Quilley School

Quilley School
Established 1963
Closed 2016
Type Community school
Headteacher Juliet Lehrle-Fry
Founder Edward John Quilley
Location Cherbourg Road
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO50 5EL
England
Coordinates: 50°57′42″N 1°21′40″W / 50.96173°N 1.36122°W / 50.96173; -1.36122
Local authority Hampshire
DfE URN 116425 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 570
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–16
Website www.quilley.hants.sch.uk

Quilley School, originally called Alderman Quilley, was a secondary school in Eastleigh, Hampshire, England. The enrollment in 2016 was 570 pupils.[1][2]

The school was founded by Edward John Quilley in 1963, opened in 1964 as a comprehensive mixed school secondary school school for 11- to 16-year-olds. The Head teacher was a Mrs Hayter who run an all girls school prior to taking over as head at Quilley. The second in charge was a Mr Casson.

In March 2016 it was announced that the school would be merging with the Crestwood College for Business and Enterprise as of September 2016.[3]Falling enrollment and low testing scores over the past three years were cited as the reasons for the merger.[4] The former Quilley site is now the Cherbourg Campus of the merged schools.[5]

References

  1. Inglehurst Infant School Archived October 30, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. "Welcome to Quilley School". The Quilley School. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. "Amalgamation Decision". Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. "Parents challenge plans to merge Crestwood and Quilley schools in Eastleigh". Daily Echo. December 1, 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  5. "Crestwood College Cherbourg Campus Open Mornings". Crestwood College for Business and Enterprise. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
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