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Wymondham High Academy

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Wymondham High Academy

Address

Folly Road Wymondham , Norfolk , NR18 0QT England
Coordinates	52°34′31″N 1°07′04″E / 52.5754°N 1.1179°E / 52.5754; 1.1179
Information
Type	Academy
Specialist	Arts
Department for Education URN	137461 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Chris Smith
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1620
Capacity	1460
Houses	Ellis, MacMillan, Abbey and Cheshire
Publication	WyHigh, a newsletter exclusive to students and guardians
Specialist status	Arts (operational)
Pupils receiving free school meals	7.1% (2013)
Website	www.wymondhamhigh.co.uk

Wymondham High Academy is a state-funded co-educational academy school in the English countyofNorfolk It can be found near the centre of the town of Wymondham, to the west of Norwich. It has around 1,650 pupils aged 11 to 18.^[1] The principal is Mr Christopher Smith.

In 2017, the Academy received a 'good' report from Ofsted.^[2]

Campus[edit]

The school is divided into 4 blocks: North (English, Geography, I.T), South (Sciences, Music, Drama), Middle (Maths, Languages, RE, DT) and, from 2013, East (Art, History). There is also a relatively small social sciences block, used exclusively by the sixth form. Neighbouring Wymondham Leisure Centre is used for its physical education facilities.

House system[edit]

The House system was set up in 1975. There are currently four houses:

Abbey: Named after Wymondham Abbey. House colour: purple.
Cheshire: Named after Leonard Cheshire, founder of Leonard Cheshire Disability. House colour: yellow.
Ellis: Named after local naturalist Ted Ellis, after whom the Ellis Foundation was named. House colour: green.
Macmillan: Named after Douglas Macmillan, founder of Macmillan Cancer Support. House colour: red.

New history and art block[edit]

In 2012, the school received a £3 million grant from Norfolk County Council to build a new Art and History block. It was built by contractors R G Carter Ltd and was completed in July 2013, covering 1,336 sq/m in total.^[3]

Notable alumni[edit]

Maddie Brooks, North Florida Ospreys tennis team member^[4]
Mark Mitchell, silver medal winning figure skater

References[edit]

^ Wymondham High School Archived 2012-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, Ofsted. Retrieved 2013-01-18.

^ "Ofsted Good Report for Wymondham High Academy". Ofsted News. 28 November 2017.

^ "{title}". Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

^ "{title}". Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

External links[edit]

Wymondham High School website

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