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| established = {{Start date and age|1957}}
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| type = [[Academy (English school)|Academy]]
| type = [[Academy (English school)|Academy]]
| headteacher = Tina Yardley
| headteacher = Mat Winzor
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| enrolment = 12,235
| enrolment = 1,235
| gender = [[Mixed-sex education|Coeducational]]
| gender = [[Coeducational]]
| lower_age = 11
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'''Wadebridge School''' is a [[Mixed-sex education|coeducational]] [[secondary school]] and [[sixth form]] with [[Academy (English school)|academy status]], located in the town of [[Wadebridge]], [[Cornwall]], England. It has 1,235 pupils. The headteacher is Tina Yardley.
'''Wadebridge School''' is a [[coeducational]] [[secondary school]] with [[Academy (English school)|academy status]], located in the town of [[Wadebridge]], [[Cornwall]], England. It has 1,235 pupils. The headteacher is Mr Mat Winzor.

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In 2004, the school gained specialist [[business and enterprise college]] status, and the school converted to academy status in April 2012.


Facilities include gymnasium, tennis courts, football/rugby pitch, hockey pitch, basketball court, a squash court and heated swimming pool (part of Wadebridge Leisure Centre).
Facilities include gymnasium, tennis courts, football/rugby pitch, hockey pitch, basketball court, a squash court and heated swimming pool (part of Wadebridge Leisure Centre).


==History==
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The county secondary school, built in 1958, was designed by F. K. Hicklin, county architect.<ref>Pevsner, N. (1970) ''Cornwall''; 2nd ed. revised by Enid Radcliffe. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 238</ref>


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The school opened as '''Wadebridge Secondary Modern School''' in March 1957.<ref name="Hansard"/> The building was designed by F. K. Hicklin, county architect.<ref>Pevsner, N. (1970) ''Cornwall''; 2nd ed. revised by Enid Radcliffe. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 238</ref>
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==2006 A-Level results==

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In 2006 the school came in second place behind [[Truro High School]] in the league tables for the average A-level points score per student in Cornwall. This meant that Wadebridge school beat the independent and selective [[Truro School]] into third place, a feat that was achieved again in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/education/06/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/908_alevel_lea.stm|title=English School Tables 2006|publisher=[[BBC News Online]]|pages=Institutions in Cornwall|accessdate=2009-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/08/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/908_alevel_lea.stm | work=BBC News | title=Secondary schools in Cornwall | date=2009-01-15 | accessdate=2010-05-27}}</ref>
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In 2004, the school gained specialist [[business and enterprise college]] status.

Wadebridge converted to academy status in April 2012.<ref name="acad">{{cite web |last1=Norris |first1=Frank |title=Academy conversion and predecessor schools |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2048395 |publisher=Ofsted |access-date=31 January 2021 |date=2012}}</ref>

In 2020, the school closed its [[sixth form]].

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==A-Level results==
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Although the school no longer has a sixth form, in 2006 the school came in second place behind [[Truro High School]] in the league tables for the average A-level points score per student in Cornwall. This meant that Wadebridge School beat the independent and selective [[Truro School]] into third place, a feat that was achieved again in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/education/06/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/908_alevel_lea.stm|title=English School Tables 2006|publisher=[[BBC News Online]]|pages=Institutions in Cornwall|access-date=2009-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/08/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/908_alevel_lea.stm | work=BBC News | title=Secondary schools in Cornwall | date=2009-01-15 | access-date=2010-05-27}}</ref>

==Ofsted inspections==

As of 2021, the school's most recent inspection by [[Ofsted]] was in 2019, with a judgement of Good.<ref name="insp_2019">{{cite web |last1=McGinnis |first1=Sarah |title=Inspection of Wadebridge School |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50143150 |publisher=Ofsted |access-date=31 January 2021 |date=2020}}</ref>


