Writhlington School
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Writhlington School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11–18 in Writhlington
, Bath and North East Somerset
, England. It has specialist status
as a Business and Enterprise College
and is the main secondary school in the Radstock
area, providing further education to local children and some pupils who live outside the catchment area. The school became an academy in October 2011.
The school has 1,386 pupils in both compulsory and sixth form education. Around 60% of students apply for sixth form. The school is notable for its orchid project which has won numerous awards including a gold medal at the 2009 Chelsea Flower Show
. The school has also won awards in business with their enterprise companies.
A turf-cutting ceremony was held at the start of a major rebuilding programme funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families
(DCSF) as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme. It is designed to increase the capacity of the school to 1,300+ students and was due for completion in January 2010. The school will move into the new building in April 2010.
The school suffered from a fire on 14 July 2011. The fire started at about 2:30 pm in the old assembly hall. The fire did not affect any of the new buildings and no-one was injured. The Sports Center did, however, suffer smoke damage. The old hall is still being rebuilt .
Writhlington
Writhlington is a suburb of Radstock and north-west of Frome in the Bath and North East Somerset district of Somerset, England.Andy Robinson taught Mathematics, Physical Education and Rugby at Writhlington School....
, Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset is a unitary authority that was created on 1 April 1996 following the abolition of the County of Avon. It is part of the Ceremonial county of Somerset...
, England. It has specialist status
Specialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
as a Business and Enterprise College
Business and Enterprise College
Business and Enterprise Colleges were introduced in 2002 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields...
and is the main secondary school in the Radstock
Radstock
Radstock is a town in Somerset, England, south west of Bath, and north west of Frome. It is within the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset and had a population of 5,275 according to the 2001 Census...
area, providing further education to local children and some pupils who live outside the catchment area. The school became an academy in October 2011.
The school has 1,386 pupils in both compulsory and sixth form education. Around 60% of students apply for sixth form. The school is notable for its orchid project which has won numerous awards including a gold medal at the 2009 Chelsea Flower Show
Chelsea Flower Show
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as the Great Spring Show, is a garden show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London...
. The school has also won awards in business with their enterprise companies.
A turf-cutting ceremony was held at the start of a major rebuilding programme funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families
Department for Children, Schools and Families
The Department for Children, Schools and Families was a department of the UK government, between 2007 and 2010, responsible for issues affecting people in England up to the age of 19, including child protection and education...
(DCSF) as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme. It is designed to increase the capacity of the school to 1,300+ students and was due for completion in January 2010. The school will move into the new building in April 2010.
The school suffered from a fire on 14 July 2011. The fire started at about 2:30 pm in the old assembly hall. The fire did not affect any of the new buildings and no-one was injured. The Sports Center did, however, suffer smoke damage. The old hall is still being rebuilt .
External links
- Official website
- Ofsted information on Writhlington School (pre-academy conversion)
- Writhlington Orchid Project