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'''Twynham School''' (formerly '''Twynham Comprehensive School''') is a [[coeducational]] [[secondary school]] and [[sixth form]] located in [[Christchurch, Dorset]], [[England]] and has a school roll of approximately 1,700 students in years 7 to 13 (ages 11 to 18). It has [[Leading Edge Partnership|Leading Edge]], [[Training school (United Kingdom)|Training School]] and [[Academy (English school)|Academy]] Statuses. Twynham is part of the Twynham Learning Multi-Academy Trust, comprising six primary and secondary schools local to Christchurch.

== School history ==

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==Facilities==

Twynham has 11 science labs. The technology block has two cookery rooms, one textiles room, three resistant material rooms and one graphics room, in addition to an IT room. Each student is required to take a technology subject at GCSE level.

In addition, there is an English Block, Maths Block, Drama Block, Music & Arts Block and the main hall, sports hall, changing facilities and the main block with ordinary classrooms.

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Twynham has nine computer rooms and offers two courses at [[GCSE]] level:

* Computing (Software Development (mainly in [[Visual Basic]]))

* [[European Computer Driving Licence]] from 2014-present2014–present

Twynham also offers a [[Business and Technology Education Council|BTEC]] in Creative Digital Media.

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== Notable former pupils ==

*[[Leo Harrison]] (1922–2016), first-class cricketer

*[[Jamie Redknapp]], pundit and retired footballer<ref>{{cite news|title=Jamie and Louise Redknapp visit his old school|url=http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4756010.Jamie_and_Louise_Redknapp_visit_his_old_school/|publisher=[[Bournemouth Daily Echo]]|date=24 November 2009}}</ref>

*[[Neil Moss (footballer)|Neil Moss]], coach and retired footballer<ref>{{cite news|title=Wembley's in Neil's sights|url=http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/1827795.wembleys_in_neils_sights/|publisher=[[Bournemouth Daily Echo]]|date=13 November 2007}}</ref>