Wadebridge School | |
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Address | |
Gonvena Hill , , PL27 6BU England | |
Coordinates | 50°31′19″N4°49′46″W / 50.52190°N 4.82935°W Coordinates: 50°31′19″N4°49′46″W / 50.52190°N 4.82935°W |
Information | |
Type | Academy |
Established | March 1957 [1] |
Department for Education URN | 138024 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Headteacher | Tina Yardley |
Staff | 120 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11to 16 |
Enrolment | 1,235 |
Colour(s) | Black and Gold |
Website | www |
Wadebridge School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in the town of Wadebridge, Cornwall, England. It has 1,235 pupils. The headteacher is Tina Yardley.
Facilities include gymnasium, tennis courts, football/rugby pitch, hockey pitch, basketball court, a squash court and heated swimming pool (part of Wadebridge Leisure Centre).
The school opened as Wadebridge Secondary Modern School in March 1957. [1] The building was designed by F. K. Hicklin, county architect. [2]
In 2004, the school gained specialist business and enterprise college status.
Wadebridge converted to academy status in April 2012. [3]
In 2020, the school closed its sixth form.
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. [4] [5]
As of 2021, the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in 2019, with a judgement of Good. [6]
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