The Warriner School
The Warriner School is a coeducational secondary school situated on the edge of Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England. The school was founded in 1971 and now has 1,309 pupils in the 11–18 age range, having opened a sixth form in September 2013.[1] It has Technology College status and serves the villages in the northern half of the Cherwell District. It is notable for operating a large school farm. The school has a catering service and canteen.
| The Warriner School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Bloxham Grove Bloxham , , OX15 4LJ | |
| Coordinates | 52°01′37″N 1°22′03″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Responsible - Respectful - Ready |
| Established | 1971 |
| Local authority | Oxfordshire |
| Department for Education URN | 142218 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Dr Annabel Kay |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1812 |
| Website | http://www.thewarrinerschool.co.uk/ |
Farming and rural studies
The school premises contain a farm, 120 acres (0.49 km2) in size and fully organic for livestock and grassland. The school has won the NFU's Rural School Of The Year Award 2005 and SSAT's Most Improved Schools Club Award 2005-06. The farm sells its produce, including, meat, eggs, and livestock,[2] although school farm produce is not used for student consumption. In late 2015, the Warriner School farm shop closed down due to lack of sales. The farm itself still runs.
The Warriner Farm is also useful to student education, as Rural Studies lessons can be held out on the farm, giving the teachers the ability to demonstrate with live animals.
Departments
Partnership and academy status
A school partnership is a group of schools that are usually primary schools feeding into the same secondary school.
The Warriner Partnership contains the following schools:
- Bishop Loveday School in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
- Bishop Carpenter School in North Newington, Oxfordshire
- Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School in Sibford Gower, Oxfordshire
- Christopher Rawlins School in Adderbury, Oxfordshire
- Hornton School in Hornton
- Bloxham Primary School in Bloxham, Oxfordshire
- Shenington School in Shenington, Oxfordshire
- Wroxton School in Wroxton, Oxfordshire
- Dr Radcliffes School in Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire
- Deddington School in Deddington, Oxfordshire
In August 2015 The Warriner School converted to academy status and is now part of The Warriner Multi Academy Trust.
Notable alumni
- Lloyd Sabin (born 1994), cricketer
- Jo Joyner, actress, notably starring in long-running soap opera Eastenders, Ackley Bridge and Shakespeare and Hathaway