Welland Park Community College, or Welland Park School as it is better known is a secondary school

Secondary school

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 in Market Harborough

Market Harborough

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, Leicestershire

Leicestershire

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 for students aged 11 to 14. The school holds specialist Technology College

Technology College

Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...

 status.

School history

The school was originally known as Welland Park High School. There is another nearby secondary school, the Kibworth High School, that feeds into the Robert Smyth School

Robert Smyth School

The Robert Smyth School is a school in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England for 14-19 year olds. It is situated in the north of the town, on Burnmill Road, close to St Luke's .-History:...

 (upper school

Upper school

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). In 2009 the school finished 3rd in the Times Spelling Bee final at Leicester Square, London.

Curriculum

Whilst it caters for pupils aged 11 to 14, it also works with different community groups providing facilities. Subjects offered for Key Stage 3

Key Stage 3

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 (KS3) include the core SATs

National Curriculum assessment

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 subjects of English, Maths and Science; Modern Foreign Languages (French and German); Design subjects including Art, Textiles and Food Technology; Humanities including Geography, History and Religious Studies.

It is located on Welland Park Road and like the road, is named after the River Welland

River Welland

The River Welland is a river in the east of England, some long. It rises in the Hothorpe Hills, at Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire, then flows generally northeast to Market Harborough, Stamford and Spalding, to reach The Wash near Fosdyke. For much of its length it forms the county boundary between...

 by which it was built. It has an Octagonal Hall that is used for many theatrical productions in the town.

School future

In the near future, the school will become an 11-16 school.

Alumni

• Martin Johnson - rugby player
• Andy Peake
  Andy Peake
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  - footballer

External links

• Welland Park Community College