▁variety ▁of ▁sites ▁have ▁been ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁School ▁which ▁has ▁existed ▁as ▁a ▁National ▁School , ▁a ▁County ▁School ▁and ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁a ▁Second ary ▁Modern ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁The ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁The ▁school ▁became ▁a ▁Com pre h ensive ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Hart ism ere ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁ ▁Academy ▁Status ▁Hart ism ere ▁High ▁School ▁became ▁Su ff olk ' s ▁first ▁Foundation ▁School ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁This ▁meant ▁that ▁its ▁G over ning ▁Body ▁took ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁and ▁buildings ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁employ er ▁of ▁its ▁own ▁staff ▁and ▁its ▁own ▁adm issions ▁authority . ▁ ▁Following ▁this ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁school ▁in ▁Su ff olk ▁to ▁att ain ▁converter ▁Academy ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁It ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁secondary ▁schools ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁in ▁England ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁At ▁that ▁point ▁only ▁schools ▁grad ed ▁out standing ▁by ▁Of sted ▁were ▁permitted ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁The ▁Hart ism ere ▁Family ▁of ▁School s ▁Hart ism ere ▁School ▁was ▁given ▁Sp ons or ▁Academy ▁status ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁England ▁to ▁receive ▁this ▁status . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁that ▁the ▁multi - A cademy ▁Trust ▁was ▁set ▁up . ▁The