Melksham Oak Community School
Encyclopedia
Melksham Oak Community School is a state secondary
comprehensive school
in Melksham
, Wiltshire
, UK.
It was created under the Building Schools for the Future
programme, opening on the 12th July 2010 to replace The George Ward Technology College
.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
comprehensive school
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
in Melksham
Melksham
Melksham is a medium-sized English town, lying on the River Avon. It lies in the county of Wiltshire.It is situated southeast of the city of Bath, south of Chippenham, west of Devizes and north of Warminster on the A350 national route. The 2001 UK census cited Melksham as having 20,000...
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, UK.
It was created under the Building Schools for the Future
Building Schools for the Future
Building Schools for the Future is the name of the previous UK Government's investment programme in secondary school buildings in England. The program is very ambitious in its costs, timescales and objectives, with politicians from all English political parties supportive of the principle but...
programme, opening on the 12th July 2010 to replace The George Ward Technology College
The George Ward Technology College
The George Ward Technology College was a medium sized comprehensive school in Melksham, Wiltshire, UK, with many notable alumni.The George Ward School was maintained co-educational secondary school catering for pupils aged 11 to 18...
.