Fitzharrys School

Fitzharrys School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. There are about 650 students attending. The headteacher since March 2020 is Will Speke, who took over from Jonathan Dennett.^[2] The school emblem that adorns the gateway and uniform badges depicts three harriers on a light blue background.

Fitzharrys School
Address
Northcourt Road Abingdon-on-Thames , Oxfordshire , OX14 1NP England
Coordinates	51.68171°N 1.28403°W / 51.68171; -1.28403
Information
Type	Academy
Local authority	Oxfordshire
Department for Education URN	146392 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Will Speke
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	679 students[1]: 5
Colour(s)	Blue, White and Gold
Website	fitzharrys.oxon.sch.uk

School status

Until November 2018, it was a community school administered by Oxfordshire County Council. It joined John Mason School and Rush Common School to form the Abingdon Learning Trust,^[3] converting to an Academy.

Since 2005, Fitzharrys School has held the status of a specialist school for technology. The specialist school status is a joint partnership between the three state secondary schools in Abingdon: Fitzharrys, John Mason School and Larkmead School.^{[citation needed]}

Notable former pupils

• Kate Garraway (Good Morning Britain (ITV) presenter) attended the school.^[4]
• Professor Kathy Sykes, Collier Chair For Public Engagement in Science and Engineering at the University of Bristol, studied at Fitzharrys.^[5]