Hartismere School

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

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Welcome to Hartismere!

It is a special privilege to serve as Executive Headmaster at Hartismere. Each and every day I see a level of commitment from staff that I have never encountered in another school during the course of my career. 

Our parents are amongst the most supportive I have had the privilege to know and our scholars are both a pleasure to teach and a credit to their families. They deserve the high standards they achieve in examinations and they make the atmosphere caring and warm. 

I look forward to working with you as a new student or parent of the school. 

Welcome to Hartismere.

Dr James McAtear  MSc MA MEd MPhil PGCE NPQH PSQI NLE FCCT
Executive Headmaster Hartismere
CEO Hartismere Family of Schools

James McAtear is a Designated National Leader in Education. He has served as a Lead Inspector with Ofsted throughout England over a number of years. He has served as Headmaster in several schools leading Hartismere School in becoming England’s first Academy and to successive Outstanding Ofsted judgements in every category. He was appointed a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching in 2018. 

In this section...

Video tour of the school

Hartismere Leadership Training

Communication with the School

School Aims, Values and Ethos

History and Old Hartisians

Hartismere School and Sixth Form College Prospectuses

Vacancies

The school environment

School Plan and Map

See also...

Teacher of Mathematics

Hartismere :: 1950s

Staff :: Past and Present

Staff Photographs

Alumni :: Messages from old Hartisians

About Hartismere

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Ofsted Report February 2010

Tutor Time (Life Lessons)

A levels: pre-reading and research materials

SMS Text School Notifications

Hartismere Community

Avatar Maker

DofE Stove Safety

Bronze Qualifying Expedition September 2024

Careers Fair - 14 March 2024

Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

New...

How Ofcom is helping children to be safer online – a guide for parents

Joint letter from Ofqual and UCAS to students, summer 2025

Admissions and Application Forms :: Main School and Sixth Form

Computer Science

Sixth Form Course Information

Expressionism

Online safety newsletters

Film post-production explained

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Headmaster Welcome Parent Information Student Information Ofcom Archive Support My Hartismere Mathematics GCSE Photos Correspondence RSHE GCSE Year 11 Revision Old Hartisians ZEN Parentpay Buildings Notices Learning

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