Amalgamation
In 1962, the Bournemouth Education Committee was instructed to "lose" a school by combining two secondary modern mixed schools in the east of Bournemouth.
The Education Office's forecast showed that numbers at both Boscombe and Stourfield schools would fall to such an extent that neither school could continue in its present form, offering GCE, UEI and bias courses. This was thought to be due to parents opting for single sex schools.
Initially, the merger was opposed by teachers who believed that both Stourfield and Boscombe would loose their identities. This concern was especially apparent during the early stages of the merger when both Stourfield and Boscombe school sites were in use and students and teachers were split between them.
However, after the amalgamation was complete Beaufort developed its own individual spirit and became a much loved school within the local community.
