Kingsmead School, Wiveliscombe

Last updated

Kingsmead School
Kingsmead School - Main Block.jpg
Address
Kingsmead School, Wiveliscombe
Hartswell

Wiveliscombe
,
Somerset
,
TA4 2NE

England
Coordinates 51°02′21″N3°18′32″W / 51.0392°N 3.3090°W / 51.0392; -3.3090
Information
Type Academy
MottoAchieving Through Caring
Specialists Language College
Humanities College
Department for Education URN 136639 Tables
Chairman of GovernorsNick Lapthorn
Head Teacher:John Eddy
Gender coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment1180 pupils (in 2021) [1]
Colour(s)Sky blue, grey and black
Website http://kingsmead-school.com/

Kingsmead School (KS) is a coeducational state school in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, serving the north-west of Taunton Deane district. It had 804 pupils between the ages of 11 and 16 years in 2013. [1]

Contents

The school was awarded Beacon School status in 1998 which was renewed in 2002. [2] In September 2000, Kingsmead gained Language College status. [2] In December 2009 Kingsmead received an Outstanding judgement from Ofsted and Good in 2013. [1] In April 2011, Kingsmead became an Academy. [3]

History

The original block at Kingsmead was modelled in a late Art Deco style, hence its similarities in appearance to a mid-century-modern cinema. The main part of the school (including the hall, gymnasium, canteen, science labs, library, cloakrooms and classrooms) was built during the early 1950s, when a rise in the number of children in post-war Britain (also known as the "baby boom" era) lead to a demand for more schools across the country. The main block was extended at either ends during the 1970s, and during this period a second block (now the Language College) was constructed. A sports hall was built to the rear of the school next to the staff car park during the early 1990s, along with several new offices for senior management near the drama studio. The second most recent significant development is the "south block", a million pound construction with 7 new classrooms and an ICT room; opened September 2006. [4] The infrastructure of the school was never designed for nearly 800 pupils, so the school relies on the field to the back of the school during the summer months for pupils at break and lunchtime.

A new science block opened in 2014, [5] and in 2015 received a grant for new building work. [6] Further funding for building work was obtained in 2017. [7] A new main block will replace the old main block. The new block will be constructed on the place of the tennis courts and the old block will be replaced with a new set of tennis courts there are no confirmed dates for the new build but we are reliably informed it is in the near future this new process is known to some students as R.A.P ops. [8] A mural was added at the entrance to the east block in 2017. [8] And another was added to the school entrance featuring famous and inspirational people such as nelson Mandela Albert Einstein and Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. [9] In 2021, work began on the £13million new building to replace the Main Block. The build had previously been delayed in construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new main block was completed in September 2022.[ citation needed ]

Zambia fund

Since 1999 Kingsmead has upheld a partnership with two schools in the Copperbelt region which is situated in Northern Zambia. First the headteacher from one of the schools in Kitwe came to Somerset and then 8 teachers from Kingsmead went to Zambia. They visited Mukuba Boys School and Helen Kaunda Girls Secondary School. [10] Each year, 12 pupils are selected to take part in the exchange programme. First the Zambian pupils come to Kingsmead and then the British pupils head out to Zambia. Then the following year it is the turn of the teachers. When the British pupils head over they take crates of educational resources. These are filled with books, pencils, pens, paper and other learning essentials. [11] The school has set up the 'Kingsmead International Trust' to help the people of Kitwe in Zambia who are unable to attend school because of AIDS and other problems commonly faced by African people. The trust is a registered charity. [12]

Related Research Articles

St Aldhelm's Academy is a co-educational secondary school serving the Rossmore, Parkstone, Newtown, Wallisdown and Alderney areas of Poole, Dorset, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kitwe</span> City in Copperbelt, Zambia

Kitwe is the third largest city in terms of infrastructure development and second largest city in terms of size and population in Zambia. With a population of 517,543 Kitwe is one of the most developed commercial and industrial areas in the nation, alongside Ndola and Lusaka. It has a complex of mines on its north-western and western edges.

The Kings of Wessex Academy, formerly known as the Kings of Wessex School, is a coeducational secondary school located in Cheddar, Somerset, England. As of 2015, it had 1,176 students aged 13 to 18, of all genders and all ability levels including 333 in the sixth form. In November 2016, the academy became part of the Wessex Learning Trust which incorporated eight academies from the surrounding area. Kings is a Church of England school.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Smithdon High School</span> Academy in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England

Smithdon High School is a small comprehensive school academy, with 627 students in Hunstanton, Norfolk. Its buildings are Grade II* listed. It changed its status, joining the West Norfolk Academies Trust in 2016. Ofsted rated the school as 'requires improvement' in 2019.

Clevedon School, formerly known as Clevedon Community School, is a coeducational secondary school located in Clevedon, North Somerset, England. It has over 1350 pupils, in years 7 to 11 in the Lower School and 12 to 13 in the Upper School or sixth form. The school recently regained its Language College status. As of 2023, the headteacher is Jim Smith. The school was part of the Clevedon Learning Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust formed on 1 January 2015 by CEO John Wells. As of 1st March 2023, Clevedon Learning Trust merged with Futura Learning Partnership, with schools in Bristol, North Somerset and Somerset.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Backwell School</span> Academy in Somerset, England

Backwell School is a secondary academy school in Backwell, Bristol, Somerset, England. It was considered to be one of the best-performing state schools in England, leading results at both GCSE and A level in the area and consistently being rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. It has now been rated "Good" by Ofsted.

