Wyvern College
Encyclopedia
Wyvern College, or just Wyvern, is a secondary school in Salisbury
, south Wiltshire
, England
. It is an all boys school, with specialist Technology College
status.
for boys. It teaches all National Curriculum subjects with emphasis of Science, Mathematics, Technology and Communications Technology. The school has one of the most up to date and extensively equipped Technology Centres in Wiltshire and there is a full partnership with Wiltshire College Salisbury. There were 600 boys on the school roll in 1996 and in 2002 the number was 615, aged from 11 to 18.In 2003 the school assumed Voluntary Aided status and will opereate as a Church of England school.
Salisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
, south Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is an all boys school, with 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.
History
The school was created as Highbury Secondary School after the re-organisation of the local education system in 1972/3 when the former Highbury Avenue Secondary Modern School became Fisherton Manor Middle School. It remained a secondary school for boys from 11 to 16 years and by 1994 there were 530 on the school roll. In 1995 it was renamed Wyvern College and operates as a highly specialised technology collegeTechnology 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...
for boys. It teaches all National Curriculum subjects with emphasis of Science, Mathematics, Technology and Communications Technology. The school has one of the most up to date and extensively equipped Technology Centres in Wiltshire and there is a full partnership with Wiltshire College Salisbury. There were 600 boys on the school roll in 1996 and in 2002 the number was 615, aged from 11 to 18.In 2003 the school assumed Voluntary Aided status and will opereate as a Church of England school.