Whitstone School is a specialist school

Specialist school

The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...

 located in Shepton Mallet

Shepton Mallet

Shepton Mallet is a small rural town and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset in South West England. Situated approximately south of Bristol and east of Wells, the town is estimated to have a population of 9,700. It contains the administrative headquarters of Mendip District Council...

, Somerset

Somerset

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, England, which educates students aged between 11 and 16. The school has been a 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...

 since 2000 and as of September 2010 the school's headteacher is Gillian Rennard.
In August 2011, the school became an academy.

Current enrolment is 645 students. In 2004, approximately 98% were White, the remainder were Asian, Asian British or Afro-Caribbean.

The school has a strong partnership with Okuapemman School, in Apropong, Ghana. Okuapemman has approximately 1,400 pupils.

The school's cricket ground is used by Shepton Mallet Cricket Club.