Posted on: 6/11/2025Careers Fair 2025Year 9 and Year 10 took part in our annual Careers Fair, which was proceeded by a number of careers workshops. Through which they met a wide range of colleges, companies and a university. Students benefitted from workshops delivered by: HSDC Alton College, GW Equine, The Army, OceanWise and Ground and Water. Feedback was extremely positive, and we look forward to growing the event further next year. We were also pleased to welcome parents to a Careers Talk introducing UniFrog, our new careers platform which will support students in future pathways, recording experiences and developing CVs. Further guidance on UniFrog will follow later in the academic year. View Article
Posted on: 7/05/2025A Bittersweet Farewell: Amery Hill Celebrates Leavers' Day 2025Leavers' Day 2025 at Amery Hill was, as ever, a truly wonderful day of mixed emotions. It’s a moment we all anticipate, a significant milestone, and a time to reflect on the journey our Year 11 students have shared with us. Mrs. Winch, our dedicated Progress Leader for Year 11 students, perfectly captured the sentiment. "I am so proud of you all right now and very sad to be saying goodbye to you but I'm also relieved that we have all made it through together!" she shared. Her words resonated deeply, acknowledging the immense growth and resilience shown by this cohort. The Class of 2025 has certainly left an indelible mark on Amery Hill. Mrs. Winch highlighted the qualities that define them: "Thank you for the very happy memories, Year 11. Your generous kind hearts, your willingness to have a go and your fantastic sense of humours will never be forgotten." These are the attributes that make a school community thrive, and we are incredibly proud of the individuals they have become. As our Year 11 students now embark on their exciting next chapters, whether in further education, apprenticeships, or employment, we wish them all the very best. We are confident they will carry the spirit of Amery Hill – characterised by kindness, determination, and a good sense of humour – into all their future endeavours. Farewell, Year 11, and remember you'll always be a part of the Amery Hill family! View Article
Posted on: 7/05/2025A Bittersweet Farewell: Amery Hill Celebrates Leavers' Day 2025Leavers' Day 2025 at Amery Hill was, as ever, a truly wonderful day of mixed emotions. It’s a moment we all anticipate, a significant milestone, and a time to reflect on the journey our Year 11 students have shared with us. Mrs. Winch, our dedicated Progress Leader for Year 11 students, perfectly captured the sentiment. "I am so proud of you all right now and very sad to be saying goodbye to you but I'm also relieved that we have all made it through together!" she shared. Her words resonated deeply, acknowledging the immense growth and resilience shown by this cohort. The Class of 2025 has certainly left an indelible mark on Amery Hill. Mrs. Winch highlighted the qualities that define them: "Thank you for the very happy memories, Year 11. Your generous kind hearts, your willingness to have a go and your fantastic sense of humours will never be forgotten." These are the attributes that make a school community thrive, and we are incredibly proud of the individuals they have become. As our Year 11 students now embark on their exciting next chapters, whether in further education, apprenticeships, or employment, we wish them all the very best. We are confident they will carry the spirit of Amery Hill – characterised by kindness, determination, and a good sense of humour – into all their future endeavours. Farewell, Year 11, and remember you'll always be a part of the Amery Hill family! View Article
Posted on: 11/03/2025Kimba's Visit Inspires CreativityAmery Library hosted an exciting author visit in March – Kimba Bush - a performance poet and rapper. Kimba uses the power of words to paint pictures that capture hope, build confidence, and inspire creativity. Our students in Year 7 and 8 were thoroughly impressed by Kimba’s rapping performance, during which he wowed everyone, including the staff, with his ability to weave magic with verse. Kimba then delivered a series of bespoke poetry workshops to a select number of Year 7, 8 and 9 students. Here, he asked the students to think of things they valued, such as family, friends, pets, books, films, etc. With Kimba’s guidance, and his freestyle rapping, students produced their own verse, empowered by Kimba’s example. 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: 16/07/2025Trip to BerlinStudents from Amery Hill have returned from an exhilarating and deeply enriching trip to Berlin, a journey described by many as "Amazing!" The recent excursion to the German capital offered a unique blend of historical discovery, cultural immersion, and invaluable life lessons, leaving a lasting positive impression on all who participated. What's more, for our GCSE History enthusiasts, the trip served as a phenomenal real-world textbook, bringing their Germany 1890-1945: Democracy and Dictatorship and Conflict and Tension: The Cold War, 1945–1991 units vividly to life. Click here to read the full trip accountView Article