Posted on: 16/07/2026Celebrating Our House Championship WinnersThe House competition has drawn to a close for another year, and what a fantastic year it has been. Students and staff alike have shown incredible dedication, effort, and enthusiasm across every single event and challenge. With the final points now calculated from a spectacular year of sports, creative arts, academic challenges, and community events, we are thrilled to announce Pemberley House as the overall winners of this year’s House Championship. This is a fantastic achievement, reflecting the hard work, participation, and team spirit of every single Pemberley member. A huge thank you to everyone, students and staff alike, who stepped up, had a go, and brought exemplary sportsmanship to our House events this year. You have made our school community incredibly proud. View Article
Posted on: 14/10/2025Street Croft FarmYear 7 Geographers have been studying a unit on Food and Farming this term and to support their work they took a trip to Street Croft Farm near Herriard. Mr Constable and Hannah were amazing hosts and so happy to show the students around the farm. The students had been learning in class about traditional pastoral and arable farming and the way that modern farms are now diversifying. Street Croft Farm is an excellent example of this with a farm shop, cafe and on-site butchers. The farm also had a wide range of animals: donkeys, cattle, goats, pigs and chickens. Some are kept for traditional pastoral farming but many simply there for the visitors to the farm to enjoy. This was the first whole school Year 7 trip that our new Amery students had been on and their behaviour and attitude was excellent. Let's hope that they enjoy many more such visits in the future during their time here. View Article
Posted on: 5/03/2026World Book DayWorld Book Day Of course, the term wouldn't be complete without our annual World Book Day celebrations, and the whole school absolutely buzzed with excitement! The library was the hub of the action, hosting a brain-teasing book emoji quiz with some fantastic prizes up for grabs. We also ran popular competitions to design a bookmark and a National Book Token. A massive congratulations to Owen K - his winning bookmark design has been digitally recreated and is being printed for the library. We’ve also got our fingers tightly crossed for Scarlett C; her stunning book token design has been entered into the national competition, and we are so hopeful it wins a stash of tokens for her and Amery Hill! View Article
Posted on: 23/10/2025Remembering the FallenJust before half term a group of students led by Mrs Pretsell, Assistant Headteacher at Amery Hill School, joined former Curtis Museum Curator, and a retired staff member of Amery Hill School, Mr Tony Cross in the cemetery opposite the rear of the school. For many of the past 25 years a small group of volunteers from the school have helped the local historian give the Commonwealth War Grave Commission (CWGC) headstones a scrub in advance of Remembrance Day and place a small Cross of Remembrance by them. But why there are war graves in Alton? Despite the fighting taking place mostly overseas in both conflicts of the 20th century, the CWGC looks after 160,000 headstones around the UK, including a few in Alton. There were many training areas and military hospitals in the UK during both wars. Training accidents and medical issues also took their toll. UK hospitals also cared for the wounded after their evacuation from European battlefields. Those that passed away during their hospital stay would be buried nearby. Interestingly, there was a Red Cross Hospital in the Assembly Rooms during The Great War. Britain in WW2 was well known for the battles played out above its skies. Airfields were dotted around the country to protect against enemy air raids and provide bases for missions over Europe. Some casualties were able to be returned to their next of kin for burial locally. Within both sections of Alton Cemetery there are eight burials relating to WWI and 14 associated with WW2. In addition, there is a private memorial chosen by one WW2 family and several family headstones of both wars that include family members lost overseas. Three family headstones included the small bronze memorial plaque issued to families who had lost members after WW1, although only one is still in place. Mounted on the low wall of the Crematorium Memorial area at the top of the cemetery are two small plaques. One commemorates two women from the town who died in SE Asia during WW2, whilst the other remembers the four civilians who died due to enemy bombs falling on Alton in March 1941. View Article
Posted on: 5/03/2026World Book DayWorld Book Day Of course, the term wouldn't be complete without our annual World Book Day celebrations, and the whole school absolutely buzzed with excitement! The library was the hub of the action, hosting a brain-teasing book emoji quiz with some fantastic prizes up for grabs. We also ran popular competitions to design a bookmark and a National Book Token. A massive congratulations to Owen K - his winning bookmark design has been digitally recreated and is being printed for the library. We’ve also got our fingers tightly crossed for Scarlett C; her stunning book token design has been entered into the national competition, and we are so hopeful it wins a stash of tokens for her and Amery Hill! View Article
Posted on: 14/05/2026Year 11 Prefect TeamWe are incredibly proud to announce our newly appointed Year 11 Prefect Team! After a rigorous selection process, these student leaders have stepped up to represent our school community. They will be working both behind the scenes and on the front lines to mentor younger students, support school events, be involved in the local community and ensure every voice is heard. As dedicated role models, they are committed to setting the standard for excellence and kindness across the school while acting as a vital bridge between the student body and staff. We are confident that their passion for community spirit will drive new initiatives that make our school an even better place to learn and grow. Join us in congratulating the team! We can't wait to see the incredible impact you’ll make during your final year. View Article