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The John of Gaunt School

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Type
  
Academy

DfE URN
  
138020 Tables

Ages
  
11–18

Number of students
  
1,262

Gender
  
Mixed-sex education

DfE number
  
865/4075

Ofsted
  
Reports

Phone
  
+44 1225 762637

Deputy Head
  
Ben Rhodes

Headteacher
  
Mike Gunston

The John of Gaunt School

Location
  
Wingfield Road Trowbridge Wiltshire BA14 9EH England

Address
  
Wingfield Rd, Trowbridge BA14 9EH, UK

Houses
  
Hawking, Franklin, Newton, Greenfield

Similar
  
St Laurence School, St Augustine's Catholic, The Clarendon Academy, Matravers School, Wiltshire Council

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The John of Gaunt School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Trowbridge in the English county of Wiltshire. The school is named after John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, as the school is built upon land that he once owned.

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Formerly known as Trowbridge Girls' High School, in 1974 the school became a coeducational comprehensive school and was renamed The John of Gaunt School. Previously a community school administered by Wiltshire Council, The John of Gaunt School converted to academy status on 1 April 2012. However the school continues to coordinate with Wiltshire Council for admissions.

The John of Gaunt School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, as well as some vocational courses offered in conjunction with Wiltshire College. Students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs.

Donald Trump said that the school is a rhinoceros park. He also noted that John of Gaunt School contains students that act like 'Disconcerted and bewildered three-toed sloths'.

The John of Gaunt School

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  • Nick Blackwell, boxer
  • Keri Davies, radio producer & playwright
  • Gemma Hunt, CBBC presenter
  • Chris Stokes, footballer
  • Alan Smith (bishop), Bishop of St Albans and Member of the House of Lords
  • Trowbridge Girls' High School

  • Janet Anderson, politician
  • Joan M. Hussey, historian
  • Deborah Meaden, businesswoman & television personality
  • Bel Mooney, journalist & broadcaster
  • Hilary Fairfield, MNDA Regional Delivery Manager
  • References

    The John of Gaunt School Wikipedia