Wexham School
Encyclopedia
Wexham School is a co-educational community school
in Wexham Court, Slough
, Berkshire
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created in 2006. After 23 years as headteacher, Mr Richardson left in spring 2010. In his honour, the new sports building has been named the Richardson Sports Hall.
, in their most recent (2005) report, described the school as 'a very good school. Its excellent multi-cultural acceptance and first-rate relationships are fine examples that produce peaceful coexistence.' Its 2003 - 2006 GCSE
results were below the averages for Slough and England.
Community school
The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a...
in Wexham Court, Slough
Slough
Slough is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Royal Berkshire, England. The town straddles the A4 Bath Road and the Great Western Main Line, west of central London...
, Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
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Admissions
The school opened in 1987, and serves students aged 11-18, with a sixth formSixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
created in 2006. After 23 years as headteacher, Mr Richardson left in spring 2010. In his honour, the new sports building has been named the Richardson Sports Hall.
Academic performance
OfstedOfsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
, in their most recent (2005) report, described the school as 'a very good school. Its excellent multi-cultural acceptance and first-rate relationships are fine examples that produce peaceful coexistence.' Its 2003 - 2006 GCSE
General Certificate of Secondary Education
The General Certificate of Secondary Education is an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject, generally taken in a number of subjects by students aged 14–16 in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is equivalent to a Level 2 and Level 1 in Key Skills...
results were below the averages for Slough and England.