Beaufort Secondary Modern
20th December 1962 - Headmaster informed staff of plans to amalgamate Stourfield and Boscombe schools.
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10th September 1963 - Minister of Education announced plans to support the merger of Stourfield and Boscombe schools.
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1963 – Creation of Beaufort Mixed School from an amalgamation of Stourfield and Boscombe County Secondary Schools.
The merger of these schools took place gradually from September 1963 to September 1965.
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28th April 1963 - Headmaster now responsible for the control and administration of Boscombe Secondary School as well as Stourfield as the first step in the merger of the two schools.
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10th October 1963 - The Minister of Education has made known his support for the gradual run down of Boscombe Secondary School and the merger of Boscombe and Stourfield. Therefore, school organisation awill include changes to facilitate and bring about the amalgamation.
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19th October 1963 - At a staff meeting the Headmaster announced that:
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"from now on both schools are regarded as one"
Stourfield & Beaufort Log Book
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July 18th 1964 - Summer Fair described as having:
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"Good weather, reasonably peaceful, but a lack of purpose seemed evident."
Stourfield & Beaufort Log Book
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8th October 1964 - All 2nd and 3rd year pupils respectively moved from Boscombe to the main school campus at Beaufort, joining the 3rd and 4th year.
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21st October 1964 - A party of pupils from 3B spent the week at a new Marine Training Centre to recieve instruction in sailing and also to continue school lessons. Several members of staff were released to teach them at the centre.
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November 1983 - Local Educational Authority received approval for the planned closure of Beaufort school over the next three and a half years.
First year intakes stop, and the closure is planned for August 1987.
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14th February 1984 - Discussions started with the headmaster of Summerbee School about the proposed transfer of fifth year pupils to his school in September 1987.
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1987 – Closure of Beaufort.
The closure was protested at Dorest County Council by parents, ex-pupils and local coucillors (see Beaufort: The facts in the gallery). There were rumours that the school had to close so the land could be sold to developers. This was following the installation of a new sewer netwerk before the closure was announced.
Pupils and staff moved to Summerbee while equipment was distributed between local schools, usually by request.