==Notable former pupils==
==Notable former pupils==
*[[Olly Barkley]], England rugby international<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rugbyspectator.com/2011/06/elektrik-3-are-you-up-to-the-challenge/ |title=Elektrik 3: Are you up to the challenge? &#124; Rugby Spectator |first= |last= |work=rugbyspectator.com |date=22 June 2011|accessdate=10 February 2012}}</ref>
*[[Olly Barkley]], England rugby international<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rugbyspectator.com/2011/06/elektrik-3-are-you-up-to-the-challenge/ |title=Elektrik 3: Are you up to the challenge? &#124; Rugby Spectator |work=rugbyspectator.com |date=22 June 2011|access-date=10 February 2012}}</ref>
*[[Michaela Breeze]], weightlifting Commonwealth champion<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Michaela-s-minute-Games/story-11427008-detail/story.html |title=Michaela's last minute Games call &#124; This is Cornwall |first= |last= |work=thisiscornwall.co.uk |date=29 July 2008 |accessdate=10 February 2012}}</ref>
*[[Michaela Breeze]], weightlifting Commonwealth champion<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Michaela-s-minute-Games/story-11427008-detail/story.html |title=Michaela's last minute Games call &#124; This is Cornwall |work=thisiscornwall.co.uk |date=29 July 2008 |access-date=10 February 2012}}</ref>
*[[Jago (illustrator)|Jago]], children's book illustrator
*[[Jago (illustrator)|Jago]], children's book illustrator
*[[Calum Jarvis]], swimming Commonwealth bronze medallist
*[[Calum Jarvis]], swimming Commonwealth bronze medallist, Olympic Gold 2020(2021)
*[[Tristan Stephenson]], mixologist and bartender
*[[Tristan Stephenson]], mixologist and bartender
*[[Annabel Vernon]], World Champion GB rower<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.leander.co.uk/athletes/Annabel_Vernon.asp |title=Annabel Vernon}}</ref>
*[[Annabel Vernon]], World Champion GB rower<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.leander.co.uk/athletes/Annabel_Vernon.asp |title=Annabel Vernon}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Portal|Cornwall}}
* {{Official website|http://www.wadebridge.cornwall.sch.uk/}}
* {{Official website|http://www.wadebridge.cornwall.sch.uk/}}


{{Schools in Cornwall}}
{{Schools in Cornwall}}

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[[Category:Secondary schools in Cornwall]]
[[Category:Secondary schools in Cornwall]]

Latest revision as of 10:04, 21 November 2024

Wadebridge School
Address
Map
Gonvena Hill

Wadebridge
,
Cornwall
,
PL27 6BU

England
Coordinates50°31′19″N 4°49′46″W / 50.52190°N 4.82935°W / 50.52190; -4.82935
Information
TypeAcademy
EstablishedMarch 1957; 67 years ago (1957-03)[1]
Department for Education URN138024 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherMat Winzor
Staff120
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment1,235
Colour(s)Black and Gold
Websitewww.wadebridge.cornwall.sch.uk

Wadebridge School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in the town of Wadebridge, Cornwall, England. It has 1,235 pupils. The headteacher is Mr Mat Winzor.

Facilities include gymnasium, tennis courts, football/rugby pitch, hockey pitch, basketball court, a squash court and heated swimming pool (part of Wadebridge Leisure Centre).

History

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The school opened as Wadebridge Secondary Modern School in March 1957.[1] The building was designed by F. K. Hicklin, county architect.[2]

In 2004, the school gained specialist business and enterprise college status.

Wadebridge converted to academy status in April 2012.[3]

In 2020, the school closed its sixth form.

A-Level results

[edit]

Although the school no longer has a sixth form, in 2006 the school came in second place behind Truro High School in the league tables for the average A-level points score per student in Cornwall. This meant that Wadebridge School beat the independent and selective Truro School into third place, a feat that was achieved again in 2008.[4][5]

Ofsted inspections

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As of 2021, the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in 2019, with a judgement of Good.[6]

Notable former pupils

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References

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  1. ^ a b "New Schools (Cornwall)". Hansard. UK Parliament. 28 January 1960. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ^ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed. revised by Enid Radcliffe. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 238
  3. ^ Norris, Frank (2012). "Academy conversion and predecessor schools". Ofsted. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ^ "English School Tables 2006". BBC News Online. pp. Institutions in Cornwall. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Secondary schools in Cornwall". BBC News. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  6. ^ McGinnis, Sarah (2020). "Inspection of Wadebridge School". Ofsted. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Elektrik 3: Are you up to the challenge? | Rugby Spectator". rugbyspectator.com. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Michaela's last minute Games call | This is Cornwall". thisiscornwall.co.uk. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  9. ^ "Annabel Vernon".
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