Whitstone School
Whitstone School is a specialist school located in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, and educates students aged between 11 and 16. The school has been a specialist Technology College since 2000; the school's headteacher is Guy Swallow.[2] In August 2011, the school became an academy, and in 2021 the school roll was 520 students.[3]
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Charlton Road , , BA4 5PF England | |
| Coordinates | 51.1884°N 2.5420°W |
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| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Inspiring Futures |
| Specialist | Technology College |
| Department for Education URN | 137192 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head | Guy Swallow |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 520[1] |
| Houses | Quantock, Polden, Blackdown, Mendip |
| Website | www |
Academic performance
Since 2019, the school's GCSE performance has been well below the average of other schools in Somerset,[4] however during its first full year as an Academy, performance increased from 44% to 56% of students achieving five or more A* to C GCSE grades including English and mathematics.[4] In 2017, it was assessed by Ofsted as "good" on a four-point scale of outstanding, good, requires improvement, or inadequate.[5]
Houses
The school has a house system. Currently, there are 4 houses: Quantock (Blue), Polden (Red), Blackdown (Yellow), and Mendip (Green). These house names are named after ranges of hills in the Somerset area, 3 of which are Areas of Outstanding Natual Beauty. Each house colour is reflected on the school uniform.
References
- "Whitstone". EduBase. Department for Education. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- "123872_359536.pdf" (PDF). Ofsted. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2010. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - "Whitstone". EduBase. Department for Education. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- "School details". Department for Education. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- "Inspection Report: Whitstone School". Ofsted. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2021.