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===Grammar school===
===Grammar school===
The school is named after Thomas Hardye of [[Melcombe Regis]] and later [[Frampton, Dorset|Frampton]]. Hardye was a property owner who endowed the Dorchester "free" school in 1579, ten years after its completion by the town. He was an ancestor of novelist Thomas Hardy and Vice-Admiral [[Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet|Sir Thomas Hardy]]<ref name=THShistory>{{cite web|title=The Origins of The Thomas Hardye School|website=The Thomas Hardye School|url=https://www.thomas-hardye.net/school/history.aspx|access-date=27 October 2021}}{{dl|date=June 2023}}</ref> His monument is on the south wall of St. Peter's Church. The Tudor grammar school offered free education to boys of the town and neighbourhood and flourished under the Puritan regime of Revd. John White. It survived the doldrums of the 18th century, though at times having very few scholars, and struggled through the first half of the 19th century. The Charity Commission eventually closed it whilst it was rebuilt, reopening in 1883.<ref name=THShistory /> It was known as Dorchester Grammar School until approximately 1952, when the name Hardye's School was adopted as a reminder of the 16th century founder and links to the Hardye family.
The school is named after Thomas Hardye of [[Melcombe Regis]] and later [[Frampton, Dorset|Frampton]]. Hardye was a property owner who endowed the Dorchester "free" school in 1579, ten years after its completion by the town. It is unknown how old the original school was, given that the 1569 building was constructed to replace an older, damaged school building.<ref name="auto">{{cite web | url=https://old-hardyeans.com/School-History/index.html | title=School History }}</ref> Hardye was an ancestor of novelist Thomas Hardy and Vice-Admiral [[Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet|Sir Thomas Hardy]]<ref name=THShistory>{{cite web|title=The Origins of The Thomas Hardye School|website=The Thomas Hardye School|url=https://www.thomas-hardye.net/school/history.aspx|access-date=27 October 2021}}{{dead link|date=June 2023}}</ref> His monument is on the south wall of St. Peter's Church. The Tudor grammar school offered free education to boys of the town and neighbourhood. The building was destroyed in a 1613 fire,<ref name="auto"/> but was rebuilt in a few years and later flourished under the Puritan regime of Revd. John White. An oak screen was installed into the reconstructed school, alleged to have been salvaged from a Spanish Galleon. The oak screen was later moved between buildings and structures and remained part of the school until 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/23791038.campaign-save-oak-screen-thomas-hardye-school/ | title=Campaign to save school's ancient oak screen put up for sale at auction | date=15 September 2023 }}</ref> It survived the doldrums of the 18th century, though at times having very few scholars, and struggled through the first half of the 19th century. The Charity Commission eventually closed it whilst it was rebuilt, reopening in 1883.<ref name=THShistory /> It was known as Dorchester Grammar School until approximately 1952, when the name Hardye's School was adopted as a reminder of the 16th century founder and links to the Hardye family.


Though he had as a child attended Isaac Last's rival establishment in Durngate Street, the novelist Thomas Hardy laid one of the foundation stones for the school's new building on the out-of-town Fordington site in 1927.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} The land had previously belonged to the Duchy of Cornwall, and the new building was formally opened in 1928 by the Duke of Cornwall, the [[Edward VIII of the United Kingdom|then Prince of Wales]], and remained the 'Hardye's' site until 1992. The Memorial Gates, dedicated in 1957, escaped demolition and were moved to the new Thomas Hardye School. Dorchester Grammar School for Girls was opened in around 1930, and Dorchester Modern School some time after the 1944 Education Act. These schools formed the basis of the Thomas Hardye School.
Though he had as a child attended Isaac Last's rival establishment in Durngate Street, the novelist Thomas Hardy laid one of the foundation stones for the school's new building on the out-of-town Fordington site in 1927.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} The land had previously belonged to the Duchy of Cornwall, and the new building was formally opened in 1928 by the Duke of Cornwall, the [[Edward VIII of the United Kingdom|then Prince of Wales]], and remained the 'Hardye's' site until 1992. The Memorial Gates, dedicated in 1957, escaped demolition and were moved to the new Thomas Hardye School. Dorchester Grammar School for Girls was opened in around 1930, and Dorchester Modern School some time after the [[Education Act 1944]]. These schools formed the basis of the Thomas Hardye School.


