Wolsingham Community College
Encyclopedia
Wolsingham School & Community College is a two-part secondary school, located in Wolsingham
, County Durham
.
in the former district of Wear Valley
. This is the former grammar school. The whole school takes students at the ages of 11-16. In the past the lower site was the site for Key Stage 3, while the upper site was for Key Stage 4. This system no longer exists, but instead the lower site houses humanities, art, music, drama, and languages.
opened in 1614, with new buildings opening in 1911.
In June 1964 12 year old Sanchia Hayes, who went to the secondary modern school
, was killed when the school bus hit a lorry in Frosterley
.
, A level results are well above average. It achieves very good "Value Added" scores.
Wolsingham
Wolsingham is a small market town in Weardale, County Durham, England. It is situated by the River Wear, between Crook and Stanhope in North West Durham.-History:Wolsingham sits at the confluence of the River Wear and Waskerley Beck...
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
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Lower school
Wolsingham Lower School is part of Wolsingham School & Community College which has classes on two floors and a big playground. The school is situated just off the A689, and near the River WearRiver Wear
The River Wear is located in North East England, rising in the Pennines and flowing eastwards, mostly through County Durham, to the North Sea at Sunderland.-Geology and history:...
in the former district of Wear Valley
Wear Valley
Wear Valley was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district in County Durham, England. Its council was based in Crook.The district covered much of the Weardale area. In the west it was parished and rural, whereas in the east it was more urban...
. This is the former grammar school. The whole school takes students at the ages of 11-16. In the past the lower site was the site for Key Stage 3, while the upper site was for Key Stage 4. This system no longer exists, but instead the lower site houses humanities, art, music, drama, and languages.
Upper school
Wolsingham Upper School has a number of floors. A stage is available. A swimming pool is located in the grounds called Wolsingham Swimming Pool which is currently run by the school. A sports hall is also located in the grounds. The upper site no longer only caters for Key Stage 4 students, and now houses maths, English, science, IT, technology and dance.History
Wolsingham had two schools - Wolsingham Grammar School on Main Road and Wolsingham Secondary Modern School. The grammar schoolGrammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
opened in 1614, with new buildings opening in 1911.
In June 1964 12 year old Sanchia Hayes, who went to the secondary modern school
Secondary modern school
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...
, was killed when the school bus hit a lorry in Frosterley
Frosterley
Frosterley is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated in Weardale, on the River Wear close to its confluence with Bollihope Burn; between Wolsingham and Stanhope; 18 miles west of Durham City and 26 miles southwest of Newcastle-upon-Tyne....
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Academic performance
It gets GCSE results at the England average but, unlike many schools in the North EastNorth East England
North East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside . The only cities in the region are Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland...
, A level results are well above average. It achieves very good "Value Added" scores.
Wolsingham Grammar School
- Ernest ArmstrongErnest ArmstrongErnest Armstrong was a British Labour Party politician.Armstrong was educated at Wolsingham Grammar School and City of Leeds Teacher Training College, and ultimately became a headmaster...
, Labour MP from 1964-87 of North West Durham - Prof William Laurence Burn, historian, Professor of Modern History from 1944-66 at Newcastle University
- Air Vice-MarshalAir Vice-MarshalAir vice-marshal is a two-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in...
Robert Davis CBOrder of the BathThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
, Station Commander from 1975-77 of RAF LeucharsRAF LeucharsRAF Leuchars is the most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom. It is located in Leuchars, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland, near to the university town of St Andrews.-Operations:...
and Commander from 1980-3 of British Forces CyprusBritish Forces CyprusBritish Forces Cyprus is the name given to the British Armed Forces stationed in the UK sovereign base areas of Dhekelia and Akrotiri on the island of Cyprus... - Prof Brian Foster OBE, Professor of Experimental Physics since 2003 at the University of OxfordUniversity of OxfordThe University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, and at the University of BristolUniversity of BristolThe University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
from 1996–2003 - Rev Roger Hall MBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
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, Chaplain to the Chapel RoyalChapel RoyalA Chapel Royal is a body of priests and singers who serve the spiritual needs of their sovereign wherever they are called upon to do so.-Austria:...
of St Peter ad Vincula since 2007 - John James CBOrder of the BathThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
OBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, town planner, Professor of Town and Regional Planning from 1967-77 at the University of SheffieldUniversity of SheffieldThe University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities... - Fred Peart, Baron PeartFred Peart, Baron PeartThomas Frederick "Fred" Peart, Baron Peart, PC was a British Labour politician who served in the Labour governments of the 1960s and 1970s and was a candidate for Deputy Leader of the Party....
, Labour MP from 1945-76 for WorkingtonWorkington (UK Parliament constituency)Workington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.-Boundaries:...
, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodMinister of Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was a UK cabinet position, responsible for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The post was originally named President of the Board of Agriculture and was created in 1889...
from 1964-8 and 1974-6 - Brian Peart, Chief Administrator from 1976-80 of ADAS
- Sir Harold Shearman, Labour politician, Chairman from 1964-66 of the Greater London CouncilGreater London CouncilThe Greater London Council was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council which had covered a much smaller area...
, and President from 1962-71 of the School Journey Association
