Wildern School
| Wildern School | |
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| Address | |
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Wildern Lane , , SO30 4EJ England | |
| Coordinates | 50°55′12″N 1°18′07″W / 50.920°N 1.302°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Care, Opportunity, Quality |
| Established | 1933 |
| Local authority | Hampshire County Council |
| Trust | Wildern Academy Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 136654 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Ceri Oakley[1] |
| Executive headteacher | Marie Louise Litton[2] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 11–16 |
| Enrolment | 1,927 (2019)[3] |
| Capacity | 1,900[3] |
| Houses |
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| Colour(s) | Strawberry Red and Dark Green |
| Accreditation | Artsmark Platinum[5] |
| Website | www |
Wildern School is an 11–16 mixed secondary school with academy status in Hedge End, Hampshire, England, formerly a foundation school that was established in 1933. Wildern gained it's academy status 2011.
Appearances in News and Media
- 2011 - the school was shut down and evacuated after mustard gas leaked into the school. [6]
- 2016 - the school made national news when police were called because a student had viewed the UK Independence Party website and an English Defence League video.[7][8][9]
The school said it had called 101 for advice, acting in line with extremism guidelines, a spokesman from Hampshire Constabulary said: "The school contacted us in good faith and in complete accordance with their safeguarding procedures."[7]
- 2016 - accused of racism by the political party UKIP because pupils were banned from voting for them in a mock election. Claiming it was "racist". [10]
Pupils of Note
Tom Rule (2009) - Became the country’s youngest solo pilot. [11]
Grace Wood (2020) - National Netball Player. [12]
Sophie and Hannah (2020) - Students in the running for a large prize for their invention. [13]
References
- ^ "Headteacher's Welcome". Wildern School. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Executive Headteacher's Welcome". Wildern School. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Coppice Performing Arts School". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "House System". Wildern School. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Creative & Media". Wildern School. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "School closed after mustard gas leak". Daily Echo. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ^ a b "Hampshire school calls police after pupil looks at UKIP website". BBC News.
The school contacted us in good faith and in complete accordance with their safeguarding procedures.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "School calls police because pupil visited UKIP website on class computer". The Independent. 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ^ "Teenager reported to police by school after looking at UKIP website". Daily Echo. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ^ EXCLUSIVE, Nick Gutteridge (2016-03-06). "UKIP row school BANNED pupils from voting for party in mock election saying it is 'RACIST'". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ^ "Tom's on cloud nine!". Daily Echo. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ^ College, Barton Peveril Sixth Form. "Barton Peveril Sixth Form College's National Netballer". FE News. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ^ "Southampton students could win £25,000 with new invention". Romsey Advertiser. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
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