===Comprehensive===
===Comprehensive===
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===Academy===
===Academy===
On 1 August 2011, the Thomas Hardye School officially gained [[Academy (English school)|academy status]] under the UK Government scheme.<ref>Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester officially gains academy status http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/localnews/9181181.Thomas_Hardye_School_in_Dorchester_officially_gains_academy_status/</ref>
On 1 August 2011, the Thomas Hardye School officially gained [[Academy (English school)|academy status]] under the UK Government scheme.<ref>{{cite web | last=Pearce | first=Lucy | title=Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester officially gains academy status | website=Dorset Echo | date=2011-08-07 | url=https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/9181181.thomas-hardye-school-in-dorchester-officially-gains-academy-status/ | access-date=2023-06-30}}</ref>


=== Removal of houses ===
=== Removal of houses ===
In the school year starting 2022, the current [[Head teacher|headteacher]] Nick Rutherford, has installed a plan to remove the traditional [[House system]] and instead replace it with a Year group based system. Houses up until this point had been advertised using coloured ties,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Previous Uniform Policy - Thomas Hardye School |url=http://thomas-hardye.net/parents/uniform.aspx |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415201128/http://thomas-hardye.net/parents/uniform.aspx |archive-date=2022-04-15 |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=thomas-hardye.net}}</ref> like traditionally done, however this has adapted to the Year group system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prospectus |url=http://www.thomas-hardye.net/docs/Prospectus/Prospectus%20Policy%20Booklet.pdf |access-date=2022-08-17 |page=6}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-17 |title=Updated Uniform Policy - Thomas Hardye School |url=http://thomas-hardye.net/parents/uniform.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817153017/http://thomas-hardye.net/parents/uniform.aspx |archive-date=2022-08-17 |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=The Thomas Hardye School}}</ref>
In the school year starting 2022, the current [[Head teacher|headteacher]] Nick Rutherford, has installed a plan to remove the [[House system]] and instead replace it with a Year group based system. Houses up until this point had been advertised using coloured ties,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Previous Uniform Policy - Thomas Hardye School |url=http://thomas-hardye.net/parents/uniform.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415201128/http://thomas-hardye.net/parents/uniform.aspx |archive-date=2022-04-15 |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=thomas-hardye.net}}</ref> however this has adapted to the Year group system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prospectus |url=http://www.thomas-hardye.net/docs/Prospectus/Prospectus%20Policy%20Booklet.pdf |access-date=2022-08-17 |page=6}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-17 |title=Updated Uniform Policy - Thomas Hardye School |url=http://thomas-hardye.net/parents/uniform.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817153017/http://thomas-hardye.net/parents/uniform.aspx |archive-date=2022-08-17 |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=The Thomas Hardye School}}</ref>
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=== Cyber Attack ===
=== Cyber Attack ===
The school suffered a [[Cyberattack|cyber attack]] on Sunday morning, 21st May 2023, affecting its servers and limiting use of the local network, associated materials and email. The attack was accompanied by a ransom demand. At the time of writing, the situation is unresolved and being investigated by the [[National Cyber Security Centre (United Kingdom)|National Cyber Security Centre]] and the Police.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bevins |first=Trevor |date=2023-05-23 |title=Dorchester school IT system held to ransom in cyber attack |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-65685607 |url-status=live |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=BBC News}}</ref>
The school suffered a [[Cyberattack|cyber attack]] on Sunday morning, 21 May 2023, affecting its servers and limiting use of the local network, associated materials and email. The attack was accompanied by a ransom demand. {{As of|2023|August}} the situation is unresolved and being investigated by the [[National Cyber Security Centre (United Kingdom)|National Cyber Security Centre]] and the Police.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bevins |first=Trevor |date=2023-05-23 |title=Dorchester school IT system held to ransom in cyber attack |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-65685607 |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=BBC News}}</ref>


