St Dunstan's School, Glastonbury

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St Dunstan's School, Glastonbury
Wells Road

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BA6 9BY

England
Coordinates 51°09′09″N2°42′52″W / 51.1525°N 2.7145°W / 51.1525; -2.7145
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Type Academy
FounderElliott L
Department for Education URN 137202 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head teacherLynda Bevan
GenderMixed
Age11to 16
Enrolment327 pupils [1]
Website http://www.stdunstansschool.com

St Dunstan's School is a secondary school in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The school is for students between the ages of 11 and 16 years. It is named after St. Dunstan, an abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, who went on to become Archbishop of Canterbury in 960AD.

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The school was a 'new-build' in 1958 with major building work, at a cost of £1.2 million, in 1998, adding the science block and the sports hall. It was designated as a specialist Arts College in 2004 and the £800,000 spent at this time paid for the Performing Arts studio and facilities to support pupils with special educational needs. [2] In 2011, the school became an academy.

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References

  1. "St Dunstan's School". Ofsted. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. "History & Development of the School". St Dunstan's School. Retrieved 31 March 2009.