Wadebridge School

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Wadebridge School
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Address
Wadebridge School
Gonvena Hill

Wadebridge
,
Cornwall
,
PL27 6BU

England
Coordinates 50°31′19″N4°49′46″W / 50.52190°N 4.82935°W / 50.52190; -4.82935
Information
Type Academy
EstablishedMarch 1957;67 years ago (1957-03) [1]
Department for Education URN 138024 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherMr Mat Winzor
Staff120
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment1,235
Colour(s)Black and Gold
Website www.wadebridge.cornwall.sch.uk

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 Mr Mat Winzor.

Contents

Facilities include gymnasium, tennis courts, football/rugby pitch, hockey pitch, basketball court, a squash court and heated swimming pool (part of Wadebridge Leisure Centre).

History

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.

A-Level results

Although the school no longer has a 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]

Ofsted inspections

As of 2021, the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in 2019, with a judgement of Good. [6]

Notable former pupils

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References

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  2. ↑ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed. revised by Enid Radcliffe. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 238
  3. ↑ Norris, Frank (2012). "Academy conversion and predecessor schools". Ofsted. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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