===Headmasters===
===Headmasters===
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* Robert Cheke (1595- )
* Robert Cheke (1595– )
* Gabriel Reeves
* Gabriel Reeves
* Samuel Crumwelholme (1657)
* Samuel Crumwelholme (1657)
* Henry Dolling (1657- )
* Henry Dolling (1657– )
* Conyers Place
* Conyers Place
* Rev. William Thornton
* Rev. William Thornton
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* Rev. Edward Lee
* Rev. Edward Lee
* Rev. John Henchman
* Rev. John Henchman
* Rev. John Hubbock, (1749- )
* Rev. John Hubbock, (1749– )
* Rev. John Watson
* Rev. John Watson
* Rev. John Cutler
* Rev. John Cutler
* Rev. Henry John Richman
* Rev. Henry John Richman
* Rev. Evan Davies, AB (1814- )
* Rev. Evan Davies, AB (1814– )
* Ralph Hill 1927-55
* Ralph Hill 1927–55
* Anthony Hamilton 1955-74
* Anthony Hamilton 1955–74
* W M Thomas 1974-82
* W M Thomas 1974–82
* P Close 1982-88
* P Close 1982–88
* Malin 1988-91
* Malin 1988–91
* A N Moore 1991-92
* A N Moore 1991–92
* Iain Melvin 1988-2010<ref name=Melvin>Dr Iain Melvin says farewell to Thomas Hardye School http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/localnews/8743449.Dr_Iain_Melvin_says_farewell_to_Thomas_Hardye_School/?ref=rss</ref> (new site)
* Iain Melvin 1988–2010<ref name=Melvin>{{cite web | last=Hogger | first=Harry | title=Dr Iain Melvin says farewell to Thomas Hardye School | website=Dorset Echo | date=2010-12-17 | url=https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/8743449.dr-iain-melvin-says-farewell-to-thomas-hardye-school/ | access-date=2023-06-30}}</ref> (new site)
* Michael Foley 2011-2021
* Michael Foley 2011–2021
* Nick Rutherford 2021-
* Nick Rutherford 2021–
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==Sixth form==
==Sixth form==
The school has the largest integrated [[sixth form]] in the [[United Kingdom]] which shares teachers, resources and facilities with the 'lower school'.<ref>The Tatler guide to the best state secondary schools https://www.tatler.com/article/best-state-secondary-schools-uk-2018</ref>
The school has the largest integrated [[sixth form]] in the [[United Kingdom]] which shares teachers, resources and facilities with the 'lower school'.<ref>{{cite web | title=The Tatler guide to the best state secondary schools | website=Tatler | date=2018-01-18 | url=https://www.tatler.com/article/best-state-secondary-schools-uk-2018 | access-date=2023-06-30}}</ref>


From 2008 to 2015 it offered the [[International Baccalaureate]] (IB).{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
From 2008 to 2015 it offered the [[International Baccalaureate]] (IB).{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}
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==Extracurricular activities==
==Extracurricular activities==


=== CCF ===
=== Clubs ===
Ancient Greek Club
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The school currently has a [[Combined Cadet Force|CCF]] (Combined Cadet Force) that has been running for the last 100 years.{{when|date=October 2021}}{{citation needed|date=October 2021}} The CCF has an [[british army|Army]] contingent as well as an [[RAF]] section. They train regularly and compete on a national level. The Army contingent is cap-badged [[the Rifles]] was formerly [[Devonshire and Dorset Regiment]] and prior to that the [[Wessex Regiment]]. Also attached is a Drum Corps that performs annually at the Remembrance day parade, and regularly at other events such as school music performances and many other external events.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

Badminton

Fitness

Homework Club

Percussion Ensemble

A-Level Spanish Club

Dance Club

Football

GCSE French Club

Girls Rugby

Lego Club

Monopoly Club

Music Tech Club

Netball

Rugby

THS Show Rehearsals

CCF

CCF DofE

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The school currently has a [[Combined Cadet Force|CCF]] (Combined Cadet Force) that has been running for the last 100 years.{{when|date=October 2021}}{{citation needed|date=October 2021}} The CCF has an [[british army|Army]] contingent as well as an [[RAF]] section. They train regularly and compete on a national level. The Army contingent is cap-badged to the [[Royal Tank Regiment]] as of the third of July 2023. They were previously badged to [[the Rifles]] was formerly [[Devonshire and Dorset Regiment]] and prior to that the [[Wessex Regiment]]. Also attached is a Drum Corps that performs annually at the Remembrance day parade, and regularly at other events such as school music performances and many other external events.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}


=== Model United Nations ===
=== Model United Nations ===
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=== Debating club ===
=== Debating club ===
The school has a Debating Society, which has represented the school in the National Finals of the [[Oxford Union#Debating|Oxford Union Debating Competition]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk/pages/news/2011/03_11/debating.php |title=News - The Thomas Hardye School |publisher=Thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk |access-date=10 February 2013}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=school's website|date=August 2022}}
The school has a Debating Society, which has represented the school in the National Finals of the [[Oxford Union#Debating|Oxford Union Debating Competition]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk/pages/news/2011/03_11/debating.php |title=News - The Thomas Hardye School |publisher=Thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk |access-date=10 February 2013}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=school's website|date=August 2022}}

=== Performing arts ===
Thomas Hardye's has a music department and an orchestra. It has a variety of opportunities from Chapel Choir to Jazz Club. The school hosts termly concerts as well as its weekly 'Friday Live' performances. The music department works with dance and drama to put on shows across the continent.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}


==International==
==International==


===UNESCO status===
===UNESCO status===
In 2010, the school was awarded the [[UNESCO]] school status (one of just 54 in the UK) for the "global outlook of students" at the Hardye's. [[UNESCO]] aims to promote quality education as well as international perspectives in schools and such values as human rights, mutual respect and cultural diversity. The Thomas Hardye School has also been declared a 'World School' by the [[International Baccalaureate]] Organisation (IBO).<ref>UN status for Thomas Hardye School (31 March 2010)
In 2010, the school was awarded the [[UNESCO]] school status (one of just 54 in the UK) for the "global outlook of students" at the Hardye's. [[UNESCO]] aims to promote quality education as well as international perspectives in schools and such values as human rights, mutual respect and cultural diversity. The Thomas Hardye School has also been declared a 'World School' by the [[International Baccalaureate]] Organisation (IBO).<ref>{{cite web | last=Tourgout | first=James | title=UN status for Thomas Hardye School | website=Dorset Echo | date=2010-03-31 | url=https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/5989629.un-status-for-thomas-hardye-school/ | access-date=2023-06-30}}</ref> Much of this recognition is thanks to a pupil who gained the title of UK Young Scientist of the Year.<ref>{{cite web | title=Bright spark from Dorchester wins UK Young Scientist of the Year | website=Dorset Echo | date=2010-03-17 | url=https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/5065795.bright-spark-from-dorchester-wins-uk-young-scientist-of-the-year/ | access-date=2023-06-30}}</ref>
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/5989629.UN_status_for_Thomas_Hardye_School/</ref> Much of this recognition is thanks to a pupil who gained the title of UK Young Scientist of the Year.<ref>Bright spark from Dorchester wins UK Young Scientist of the Year (17 March 2010) http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/5065795.Bright_spark_from_Dorchester_wins_UK_Young_Scientist_of_the_Year/</ref>


=== BBC World Olympic Dreams ===
=== BBC World Olympic Dreams ===
After Sports Voice submitted an entry into the [[BBC]] scheme (which sees a UK school twinned with a former school of a [[London 2012]] Olympic athlete), the Thomas Hardye School was twinned with [[The Doon School]], in the northern Indian city of [[Dehradun]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/world_olympic_dreams/9451296.stm | work=BBC News | title=Schools Spotlight on Team Abhinav Bindra | date=8 April 2011}}</ref> The all-boys private school is one of India's oldest education institutions and was the school of India's first individual Olympic gold medalist [[Abhinav Bindra]]. The schools communicate regularly and are represented by a member of staff and pupil who arrange projects to exchange culture and prepare for the [[London 2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>Thomas Hardye School in India Olympic Competition https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-15579627</ref><ref>"Olympic Dreams Success for the Thomas Hardye School" http://www.thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk/pages/news/2011/01_11/olympicdreams.php</ref>
After Sports Voice submitted an entry into the [[BBC]] scheme (which sees a UK school twinned with a former school of a [[London 2012]] Olympic athlete), the Thomas Hardye School was twinned with [[The Doon School]], in the northern Indian city of [[Dehradun]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/world_olympic_dreams/9451296.stm | work=BBC News | title=Schools Spotlight on Team Abhinav Bindra | date=8 April 2011}}</ref> The all-boys private school is one of India's oldest education institutions and was the school of India's first individual Olympic gold medalist [[Abhinav Bindra]]. The schools communicate regularly and are represented by a member of staff and pupil who arrange projects to exchange culture and prepare for the [[London 2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Olympic twinned schools compete | website=BBC News | date=2011-11-03 | url=//www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-15579627 | access-date=2023-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Olympic Dreams Success for the Thomas Hardye School|url=http://www.thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk/pages/news/2011/01_11/olympicdreams.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020074603/www.thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk/pages/news/2011/01_11/olympicdreams.php|archive-date=2021-10-20}}</ref>


Along with all the schools in Dorchester, Thomas Hardye has been part of the DASP Olympic Torch Relay in celebration of the Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk/pages/news/2012/01_12/olympic_torch.php |title=News - The Thomas Hardye School |publisher=Thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk |access-date=10 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dasp.org.uk/daspolympictorch.htm |title=Dorchester Area Schools Partnership |publisher=Dasp.org.uk |access-date=10 February 2013}}</ref>
Along with all the schools in Dorchester, Thomas Hardye has been part of the DASP Olympic Torch Relay in celebration of the Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk/pages/news/2012/01_12/olympic_torch.php |title=News - The Thomas Hardye School |publisher=Thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk |access-date=10 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dasp.org.uk/daspolympictorch.htm |title=Dorchester Area Schools Partnership |publisher=Dasp.org.uk |access-date=10 February 2013}}</ref>

