| Woldgate School and Sixth Form College | |
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92 Kilnwick Road , , YO42 2LL England | |
| Coordinates | 53°55′54″N 0°45′56″W / 53.931720°N 0.765670°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Of Great Merit, Character and Value |
| Established | 1958 |
| Local authority | East Riding |
| Trust | Wolds Learning Partnership |
| Department for Education URN | 143588 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Jonathan Britton |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,176 |
| Houses | Thixendale, Warrendale, Great Givendale, Millington Dale, Kirby Underdale |
| Website | http://www.woldgate.net/ |
Woldgate School (formerly College) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form on Kilnwick Road in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It educates approximately 1,169 pupils aged 11 to 18. Until 2017, the school was Local Authority funded, but became an academy in January 2017 and is now part of a Multi-Learning Partnership. [1] It was rated 'good in its last Ofsted inspection. [2]
Woldgate School was built in the 1950s and educates pupils from Pocklington and its surrounding villages, which forms a large, mainly rural catchment area.
The school was awarded[ when?] specialist status and received a grant for developing performing arts. A new music block was built,[ when?] which included a recording studio, practice rooms and a dance studio.[ citation needed]
The school teaching is under the National Curriculum, and includes a Sixth Form.
Facilities include a dedicated Sixth Form study room and more than 800 computers, with a library and an Independent Learning Centre used for homework assistance and computer access. Other facilities are a gymnasium, a multi-use hall, fitness suite, tennis/netball courts, and a playing field used for football, rugby and athletics.
Notable former pupils
- Findlay Brown, musician [3]
- Nick Culkin, football player
- Robert E Fuller, wildlife artist [4]
- Michael Woods, football player
References
- ^ "Get information about schools". .gov.uk. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "OFSTED". .gov.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Finding Findlay". York Press. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Stoat-ally great BBC show stars wildlife artist". www.pocklingtonpost.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
External links
| Woldgate School and Sixth Form College | |
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| Address | |
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92 Kilnwick Road , , YO42 2LL England | |
| Coordinates | 53°55′54″N 0°45′56″W / 53.931720°N 0.765670°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Of Great Merit, Character and Value |
| Established | 1958 |
| Local authority | East Riding |
| Trust | Wolds Learning Partnership |
| Department for Education URN | 143588 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Jonathan Britton |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,176 |
| Houses | Thixendale, Warrendale, Great Givendale, Millington Dale, Kirby Underdale |
| Website | http://www.woldgate.net/ |
Woldgate School (formerly College) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form on Kilnwick Road in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It educates approximately 1,169 pupils aged 11 to 18. Until 2017, the school was Local Authority funded, but became an academy in January 2017 and is now part of a Multi-Learning Partnership. [1] It was rated 'good in its last Ofsted inspection. [2]
Woldgate School was built in the 1950s and educates pupils from Pocklington and its surrounding villages, which forms a large, mainly rural catchment area.
The school was awarded[ when?] specialist status and received a grant for developing performing arts. A new music block was built,[ when?] which included a recording studio, practice rooms and a dance studio.[ citation needed]
The school teaching is under the National Curriculum, and includes a Sixth Form.
Facilities include a dedicated Sixth Form study room and more than 800 computers, with a library and an Independent Learning Centre used for homework assistance and computer access. Other facilities are a gymnasium, a multi-use hall, fitness suite, tennis/netball courts, and a playing field used for football, rugby and athletics.
Notable former pupils
- Findlay Brown, musician [3]
- Nick Culkin, football player
- Robert E Fuller, wildlife artist [4]
- Michael Woods, football player
References
- ^ "Get information about schools". .gov.uk. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "OFSTED". .gov.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Finding Findlay". York Press. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Stoat-ally great BBC show stars wildlife artist". www.pocklingtonpost.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2020.