The Priory Pembroke Academy is a school for pupils aged 11–16 on Croft Lane in the village Cherry Willingham, located just outside the city of Lincoln, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Castle School, Taunton</span> Academy in Taunton, Somerset, England

The Castle School is a co-educational secondary school in Taunton, Somerset, England. It had 1,189 pupils aged 11 to 16 in 2017, and has had specialist Sports College status since 2003. It has been granted a second specialism in Vocational Education. During the school's Ofsted inspection in 2009, it received an "outstanding" rating in 26 out of 27 criteria. In July 2011, the school became an Academy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Blue School, Wells</span> Academy in Wells, Somerset, England

The Blue School is a coeducational, secondary school located in Wells, Somerset, England. It had 1,570 students aged 11 to 18 of both sexes and all ability levels of which 284 were in the sixth form in 2013. It is currently a Church of England voluntary controlled school. The school motto is "Recta Certa" which means 'straight and true'. It became an Academy in August 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Portsmouth Academy</span> Secondary, academy in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

The Portsmouth Academy is a secondary school with academy status, located in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England on St Mary's Road in the central district of Fratton near St Mary's Church. Originally established as a girls' school, it became co-educational in the 2017/18 school year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Morecambe Bay Academy</span> Academy in Morecambe, Lancashire, England

Morecambe Bay Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Morecambe, Lancashire, England. It was founded as Morecambe Grammar School in 1919, moving to its current site on Dallam Avenue in 1938 on a former golf links course. In 2019, it was renamed to Morecambe Bay Academy during the process of becoming an academy.

Lister Community School is a co-educational secondary school located at St Mary's Road, Plaistow, Newham, London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sexey's School</span> Academy in Bruton, Somerset, England

Sexey's School is a Church of England, co-educational state boarding and day school in Bruton, Somerset, England for 11-18 year olds. Sexey's School is named after Hugh Sexey who, in 1599, was appointed as a Royal auditor to Elizabeth I and later as a Royal auditor to James I. Sexey's Hospital was established in 1619 from the proceeds of his will, and the school was founded in 1889. State boarding schools are most unusual in England and Wales. The school became an academy in August 2011.

Chesterton Community College is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Chesterton, Cambridge, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It was established in 1935 as two separate schools for boys and girls, which merged in 1974 to form a mixed comprehensive school and adult centre. Chesterton was granted Community College status in 1983, and became an academy in 2011.

Kingsmead School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form. Established in 1938, it is located in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. The head teacher is Maria Mincher..

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon</span> Academy in Blaydon-on-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England

St Thomas More Catholic School is a Roman Catholic secondary school with academy status in Blaydon, Tyne and Wear, England, providing teaching to 11- to 19-year-olds. It is a well-regarded and over-subscribed school, performing well both regionally and nationally. In its most recent OFSTED inspection (2023) it was credited with having cultivated a "climate of high ambition" and was rated as "good" in all major areas assessed. The school converted to academy status on 1 February 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heathfield Community School</span> Academy (england and wales) school in Taunton, Somerset, England

Monkton Wood Academy is an Academy located at West Monkton in the outskirts of Taunton, England. It had 1,192 pupils aged 11 to 18, of which 78 were in the sixth form, in 2015, and has an Arts College specialist status. The headteacher is Hannah Jones. As of the 1st December 2023, the school became Monkton Wood Academy under the Cabot Learning Federation

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kingsmead School, Hoylake</span> Former co-educational independent day school, located in Hoylake, Wirral, England

Kingsmead School was a co-educational private day school for boys and girls aged 2 to 16 and, from 2018 until its closure, offered a sixth form for students up to age 18. The school is located in Hoylake, on the Wirral Peninsula. The school was founded in 1904 by Arthur Watts, a Baptist minister and mathematician. In 1911 the school motto was selected, "Dominus Vitae Robur" – The Lord is the Strength of my Life. Kingsmead is a member of the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS).

Therfield School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Leatherhead, Surrey, England. Therfield School sixth form teaches courses of further education for students between the ages of 16 and 18 and has an arrangement of reciprocated entry criteria with three others in the county: The Ashcombe School, Warlingham School and Oxted School.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hermitage Academy, Chester-le-Street</span> Academy in County Durham, England

Hermitage Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England. The current executive headteacher is Darren Stewart, appointed in September 2023. It is currently sponsored by North East Learning Trust (NELT), a multi-academy trust with partner & sponsor schools across North East England, including Academy at Shotton Hall and Teesdale School.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2021 Inspection Report". Ofsted. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Kingsmead School". Wiveliscombe Area Website. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  3. ↑ "Inspection Report 2013" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kingsmead School, Wiveliscombe, Somerset". Mark Richmond Architects. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Marsh, Michael (15 May 2013). "Focus on: Kingsmead School, Wiveliscombe". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Kingsmead School wins Government cash for new buildings". Somerset County Gazette. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "New building boost for Wivey school". West Somerset Free Press. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Kingsmead School". www.kingsmead-school.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  9. ↑ "Kingsmead School". kingsmead-school.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  10. ↑ Tembo, Potipher (2005). "Mukuba, Helen link with UK school". Times of Zambia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  11. ↑ "Zambian Exchange". Kingmead School. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "The Kingsmead trust for international education". Charity Commission. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.