Horndean Technology College

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Horndean Technology College is a large, co‑educational community school in Horndean, Hampshire, England. It opened in 1970 and now has about 1,500 pupils aged 11 to 16. The campus is big, with around 11 buildings and lots of facilities. The school runs a pilot program that offers podcasts for at‑home learning. The headteacher is Julie Summerfield, and the school is sometimes locally known as Barton Cross.

Key facts
- Houses: McKellen, Turing, Windsor, Goodall, Holmes
- Local authority: Hampshire
- The school has Barton Hall for community use and a large sports hall

Campus blocks (simplified)
- Admin block: library, staff offices, student support services
- X Block: maths and IT; top floor houses most IT and computer subjects
- G Block: English
- M Block: music
- W Block: Design Technology
- S Blocks: science
- D Block: humanities (History, Geography) plus the Bedford Center ASD unit and learning support
- H Block: Food Technology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Hairdressing
- C Block: preschool/nursery
- SF Block: drama and modern languages (French, German, Spanish); upper school cafeteria

Facilities
- Barton Hall for community events and assemblies
- Sports Hall
- Outdoor facilities: AstroTurf pitches, 400m track, long jump, tennis courts, and football/rugby goals

Subjects offered include French, German and Spanish.