=== Travel ===
The school has annual (often biennial) educational/recreational trips to [[Florida]], [[New York City|New York]] & [[Washington, D.C.]], Austria, Switzerland, Spain, France, Russia and Germany. Other trips include; India, Kenya, Indonesia, China, Italy and Slovenia as well as frequent trips to UK-wide destinations for competitions and educational enrichment. The school's Music Department have performed in some of Europe's most prestigious destinations and its chapel choir have sung in the likes of [[Bath Abbey]], [[Salisbury Cathedral]] and performed with [[King's College London|King's College]], London<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk/pages/news/2012/03_12/kings_college.php|title=News - the Thomas Hardye School}}</ref> choir.


=== Partner schools ===
=== Partner schools ===
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*Collège de Hérault, France{{citation needed|date=February 2013}}
*Collège de Hérault, France{{citation needed|date=February 2013}}
*Muhaka Primary School, Kenya was partly built by pupils from the Thomas Hardye School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk/news_archive/2008/2008SixthFormTripToKenya.htm |title=News Bytes - The Thomas Hardye School |publisher=Thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk |access-date=10 February 2013}}</ref>
*Muhaka Primary School, Kenya was partly built by pupils from the Thomas Hardye School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk/news_archive/2008/2008SixthFormTripToKenya.htm |title=News Bytes - The Thomas Hardye School |publisher=Thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk |access-date=10 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[George Green's School]], [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]] (London) have been linked with the school through Humanities projects<ref>http://www.thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk/documents/newsletters/humanites_newsletter_summer09.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
*[[George Green's School]], [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]] (London) have been linked with the school through Humanities projects<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk/documents/newsletters/humanites_newsletter_summer09.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517191828/www.thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk/documents/newsletters/humanites_newsletter_summer09.pdf|archive-date=2019-05-17|title=Humanities College Newsletter - Issue 2 - Summer 2009}}</ref>
*Grace Secondary School, Sudan is funded by a Dorchester-based charity and supports by Hardyes<ref>http://www.gracesecondaryschool.com/newsletter.shtml</ref>
*Grace Secondary School, Sudan is funded by a Dorchester-based charity and supports by Hardyes<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.gracesecondaryschool.com/newsletter.shtml | title=Grace Secondary School - Newsletter | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411015625/http://www.gracesecondaryschool.com/newsletter.shtml | archive-date=2013-04-11}}</ref>
*[[Haberdashers' Hatcham College]], [[Lewisham]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk/documents/news_12/main_school_brochure_2012_13.pdf |title=A Guide for Students and Parents 2012-13 |access-date=10 February 2013 |archive-date=31 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831152131/http://www.thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk/documents/news_12/main_school_brochure_2012_13.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Haberdashers' Hatcham College]], [[Lewisham]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk/documents/news_12/main_school_brochure_2012_13.pdf |title=A Guide for Students and Parents 2012-13 |access-date=10 February 2013 |archive-date=31 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831152131/http://www.thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk/documents/news_12/main_school_brochure_2012_13.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*IES Mariano Baquero Goyanes, [[Murcia]], Spain<ref>{{cite tweet|user=thomashardye|author=Thomas Hardye School|number=298923269724196864|date=5 February 2013|title=Our partner school...}}/photo/1</ref>
*IES Mariano Baquero Goyanes, [[Murcia]], Spain<ref>{{cite tweet|user=thomashardye|author=Thomas Hardye School|number=298923269724196864|date=5 February 2013|title=Our partner school...}}/photo/1</ref>
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==Facilities==
==Facilities==
'''Library'''
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All departments have [[IT]] rooms. The school has a [[Theater (structure)|theatre]] (refurbished in June 2022)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/20247512.new-thomas-hardyes-theatre-boost-dorchester/|title=New Thomas Hardye's theatre boost for Dorchester - Dorset Echo |publisher=dorsetecho.co.uk |access-date=7 July 2022}}</ref> and a [[library]] with over 30,000 books. The school also uses the neighbouring [[artificial pitch]] and [[Swimming pool|pools]] of the local sports centre operated by the not-for-profit trust 1610.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heart.co.uk/dorset/news/local/work-starts-huge-new-leisure-complex/ |title=Work Starts On Huge New Leisure Complex - Heart Dorset News |publisher=Heart.co.uk |access-date=10 February 2013}}</ref> The school has playing fields.

