Whittington Green School | |
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Address | |
High Street , , S41 9LG England | |
Coordinates | 53°16′20″N1°25′03″W / 53.2722°N 1.4175°W |
Information | |
Type | Community school |
Local authority | Derbyshire |
Department for Education URN | 112958 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Headteacher | Tracey Burnside |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 11to 16 |
Enrolment | 395 as of May 2022 [update] |
Website | http://www.wgs.derbyshire.sch.uk/ |
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It is a community school administered by Derbyshire County Council, [2] and offers GCSEs, BTECs and ASDAN courses as programmes of study for pupils. It has recently rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted (February 2023) [3]
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