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Writhlington School

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Established
  
2011

DfE number
  
800/4134

Headteacher
  
Mark Everett

Number of students
  
1,571

Founded
  
2011

Type
  
Academy

DfE URN
  
137548 Tables

Phone
  
+44 1761 433581

Capacity
  
1,547

Trust
  
Writhlington Academy Trust

Location
  
Knobsbury LaneWrithlingtonRadstockSomersetBA3 3NQEngland

Address
  
Knobsbury Ln, Radstock BA3 3NQ, UK

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Writhlington School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11–18 in Writhlington, Bath and North East Somerset, England. It is the main secondary school in the Radstock area, providing further education to local children and some pupils who live outside the catchment area. The school became an academy in October 2011.

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Around 70% of year 11 pupils apply to attend sixth form. The school is notable for its orchid project, which has won numerous awards including a gold medal at the 2009 Chelsea Flower Show. The school has also won awards in business with their enterprise companies. It is one of the few state schools to have its own non compulsory Combined Cadet Force (CCF) with over 150 pupils involved from years 9 to 13.

A turf-cutting ceremony was held at the start of a major rebuilding programme funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme. It is designed to increase the capacity of the school to 1,300+ pupils and was due for completion in January 2010. The school moved into the new building in April 2010. The British Council for School Environments, an education charity which pioneers and supports the creation of effective and efficient learning environments, declared the Writhlington School project as Winner of the Excellence in Design for Teaching and Learning: Secondary New Build and Winner of the Badge in Excellence in Design for Virtual Learning.

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Notable alumni

  • David Hempleman-Adams, explorer
  • Ashley Barnes, footballer.
  • Jahmene Douglas, singer and X Factor contestant.
  • Notable teacher

  • Andy Robinson, ex Bath and England rugby union flanker, ex England and Scotland head coach, and current director of rugby for Bristol.
  • References

    Writhlington School Wikipedia


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