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The Henry Cort Community College, formerly Fareham Park Senior School, is a mixed sex comprehensive school in Fareham, Hampshire.It is one of three comprehensive schools in Fareham, and had around 850 students at the last count. It has a rich sporting tradition, especially in field hockey, and has adequate sports facilities, including an astroturf pitch and a gym. The school is named after the iron pioneer, Henry Cort.EnvironmentThe college is set within a suburban 337acre site, on the edge of Fareham Park Estate of Fareham, with views over the Meon Valley and The Solent, on a clear day, you can see the Isle of Wight.FacilitiesOn 1 September 1984, as a result of the reorganisation of Fareham's Secondary Schools, Fareham Park School became The Henry Cort Community College. Henry Cort was derived from the name of a man who was arguably the most distinguished person to be associated with Fareham's Industrial past. He was essentially a simple man whose visionary genius was exploited by others more cynical and worldly wise than himself.The college has eleven fully networked ICT suites with over 400 computers linked to the internet; seminar rooms; a specialist Design Technology room, including an electronics Lab; a Food Technology kitchen; art and design rooms, including textiles; two sports halls; specialist language rooms; science laboratories, a learning resource centre; an all-weather pitch; and sizeable sports fields.HousesThe houses at Henry Cort are all named after English naval ships or submarines, this takes into the account the naval activity of nearby Portsmouth. Each of which has a colour to symbolise each. The houses names were decided on after a student vote. The 4 Houses are named: