Bay House School

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Bay House is a high performing academy in Gosport, Hampshire.HistoryGrammar schoolThe Bay House site was originally a co-educational Grammar School known as Gosport County Grammar School, which was founded in 1902.ComprehensiveBay House School, as it is today known, was established in 1972 through the amalgamation of Gosport Grammar School and Privett Secondary School. Sited adjacent to Stokes Bay, part of its premises occupies Bay House, built in 1838 as a seaside villa for Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton. Bay House itself suffered a major fire in late 1984, the house, a grade II listed building, was badly damaged. A major restoration took place restoring the house to the condition we see it in today. The house re-opened to pupils in 1987.Entry and tutor systemThe School has 12 forms of entry; intake is confined to its catchment area, except for those families living outside still able to place their children in the school because of siblings already attending Bay House. Teaching at Bay House is organised through subject Departments and the pastoral system is year-based. Pupils keep the same tutor and head of year throughout Year 7–11, so far as staffing stability allows. There are approximately 250 (full-time equivalent) teaching staff currently in post. Each Year (7–11) comprises 12 tutor groups – each pupil is randomly selected in the beginning of the year 7 to be in 1 of 12 tutor groups. With other pupils, the tutor group and tutor will be together until the end of year 11.Sixth Form entry requirements demand a sound set of GCSE results A*-C. The process of enrollment occurs in August and students are allocated a Tutor group as in the lower school.