Wyvern Community School
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The Hans Price Academy, formerly known as Wyvern Community School, is a secondary school
with academy status in Weston-super-Mare
, Somerset
, England. The school, which has specialist Sports College
status, has 760 students between the ages of 11 and 16 years.
In 2009, 31% of the pupils at the school achieved 5 or more GCSE
passes at grade C or above including mathematics and English, and a contextual value added
(CVA) figure of 1002.1. In 2010, the GCSE score improved to 35%, but was still the lowest in North Somerset
, and was below the local authority average of 56.1% and national average of 53.4%.
In 2009, plans to turn the school into an academy were revealed.
On 1 May 2011, Wyvern School became the Hans Price Academy, named after local Victorian architect Hans Price
. The academy is now run by educational charity Cabot Learning Foundation, which plans to spend £14 million transforming the site.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
with academy status in Weston-super-Mare
Weston-super-Mare
Weston-super-Mare is a seaside resort, town and civil parish in the unitary authority of North Somerset, which is within the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. It is located on the Bristol Channel coast, south west of Bristol, spanning the coast between the bounding high ground of Worlebury...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England. The school, which has specialist Sports College
Sports College
Sports Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, PE, sports and dance. Schools that successfully apply to the Specialist Schools Trust and become Sports...
status, has 760 students between the ages of 11 and 16 years.
In 2009, 31% of the pupils at the school achieved 5 or more 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...
passes at grade C or above including mathematics and English, and a contextual value added
Contextual value added
Contextual value added is a statistic used by the government of the United Kingdom to assess the performance of schools.The statistic is intended to show the progress children have made whilst attending a particular school...
(CVA) figure of 1002.1. In 2010, the GCSE score improved to 35%, but was still the lowest in North Somerset
North Somerset
North Somerset is a unitary authority in England. Its area covers part of the ceremonial county of Somerset but it is administered independently of the non-metropolitan county. Its administrative headquarters is in the town hall in Weston-super-Mare....
, and was below the local authority average of 56.1% and national average of 53.4%.
In 2009, plans to turn the school into an academy were revealed.
On 1 May 2011, Wyvern School became the Hans Price Academy, named after local Victorian architect Hans Price
Hans Price
Hans Price was the architect responsible for much of the development of Weston-super-Mare, in North Somerset, England, during the Victorian era.-Life:Hans Fowler Price was born in Langford, Somerset. He studied under Thomas Barry in Liverpool...
. The academy is now run by educational charity Cabot Learning Foundation, which plans to spend £14 million transforming the site.