'''Canteen'''

Students can go to the canteen for having breakfast, lunch and during morning break. There is a weekly time table for the canteen.

Canteen opening time:

Breakfast: 8.15 am-8.45 am

Morning break: 11.20 am

Lunch:12.40 pm


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All departments have [[IT]] rooms. The school has a [[Theater (structure)|theatre]] (refurbished in June 2022)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/20247512.new-thomas-hardyes-theatre-boost-dorchester/|title=New Thomas Hardye's theatre boost for Dorchester - Dorset Echo |date=July 2022 |publisher=dorsetecho.co.uk |access-date=7 July 2022}}</ref> and a [[library]] with over 30,000 books. The school also uses the neighbouring [[artificial pitch]] and [[Swimming pool|pools]] of the local sports centre operated by the not-for-profit trust 1610.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heart.co.uk/dorset/news/local/work-starts-huge-new-leisure-complex/ |title=Work Starts On Huge New Leisure Complex - Heart Dorset News |publisher=Heart.co.uk |access-date=10 February 2013}}</ref> The school has playing fields.


==Notable former pupils==
==Notable former pupils==
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* Prof [[Francis Gillingham|John Gillingham]], Professor of Neurological Surgery from 1963 to 1980 at the [[University of Edinburgh]], and a pioneer of [[stereotactic surgery]]
* Prof [[Francis Gillingham|John Gillingham]], Professor of Neurological Surgery from 1963 to 1980 at the [[University of Edinburgh]], and a pioneer of [[stereotactic surgery]]
* [[Leonard Haines]], a British [[flying ace]] of the Second World War
* [[Leonard Haines]], a British [[flying ace]] of the Second World War
* [[Roger Hearing]], journalist and news presenter with the BBC World Service
* [[Roger Hearing]], journalist and news presenter with the BBC World Service
* [[Paul Hillier]], classical singer, conductor and musical director
* [[Paul Hillier]], classical singer, conductor and musical director
* [[Paddy Milner]], singer and composer
* Rev [[Michael Perham (bishop)|Michael Perham]], [[Bishop of Gloucester]] 2004-14
* Rev [[Michael Perham (bishop)|Michael Perham]], [[Bishop of Gloucester]] 2004-14
* [[Tom Prior]], actor
* [[Tom Prior]], actor
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk}}
* {{Official website}}
* [http://www.hardyeansclub.com The Hardyeans Club]
* [http://www.hardyeansclub.com The Hardyeans Club]
* [http://www.edubase.gov.uk/establishment/summary.xhtml?urn=113895 EduBase]
* [http://www.edubase.gov.uk/establishment/summary.xhtml?urn=113895 EduBase]

Revision as of 03:43, 14 November 2024

The Thomas Hardye School
The Thomas Hardye School central building, known as "The Spine"
Address
Map
Queen's Avenue

Dorchester
,
Dorset
,
DT1 2ET

England
Coordinates50°42′30″N 2°27′13″W / 50.70838°N 2.45372°W / 50.70838; -2.45372
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoScientia et Veritas - Knowledge and truth
Established1579
Sister schoolThe Doon School
Department for Education URN137163 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherNick Rutherford
GenderCoeducational
Age13 to 18
Enrolment2,140
AlumniHardyeans[1]
Former nameHardye's School
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

The Thomas Hardye School is a secondary academy school in Dorchester, Dorset, England. It is also part of the DASP group.

History

Grammar school

The school is named after Thomas Hardye of Melcombe Regis and later Frampton. Hardye was a property owner who endowed the Dorchester "free" school in 1579, ten years after its completion by the town. It is unknown how old the original school was, given that the 1569 building was constructed to replace an older, damaged school building.[2] Hardye was an ancestor of novelist Thomas Hardy and Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy[3] His monument is on the south wall of St. Peter's Church. The Tudor grammar school offered free education to boys of the town and neighbourhood. The building was destroyed in a 1613 fire,[2] but was rebuilt in a few years and later flourished under the Puritan regime of Revd. John White. An oak screen was installed into the reconstructed school, alleged to have been salvaged from a Spanish Galleon. The oak screen was later moved between buildings and structures and remained part of the school until 2021.[4] It survived the doldrums of the 18th century, though at times having very few scholars, and struggled through the first half of the 19th century. The Charity Commission eventually closed it whilst it was rebuilt, reopening in 1883.[3] It was known as Dorchester Grammar School until approximately 1952, when the name Hardye's School was adopted as a reminder of the 16th century founder and links to the Hardye family.

