Wallingford School

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Address
Wallingford School
St George's Road

Wallingford
,
Oxfordshire
,
OX10 8HH

England
Coordinates 51°36′20″N1°07′38″W / 51.60551°N 1.12732°W / 51.60551; -1.12732
Information
Type Academy
MottoSending every person into the world able and qualified.
Established1659;365 years ago (1659)
FounderWalter Bigg
Local authority Oxfordshire
TrustThe Merchant Taylors’ Oxfordshire Academy Trust
Specialist Sports College
Department for Education URN 137357 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherJohn Marston
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Enrolment1344
HousesBigg, Blackstone, Matilda, Christie
Colour(s)Navy and Gold   
Website www.wallingford.oxon.sch.uk

Wallingford School is a secondary school with academy status located in the town of Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England. It was founded by Walter Bigg in 1659 in association with the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors, formally succeeding Wallingford Grammar School when it merged with Blackstone Secondary Modern in 1973.

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Headteacher

The Headteacher is John Marston who joined the school in September 2019 following the retirement of the previous head, Wyll Willis. [1] Willis was the Headteacher from 2006 to 2019, following the interim Headship of Douglas Brown. The Headteacher from September 2001 to August 2005 was Jerry Owens.[ citation needed ]

Buildings

A number of buildings make up the school estate. These are named after various notable people from Wallingford or past teachers at the school.

The main blocks are:

In recent years, Wallingford School has built a new block, The Willis Block, to be able to expand their size of entry to 9 forms in Year 7, a major increase from 7 forms just 2 years before the construction. [4]

Sixth form

Wallingford School features two parts - the secondary school, and a sixth form college which merge to feature the same teachers, lesson structure, subjects, timetable, etc... Sixth Form students are part of the house system and have their own competitions that contribute to the overall scores.

All students at Wallingford School are guaranteed a place in Sixth Form, whatever their results at 16.

The main focus of the Sixth Form is A Levels. However, from September 2008, a small number of students each term in the sixth form can follow a "Pre A-Level" course that enables them to study for A-Levels if they did not achieve the required GCSE grades to do so by regular progression. These students can spend a year studying five GCSE subjects to retake, then continue with A Levels at the sixth form. There is a growing offer of Btec qualifications for students wanting to study but who want a different approach to the academic one of A Levels.

Past pupils

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References

  1. ↑ "Wallingford School's Wyll Willis retires after 'record' A-Level results". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Secondary school with collapse-risk concrete to get funding to rebuild". Witney Gazette. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Headteacher's Message - Friday 14th July". www.wallingfordschool.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Expansion of Wallingford School | Let's Talk Oxfordshire". letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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