Hasland Hall Community School
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| Hasland Hall Community School | |
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| School type | State comprehensive |
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| Established | Monday 11th January 1932 |
| Principal | Heather Boulton |
| Students | 879 (2005) |
| Age Range | 11 to 16 |
| Tel | (01246) 273985 |
| Location | Broomfield Avenue, Hasland, Chesterfield, S41 0LP |
| Website | www.haslandhall.net (Under Construction) |
Hasland Hall Community School is an English secondary school situated in Hasland, a large village in Chesterfield. Hasland Hall, for many years was the residence of Mr Bernard Lucas J.P. and then converted into a school.
Hasland Hall provides education from years 7 to 11 (ages 11-16). Hasland Hall has also won many awards for its catering services, including the Gold award in Derbyshire for many consecutive years.
A new building consisting of five classrooms was opened in September 2006, part of a bigger project which will include 16 classrooms, set to be completed by 2008.
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[edit] History
The main building was residence to Mr Bernard Lucas J.P. and later of Mr Charles Markham J.P. The building (now the old hall) was later converted into a thoroughly up-to-date modern school. The beautiful fields made it a very pleasant environment for all activities.
It was with the sale of Hasland Hall Mansion House with cottages, farm buildings and lands in 1924 that the first steps towards the new school were taken. The second step was taken in 1931 when the Hall itself and surrounding gardens and parkland, approximately 12.75 acres in all, was sold to the Mayor, Alderman and Burgesses of the Borough of Chesterfield.
In spite of difficulties and delays due to bad weather, senior boys and girls commenced their studies in the Secondary Modern School at Hasland Hall on Monday 11th January 1932. Mr B. C. Boden moved with the children from the headship of the Church of England School on The Green to be Headmaster of the new school. He was assisted by eight members of trained certified staff, these being Mr A. E. Pountain, Mr E. H. Simmons, Misses C. Beach, M. Heath, M. Stanley, P. Wildin, Mr O. J. Tonks and Miss Greenwood (part-time). Each class was limited to 40 scholars, and the practical work classes to 20. The school accommodated for 288, and 280 scholars attended on the first day.
Prior to the school opening, major alterations had been carried out on the Hall resulting in large airy classrooms with much of the original beauty left. The cost of the Hall and site, including the lodge where the caretaker resided was £4,500. The contract price amounted to £5,600.
Over the years the school has undergone many alterations, including a very large project which was started in 1992. This consisted of several new classrooms, six science laboratories, a sports hall with changing rooms and showers, a reception foyer and two courtyards. It also included a new restaurant which was also to cater for the pupils of Hasland Junior School.
[edit] 20th Century
In 1992, the school opened a new building with many classrooms. The temporary buildings that surrounded the main hall were demolished. The new block of classrooms became the main Hasland Hall building. It included 12 classrooms, 6 science laboratories, 2 I.C.T. suites, 2 art rooms, a cookery room, a woodwork room, a library, a new main entrance and several offices.
Due to more houses being built in Hasland and the surrounding areas, the school still didn't have enough room. Because of this, temporary blocks were built, creating 14 new classrooms.
[edit] 21st Century
On 6th September 2006, the new block of 5 classrooms were opened. This set of 5 classrooms would be the new languages rooms. Four of these rooms (rooms 26, 27, 28 and 30) have interactive whiteboards, and all five rooms have laptops for the students. The laptops arrived in the new block on February 23 2007, after several weeks of preparation of the laptops for use. With these new pieces of technology, students are able to take part in activities with others, access the internet, and discover more ways to learn languages.
In a few years, work is set to begin on a larger development, to create even more classrooms and I.C.T. suites. This will create more space in the school, and the temporary buildings will be demolished.
[edit] Catering
Hasland Hall's catering has won the Derbyshire award 3 times in a row for its quality catering for the students at Hasland Junior School and Hasland Hall Community School. It offers healthy meals every morning and lunch at good value. In 2003, the school introduced the cashless catering machines. This meant that money was replaced with a card for all students and teachers.
The dining hall is open every morning at around eight o'clock, for students to catch an early breakfast. It is then opened again at 10:40, for break, and finally 13:00 for lunch. At all these times, quality, healthy food is sold, with a range of hot and cold drinks.
[edit] External Links
Hasland Hall Community School Website
The Hasland Hall School Newspaper Website
| Derbyshire Schools |
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| Comprehensive Schools: Belper School | Brookfield Community School | Derby Moor Community Sports College | Frederick Gent School | Hasland Hall Community School | Highfields School | John Flamsteed Community School | Lady Manners School | Littleover Community School | Noel-Baker Community School | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ashbourne | St Mary's Roman Catholic High School, Chesterfield |
| City Academies: Landau Forte College |
| Independent Schools: Derby Grammar School |Foremarke Hall | St Anselm's Preparatory School |
| Public Schools: Mount St Mary's College | Repton School | Trent College |
| Junior Schools: Brimington Junior School | Dale Community Primary School | Saint Mary's Catholic School
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| Former Schools: Derby School | Chesterfield St Helena School |
