Wadebridge School
Wadebridge School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the town of Wadebridge, Cornwall, England. It has 1,235 pupils. The headteacher is Tina Yardley.
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Gonvena Hill , , PL27 6BU England | |
Coordinates | 50°31′19″N 4°49′46″W |
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Type | Academy |
Established | 1957 |
Department for Education URN | 138024 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Headteacher | Tina Yardley |
Staff | 65 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 1,235 |
Colour(s) | Black and Gold |
Website | www |
In 2004, the school gained specialist business and enterprise college status, and the school converted to academy status in April 2012.
Facilities include gymnasium, tennis courts, football/rugby pitch, hockey pitch, basketball court, a squash court and heated swimming pool (part of Wadebridge Leisure Centre).
The county secondary school, built in 1958, was designed by F. K. Hicklin, county architect.[1]
2006 A-Level results
In 2006 the school came in second place behind Truro High School in the league tables for the average A-level points score per student in Cornwall. This meant that Wadebridge school beat the independent and selective Truro School into third place, a feat that was achieved again in 2008.[2][3]
Notable former pupils
- Olly Barkley, England rugby international[4]
- Michaela Breeze, weightlifting Commonwealth champion[5]
- Jago, children's book illustrator
- Calum Jarvis, swimming Commonwealth bronze medallist
- Tristan Stephenson, mixologist and bartender
- Annabel Vernon, World Champion GB rower[6]
References
- Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed. revised by Enid Radcliffe. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 238
- "English School Tables 2006". BBC News Online. pp. Institutions in Cornwall. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
- "Secondary schools in Cornwall". BBC News. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- "Elektrik 3: Are you up to the challenge? | Rugby Spectator". rugbyspectator.com. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- "Michaela's last minute Games call | This is Cornwall". thisiscornwall.co.uk. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- "Annabel Vernon".