Hartismere School

Est. 1451. An outstanding coeducational secondary school & sixth form college and England's first academy

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School Aims, Values and Ethos

Sharp minds. Big hearts

The aims of our school are simple:
To provide the best quality teaching and learning experience for our students 
To help our students make a real contribution to our Community


School Aims

We want students to experience the best quality of teaching and learning. We want to help them to make a significant contribution to the Community. These are achieved within the context of a firm yet understanding and caring school environment.

Values and Ethos

Education has a very long history in Eye and the surrounding villages. The grammar school was founded in 1451 and there are indications of the presence of a School even before then. 

The school has occupied a number of locations but is now situated in a beautiful rural campus in the middle of the Suffolk Countryside. The modern school is a mixture of older and newer buildings which are low rise and set around a central garden where the pupils spend breaks and lunchtime. 

Hartismere retains a traditional but friendly ethos combining high academic standards and rich extra-curricular opportunities with a caring approach to young people. 

The school’s motto: ‘Discamus ut Serviamus’ suggests our core values and ethos. The children both ‘learn and serve’. They receive a superb academic education which is rounded out by opportunities to give to and to become ever more a part of our Community.

In this section...

Video tour of the school

History and Old Hartisians

Communication with the School

Welcome to Hartismere!

Vacancies

Hartismere Leadership Training

School Plan and Map

Hartismere School and Sixth Form College Prospectuses

The school environment

See also...

About Hartismere

Staff Photographs

Head of Department for Business Studies and Economics

Teacher of English

Hartismere High School 1999

Alumni :: Messages from old Hartisians

Teacher of Mathematics

Staff :: Past and Present

Teacher of Business Studies & Economics

Hartismere :: 1950s

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Personal Development

SEND Information Report

Remote education provision: information for pupils, parents and carers

Help & Support

Bronze Qualifying Expedition September 2025

Completing the Award

Ofsted Report February 2010

Admissions and Application Forms :: Main School and Sixth Form

SMS Text School Notifications

Careers Information for Parents

New...

Parents Evening :: Year 9

Artist in Residence for 2026

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Summer 2026 Examinations

Young Performers Theatre Workshops - For 12-18's

CABARET THE MUSICAL. London. Y9-13. Weds 15th April 2026- Only a few places left

Head of Department Psychology & Sociology

Our curriculum

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Statutory Information Student Information Parent Information Staff Information Notices Ofsted CIEAG Shop Clubs And Activities Hartismail Sms Leadership Experience Test Extra-Curricular Calendar Intern Learning Support Careers and Training GCSE About Us

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