{{Short description|School in Winkton, Dorset, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=February 2023}} {{multiple issues|{{no footnotes|date=October 2013}} {{more citations needed|date=October 2013}}}} {{coord|50.762297|-1.770787|type:edu|format=dms|display=title}} '''Homefield School''' (closed Feb. 10, 2005) was a school for boys and girls aged four to 18 in [[Winkton, Dorset|Winkton]], [[Dorset]], England.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homefield School - GOV.UK |url=https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/113938 |access-date=2025-05-27 |website=www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Abrams |first=Fran |date=2005-11-29 |title='We don't do posh' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2005/nov/29/schools.publicschools |access-date=2025-05-27 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
The school occupied a large, cream-painted building with a sign announcing "Sports Academy. Dorset Lawn Tennis Association School of the Year." Over the door was an inscription: "Ratione Non Vi" (By reason, not by force). There were 2 departments, Preparatory and Senior - the prep school was a self-contained unit with a play area.
Homefield had extensive playing fields overlooking farmland.
For years 7–11, subjects included the core subjects: English, Maths and [[Physical education|Physical Education]] plus optional subjects: Art (Painting & Drawing), Art (Three Dimensional), Biology, Chemistry, Physics, [[Geography]], [[Home economics|Home Economics]] (Food), and Information Technology (Computers).
==Closure== Homefield School closed permanently in January 2005.
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==External links== *[https://www.theguardian.com/education/2005/nov/29/schools.publicschools 'We don't do posh'] *[https://blocl.uk/schools/homefield-school-113938 Homefield School, schools in England and Wales] {{Dorset-school-stub}}{{Schools in Dorset}}
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