Mary Webb School and Science College

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Mary Webb School and Science College
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Mary Webb School and Science College
Bogey Lane

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SY5 0TG

England
Coordinates 52°38′50″N2°52′57″W / 52.6472°N 2.8826°W / 52.6472; -2.8826
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Type Academy
Established1957
TrustCentral Shropshire Academy Trust
Department for Education URN 146509 Tables
Ofsted Reports
ChairM Cribb
HeadteacherPeter Lowe-Werrell
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment552 (2017) [1]
PublicationWebberzine
Website http://www.marywebbschool.com/

Mary Webb School and Science College is a coeducational secondary school located in Pontesbury, Shropshire, England.

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Founded in 1957, it was originally titled Pontesbury Secondary Modern School. [2] In 1977, following the abolition of the tripartite system, the school became a comprehensive school. [3] The Mary Webb School, named after the novelist and poet of the same name, was designated a specialist Science College in 2003.

Previously a community school administered by Shropshire Council, in January 2019 Mary Webb School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Central Shropshire Academy Trust.

Academics

The school received a rating of "good" (overall) and "outstanding" in the area of leadership and management from Ofsted during the May 2015 inspection. [4]

Former pupils

Mary Webb School
Pontesbury Secondary Modern School

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References

  1. "Mary Webb School & Science College – Opening Minds. Widening Horizons".
  2. Gaydon, Lawson, A.T., J.B. (1982). A History of Pontesbury. Shropshire Libraries. p. 293. ISBN   0-903802-23-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)Reprint from Victoria County History of Shropshire, volume VIII (1967).
  3. "Prospectus 2008-2009" (PDF). marywebbschool.com.
  4. "Inspection report: Mary Webb School and Science College, 12–13 May 2015" (PDF). Ofsted.
  5. "Inspirational Sparks" (PDF). Webberzine. marywebbschool.com. Summer 2013.
  6. "Players from the past". Shropshire Schools & Colleges Football Association.