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The Nicholas Hamond Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Swaffham, Norfolk, England.The school is in the south of the town, on the western side of the A1065, next to the leisure centre. A building project to expand the school and integrate the sixth form on the same site was completed in July 2009.HistoryGrammar schoolThe school first established in 1736 as a grammar school. Until 1976 the school was called Hamond's Grammar School, and the old grammar school building served as the sixth form centre until July 2009.ComprehensiveThe school became a comprehensive in 1976 and was renamed Swaffham Hamond's High School.In 2009 the school considered becoming a Foundation School, but due to lack of support for the proposal within the key stakeholder groups and surrounding community, the Governors decided not to proceed with the proposed change.The school also gained specialist status as a Maths and Computing College.AcademyOn 1 November 2012 the school converted to academy status and was renamed the Nicholas Hamond Academy.EnrichmentAs of 2009 the school began running an enrichment programme where pupils participate in an activity or learning opportunity outside the standard taught curriculum. Sixth Formers and Year 11 pupils have the option to attend study sessions, instead of (as the rest of the school do) extra-curricular activities.

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