Wadham School

Wadham School
Motto 'Making opportunities to learn and achieve'
Established 1971
Type Voluntary controlled school
Religion Church of England
Headteacher Matthew Gardner
Location Yeovil Road
Crewkerne
Somerset
England TA18 7NT
50°53′18″N 2°47′09″W / 50.8884°N 2.7859°W / 50.8884; -2.7859Coordinates: 50°53′18″N 2°47′09″W / 50.8884°N 2.7859°W / 50.8884; -2.7859
Local authority Somerset County Council
DfE URN 123893 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 628 pupils
Ages 13–18
Publication Wadham Words
Website www.wadhamschool.co.uk

Wadham School is a school for pupils aged 13–18 situated on a 20-acre (81,000 m2) site on the outskirts of Crewkerne in Somerset, England. The school as been rated Good by Ofsted since May 2014.

School site

Wadham School opened in purpose built accommodation in 1971, as a Church of England, Voluntary Controlled, Upper Comprehensive, replacing the local grammar school

Wadham Community School

Wadham School receives pupils from two Middle Schools (ages 9–13), Maiden Beech in Crewkerne and Swanmead in Ilminster. Close links are maintained with these schools, with members of the senior management teams of the three schools meeting regularly and departments maintaining constant liaison through INSET, by visits to each other’s schools and by formal meetings. From time to time the three schools hold joint INSET (in-service education and training programme) days. (There is also very close collaboration with other schools in the area particularly in the field of professional development courses for staff.)

There are nine First Schools (5-9) from where pupils eventually come on to Wadham School, six servicing Maiden Beech and three Swanmead.

Ofsted: Special Measures

In November 2005, Wadham was placed into Special measures after failing an Ofsted inspection.[1] In June 2007 Wadham successfully left Special Measures, after a full Ofsted inspection showed the school had sufficiently progressed.[2]

Notable former pupils

References

  1. ↑ "On Special Measures". Falmouth Packet. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  2. ↑ "School is out of special measures". Smallholder. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
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