Lavington School
 | |
| Motto | Learning for life |
|---|---|
| Established | 1962 |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Sarah Lowkis |
| Location |
The Spring Market Lavington Wiltshire SN10 4EB England 51°17′11″N 1°59′23″W / 51.286511°N 1.989668°WCoordinates: 51°17′11″N 1°59′23″W / 51.286511°N 1.989668°W |
| DfE URN | 136389 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 685 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Colours | Red, blue, purple and black an assortment of rainbow colours |
| Website |
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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.
From September 2018 the school will have 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.
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.
School houses
In the 1970s and 80s, there were four houses:
For Bradon
For Groveley
For Ridgeway
For Wansdyke
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.
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