Though he had as a child attended Isaac Last's rival establishment in Durngate Street, the novelist Thomas Hardy laid one of the foundation stones for the school's new building on the out-of-town Fordington site in 1927.[citation needed] The land had previously belonged to the Duchy of Cornwall, and the new building was formally opened in 1928 by the Duke of Cornwall, the then Prince of Wales, and remained the 'Hardye's' site until 1992. The Memorial Gates, dedicated in 1957, escaped demolition and were moved to the new Thomas Hardye School. Dorchester Grammar School for Girls was opened in around 1930, and Dorchester Modern School some time after the Education Act 1944. These schools formed the basis of the Thomas Hardye School.

Comprehensive

In 1980, Dorchester's secondary schools changed from the grammar school system (with three schools: separate boys’ and girls’ grammar schools and a mixed secondary modern) to comprehensive. Dorchester Grammar School for Girls combined with the female half of Dorchester Secondary Modern to form Castlefield School, based on the site of the Dorchester Secondary Modern School, while the boys of the Secondary Modern moved to the site of Hardye's School. The boys’ school had boarding facilities until 1982. The current school is a merger of the former Hardye's School (boys) and Castlefield School (girls) in 1990. The school moved to The Castlefield School site in 1992. The Hardye's School site was subsequently sold in 1995 and developed into housing.

On Friday 12 December 2008, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited the school to officially open the newly constructed library and sports hall.

Academy

On 1 August 2011, the Thomas Hardye School officially gained academy status under the UK Government scheme.[5]

Removal of houses

In the school year starting 2022, the current headteacher Nick Rutherford, has installed a plan to remove the House system and instead replace it with a Year group based system. Houses up until this point had been advertised using coloured ties,[6] however this has adapted to the Year group system.[7][8]

Year group system in school year 2023–2024
Year Group Colour of tie
Year 9 Blue
Year 10 Red
Year 11 Silver

The reasons for this change include:

  • Differentiating between year groups more easily
  • Consistency of information - Rather than assemblies for houses, assemblies will now be in year groups this means that only relevant information is given to the relevant year group. At the same time.

Cyber Attack

The school suffered a cyber attack on Sunday morning, 21 May 2023, affecting its servers and limiting use of the local network, associated materials and email. The attack was accompanied by a ransom demand. As of August 2023 the situation is unresolved and being investigated by the National Cyber Security Centre and the Police.[9]

Headmasters

  • Robert Cheke (1595– )
  • Gabriel Reeves
  • Samuel Crumwelholme (1657)
  • Henry Dolling (1657– )
  • Conyers Place
  • Rev. William Thornton
  • John Jacob
  • Rev. Edward Cozens
  • Rev. Edward Lee
  • Rev. John Henchman
  • Rev. John Hubbock, (1749– )
  • Rev. John Watson
  • Rev. John Cutler
  • Rev. Henry John Richman
  • Rev. Evan Davies, AB (1814– )
  • Ralph Hill 1927–55
  • Anthony Hamilton 1955–74
  • W M Thomas 1974–82
  • P Close 1982–88
  • Malin 1988–91
  • A N Moore 1991–92
  • Iain Melvin 1988–2010[10] (new site)
  • Michael Foley 2011–2021
  • Nick Rutherford 2021–

Admissions

The school provides government-funded education for children from Year 9 to Year 11, and takes them through GCSE and BTEC courses. It also has an integrated sixth form which takes pupils through A-Levels and AVCEs.

Sixth form

The school has the largest integrated sixth form in the United Kingdom which shares teachers, resources and facilities with the 'lower school'.[11]

From 2008 to 2015 it offered the International Baccalaureate (IB).[citation needed]

The school has a partnership with local land-based college Kingston Maurward, offering practical alternatives to traditional A-levels.[12]

Extracurricular activities

Clubs

Ancient Greek Club

Badminton

Fitness

Homework Club

Percussion Ensemble

A-Level Spanish Club

Dance Club

Football

GCSE French Club

Girls Rugby

Lego Club

Monopoly Club

Music Tech Club

Netball

Rugby

THS Show Rehearsals

CCF

CCF DofE

Audition prep


The school currently has a CCF (Combined Cadet Force) that has been running for the last 100 years.[when?][citation needed] The CCF has an Army contingent as well as an RAF section. They train regularly and compete on a national level. The Army contingent is cap-badged to the Royal Tank Regiment as of the third of July 2023. They were previously badged to the Rifles was formerly Devonshire and Dorset Regiment and prior to that the Wessex Regiment. Also attached is a Drum Corps that performs annually at the Remembrance day parade, and regularly at other events such as school music performances and many other external events.[citation needed]

Model United Nations

The Sixth Form's Model United Nations club regularly attend BISMUN (Bath) and BGSMUN (Bristol), as well as hosting its own in the summer.[13] It has also sent delegates to MUNs abroad.

