Wadebridge School
| Wadebridge School | |
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| Address | |
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Gonvena Hill , , PL27 6BU United Kingdom | |
| Coordinates | 50°31′19″N 4°49′46″W / 50.52190°N 4.82935°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1957 |
| Department for Education URN | 138024 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Tina Yardley |
| Staff | 65 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Number of students | 1,235 |
| Colour(s) | Black and Gold |
| Website | www |
Wadebridge School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the town of Wadebridge, Cornwall, England. It has 1,235 pupils. The headteacher is Tina Yardley.
In 2004, the school gained specialist business and enterprise college status, and the school converted to academy status in April 2012.
Facilities include a shop, gymnasium, tennis courts, football/rugby pitch, hockey pitch, basketball court, a squash court and heated swimming pool (part of Wadebridge Leisure Centre).
The county secondary school, built in 1958, was designed by F. K. Hicklin, county architect.[1]
2006 A-Level results
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.[2][3]
Notable former pupils
- Olly Barkley, England rugby international[4]
- Michaela Breeze, weightlifting Commonwealth champion[5]
- Jago, children's book illustrator
- Calum Jarvis, swimming Commonwealth bronze medallist
- Tristan Stephenson, mixologist and bartender
- Annabel Vernon, World Champion GB rower[6]
References
- ^ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed. revised by Enid Radcliffe. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 238
- ^ "English School Tables 2006". BBC News Online. pp. Institutions in Cornwall. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ "Secondary schools in Cornwall". BBC News. 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "Elektrik 3: Are you up to the challenge? | Rugby Spectator". rugbyspectator.com. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Michaela's last minute Games call | This is Cornwall". thisiscornwall.co.uk. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Annabel Vernon".
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