Welling School
| Type | Academy |
|---|---|
| Headteacher | Diane Khanna |
| Location |
Elsa Road Welling Greater London DA16 1LB England Coordinates: 51°28′06″N 0°06′49″E / 51.4684°N 0.1135°E |
| DfE number | 303/4021 |
| DfE URN | 136720 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website |
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Welling School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Welling area of the London Borough of Bexley, England.
The school was completely redesigned and rebuilt in 2005 and became an academy in February 2012.[1] Previously Welling was a community school under the direct control of Bexley London Borough Council. The school continues to coordinate with Bexley London Borough Council for admissions.
Welling Visual Arts
The school specialises in the arts, and has dedicated facilities to support the specialism for the use of pupils and the local community. The provision is known as Welling Visual Arts[2] and includes The m3 Gallery which mainly displays pupils work, and Berwick Road Gallery which displays works by established artists such as David Hockney, Francisco Goya and Walker Evans.[3]
alTURNERtive Prize
Welling Visual Arts also organises the alTURNERtive Prize, an exhibition which encourages pupils from Welling School to engage with independent practice and is timed to coincide with the Turner Prize at the Tate.[4] The alTURNERtive Prize was established in 2002 by Henry Ward, and has been judged by critics such as Michael Archer (who judged the Turner Prize the year Keith Tyson won) and has been presented by Richard Wentworth, Hew Locke and Ryan Gander.[5]
References
- ↑ "Welcome from the Headteacher - Welling School". Wellingschool-tkat.org. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ↑ "About Us". Wellingvisualarts.org. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ↑ "Berwick Road Gallery". Saatchigallery.com. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ↑ Key, Philip (3 December 2007). "Not Turner – but it’s far more disturbing", Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ↑ "Alternative Turner Prize", BBC. Retrieved 20 July 2013.