Debating club

The school has a Debating Society, which has represented the school in the National Finals of the Oxford Union Debating Competition.[14][better source needed]

International

UNESCO status

In 2010, the school was awarded the UNESCO school status (one of just 54 in the UK) for the "global outlook of students" at the Hardye's. UNESCO aims to promote quality education as well as international perspectives in schools and such values as human rights, mutual respect and cultural diversity. The Thomas Hardye School has also been declared a 'World School' by the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO).[15] Much of this recognition is thanks to a pupil who gained the title of UK Young Scientist of the Year.[16]

BBC World Olympic Dreams

After Sports Voice submitted an entry into the BBC scheme (which sees a UK school twinned with a former school of a London 2012 Olympic athlete), the Thomas Hardye School was twinned with The Doon School, in the northern Indian city of Dehradun.[17] The all-boys private school is one of India's oldest education institutions and was the school of India's first individual Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra. The schools communicate regularly and are represented by a member of staff and pupil who arrange projects to exchange culture and prepare for the London 2012 Summer Olympics.[18][19]

Along with all the schools in Dorchester, Thomas Hardye has been part of the DASP Olympic Torch Relay in celebration of the Olympics.[20][21]

Partner schools

The school is twinned/associated with:

Facilities

Library

Canteen

Students can go to the canteen for having breakfast, lunch and during morning break. There is a weekly time table for the canteen.

Canteen opening time:

Breakfast: 8.15 am-8.45 am

Morning break: 11.20 am

Lunch:12.40 pm


All departments have IT rooms. The school has a theatre (refurbished in June 2022)[29] and a library with over 30,000 books. The school also uses the neighbouring artificial pitch and pools of the local sports centre operated by the not-for-profit trust 1610.[30] The school has playing fields.

Notable former pupils

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Hardyeans Club". www.hardyeansclub.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "School History".
  3. ^ a b "The Origins of The Thomas Hardye School". The Thomas Hardye School. Retrieved 27 October 2021.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Campaign to save school's ancient oak screen put up for sale at auction". 15 September 2023.
  5. ^ Pearce, Lucy (7 August 2011). "Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester officially gains academy status". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Previous Uniform Policy - Thomas Hardye School". thomas-hardye.net. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Prospectus" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Updated Uniform Policy - Thomas Hardye School". The Thomas Hardye School. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  9. ^ Bevins, Trevor (23 May 2023). "Dorchester school IT system held to ransom in cyber attack". BBC News. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  10. ^ Hogger, Harry (17 December 2010). "Dr Iain Melvin says farewell to Thomas Hardye School". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  11. ^ "The Tatler guide to the best state secondary schools". Tatler. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Dorset Studio School". 22 January 2016.
  13. ^ "Clubs - Thomas Hardye School". www.thomas-hardye.net. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  14. ^ "News - The Thomas Hardye School". Thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  15. ^ Tourgout, James (31 March 2010). "UN status for Thomas Hardye School". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Bright spark from Dorchester wins UK Young Scientist of the Year". Dorset Echo. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Schools Spotlight on Team Abhinav Bindra". BBC News. 8 April 2011.
  18. ^ "Olympic twinned schools compete". BBC News. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  19. ^ "Olympic Dreams Success for the Thomas Hardye School". Archived from the original on 20 October 2021.
  20. ^ "News - The Thomas Hardye School". Thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  21. ^ "Dorchester Area Schools Partnership". Dasp.org.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  22. ^ "News - The Thomas Hardye School". Thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  23. ^ "News Bytes - The Thomas Hardye School". Thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  24. ^ "Humanities College Newsletter - Issue 2 - Summer 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2019.
  25. ^ "Grace Secondary School - Newsletter". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
  26. ^ "A Guide for Students and Parents 2012-13" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  27. ^ Thomas Hardye School [@thomashardye] (5 February 2013). "Our partner school..." (Tweet) – via Twitter./photo/1
  28. ^ "News - The Thomas Hardye School". Thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  29. ^ "New Thomas Hardye's theatre boost for Dorchester - Dorset Echo". dorsetecho.co.uk. July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  30. ^ "Work Starts On Huge New Leisure Complex - Heart Dorset News". Heart.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
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