Lavington School
Lavington School is a secondary school in Market Lavington, Wiltshire, England. The school holds specialist Maths and Computing College status[1] and became an academy in January 2011. The current headteacher is Sarah Lowkis.
Lavington School | |
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The Spring , , SN10 4EB England | |
Coordinates | 51°17′11″N 1°59′23″W |
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Type | Academy |
Motto | Learning for life |
Established | 1962 |
Specialist | Maths and Computing College |
Department for Education URN | 136389 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Head teacher | Sarah Lowkis |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 11 to 16 |
Enrolment | 685 |
Colour(s) | Red, blue, purple and black |
Website | https://www.lavington.wilts.sch.uk |
From September 2018 the school gained a sixth form, in partnership with Devizes School.[2]
History
The school opened in 1962 as a secondary modern and became a comprehensive in 1973. There used to be a link between the school and Dauntsey's School, where pupils could go to study in the sixth form at Dauntsey's. However, this link ended around 1994. In the 1970s and 80s, the school had four houses: Bradon (blue), Grovely (green), Ridgeway (red) and Wansdyke (yellow).
Buildings
The school complex includes a sports hall, horse riding stables field and arena, main hall, main building, drama block, humanities block and science block. There are also numerous non-educational buildings situated around the site, including an old farm previously acquired by the school.
Headteachers
A list of the school's headteachers is as follows:
1) Mr. Harry Greening (1962 to 1981)
2) Mr. David Bury (1982 to 1996)
3) Mr. Martin Watson (1997 to 2014)
4) Ms. Sarah Lowkis (Jan. 2015 to present)
References
- http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_providers/full/(urn)/126497
- Moore, Joanne (10 July 2018). "Lavington sixth form to launch in September". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. Retrieved 10 July 2018.