School History

Eggar’s School is situated at one end of the beautiful and historic Wey Valley, beneath the wooded slopes of the Hampshire Downs. 

Eggar’s School is situated at one end of the beautiful and historic Wey Valley, beneath the wooded rolling slopes of the Hampshire Downs. We are very proud of our beautiful setting and the school community enjoys 38 acres of land, which backs onto the Downs.

The school has one of the oldest foundations in the county.  Under a Trust Deed dated 21st March 1638, a local hop farmer, named John Eggar realised his idea of providing a school to serve the needs of its community.  He appointed ‘Feoffes’ (Governors) and negotiated the purchase of 39 acres of land at Anstey.

The first Head Teacher was appointed in 1642 – the date that appears on the school badge and which is proudly displayed on the current Eggar’s school blazer. It has been suggested that the official document approving the establishment of Eggar’s School was one of the very last official documents Charles I signed before the beginning of the Civil War.

In 1968 the school moved from the original site to the modern buildings and spacious grounds it now occupies at Holybourne. The old site is now residential homes.

In 2012 the school decided to become an Academy, under the 2010 Academies Act, as a means to secure existing standards and to further develop the school.

In 2024, in order to further develop and improve the school, the governing body agreed that the school should join the Weydon Multi Academy Trust and we are now one of 7 secondary schools in this highly successful multi academy trust.

The school is very proud of its heritage and history and each year we celebrate a Founder’s Day service, which we hold in Holybourne Parish Church, and here the school community remembers our founder, John Eggar.