Basketball, Cricket, Tennis, Badminton, Table Tennis, Athletics and Cross Country Running.The school library is particularly conducive to learning. It is well equipped, and there is an impressive suite of computers which all boys are encouraged to use.

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Banding and Setting

The school believes that all boys entering secondary education should be taught, where advantageous, in groups which reflect their ability. On entry they are placed into two parallel bands: Test and Itchen. According to their progress, boys are moved within the bands. Healthy competition is encouraged as we believe it places boys on the road to excellence.

All boys in Years 7, 8 and 9 follow a general curriculum. In Years 10 and 11, they are offered a wide variety of subjects which can be taken to examination level. In addition to English, Mathematics, French or Spanish, Technology, Science, and Geography or History, boys may follow examination courses in German, Latin, Art, Music, Drama, Religious Education, Design, Food Technology, Business Information Studies and Physical Education. There is a Social, Personal and Careers Education programme for all year groups. The school also has a well organised Careers Department with its own library and specialist staff. Organised educational trips include exchanges to France, Germany and Spain. The school also has an established reputation for the quality of its dramatic, artistic and musical productions, and a history of excellence on the sports field

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