Wadebridge School
Address
Gonvena Hill

Wadebridge
,
Cornwall
,
PL27 6BU

England
Coordinates50°31′19″N 4°49′46″W / 50.52190°N 4.82935°W / 50.52190; -4.82935
Information
TypeAcademy
EstablishedMarch 1957 (1957-03)[1]
Department for Education URN138024 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherTina Yardley
Staff120
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment1,235
Colour(s)Black and Gold
Websitewww.wadebridge.cornwall.sch.uk

Wadebridge School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in the town of Wadebridge, Cornwall, England. It has 1,235 pupils. The headteacher is Tina Yardley.

Facilities include gymnasium, tennis courts, football/rugby pitch, hockey pitch, basketball court, a squash court and heated swimming pool (part of Wadebridge Leisure Centre).

History

The school opened as Wadebridge Secondary Modern School in March 1957.[1] The building was designed by F. K. Hicklin, county architect.[2]

In 2004, the school gained specialist business and enterprise college status.

Wadebridge converted to academy status in April 2012.[3]

In 2020, the school closed its sixth form.

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.[4][5]

Ofsted inspections

As of 2021, the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in 2019, with a judgement of Good.[6]

Notable former pupils

References

  1. 1 2 "New Schools (Cornwall)". Hansard. UK Parliament. 28 January 1960. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed. revised by Enid Radcliffe. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 238
  3. ↑ Norris, Frank (2012). "Academy conversion and predecessor schools". Ofsted. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "English School Tables 2006". BBC News Online. pp. Institutions in Cornwall. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
  5. ↑ "Secondary schools in Cornwall". BBC News. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  6. ↑ McGinnis, Sarah (2020). "Inspection of Wadebridge School". Ofsted. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Elektrik 3: Are you up to the challenge? | Rugby Spectator". rugbyspectator.com. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  8. ↑ "Michaela's last minute Games call | This is Cornwall". thisiscornwall.co.uk. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "Annabel Vernon".


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