Pewsey Vale School

Pewsey Vale School
Type Academy
Headteacher Mr N. Pritchard
Location Wilcot Road
Pewsey
Wiltshire
SN9 5EW
England
51°20′24″N 1°46′26″W / 51.34009°N 1.77399°W / 51.34009; -1.77399Coordinates: 51°20′24″N 1°46′26″W / 51.34009°N 1.77399°W / 51.34009; -1.77399
DfE URN 136849 Tables
Ofsted Pre-academy reports
Students 344 (May 2017)
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–16
Website pewseyvale.org

Pewsey Vale School is a small, mixed secondary school in Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, for children aged 11 to 16.[1] It became an Academy in July 2011.

The current headteacher is Neil Pritchard, who took over from Carol Grant in 2017.

History

The school opened on a new site in 1958 as Pewsey Vale Secondary Modern School. Until this time, the schools in Pewsey and the surrounding villages were elementary (all-age schools) but in 1956 they transferred their pupils aged 11 and over to the new school, and all became junior schools. In 1970 a swimming pool and sports hall were built alongside the school, with shared school and public use.[2]

In 1975 the school became a comprehensive under the new name of Pewsey Vale School. Extensive modernisation and expansion of the school took place at this time. There were 407 pupils in 1996 and 426 in 2002. There is no sixth form and children go to Marlborough, Devizes or elsewhere at 16.[1]

In 2011 the school converted to Academy status under the same name.[3]

Ofsted inspection

The school's most recent inspection took place on 10–11 May 2017, and it received the following grades.[4]

Area Grade
Overall Effectiveness Requires improvement
Effectiveness of leadership and management Requires improvement
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement
Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement

References

  1. 1 2 "Pewsey Vale School". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Pewsey Vale Secondary Modern School". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Pewsey Vale School". Ofsted. February 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "School inspection report" (PDF). Ofsted. May 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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