Wymondham High Academy

Wymondham High Academy
Type	Academy
Principal	Jonathan Rockey
Vice Principal	Victoria Dinwoodie
Location	Folly Road Wymondham Norfolk NR18 0QT England Coordinates: 52°34′31″N 1°07′04″E / 52.5754°N 1.1179°E / 52.5754; 1.1179
DfE URN	137461 Tables
Ofsted	Reports Pre-academy reports
Capacity	1410
Students	1620
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11–18
Houses	Ellis, McMillan, Abbey and Cheshire
Publication	WyHigh, a newsletter exclusive to students and guardians
Specialist status	Arts (operational)
Pupils receiving free school meals	7.1% (2013)
Website	www.wymondhamhigh.co.uk

Wymondham High Academy is a state-funded co-educational academy school in the English county of Norfolk It can be found near the centre of the town of Wymondham, to the west of Norwich. It has around 1,650 pupils aged 11 to 18.^[1] The principal is Mr J Rockey

Campus

The school is divided into 4 blocks: North (English, Geography), South (Sciences), Middle (Maths, Languages, RE) and, from 2013, East (Art facilities, Drama, History classrooms). There is also a relatively small social sciences block, used almost exclusively by the sixth form. Neighbouring Wymondham Leisure Centre is used for its physical education facilities.

House system

The House system was set up in 1975. There are currently four houses:

Abbey: Named after Wymondham Abbey. House colour: purple.
Cheshire: Named after Leonard Cheshire, founder of Leonard Cheshire Disability. House colour: yellow.
Ellis: Named after local naturist Ted Ellis, after whom the Ellis Foundation was named. House colour: green.
Macmillan: Named after Douglas Macmillan, founder of Macmillan Cancer Support. House colour: red.

There are 12 tutor groups in each house.

New history and art block

In 2012, the school received a £3 million grant from Norfolk County Council to build a new Arts and History block. It was built by contractors R G Carter Ltd and was completed in July 2013, covering 1,336 sq/m in total.^[2]

Notable alumni

Maddie Brooks, North Florida Ospreys tennis team member^[3]
Mark Mitchell, silver medal winning figure skater

References

↑ Wymondham High School, Ofsted. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
↑ http://www.wymondhamhigh.co.uk/Enterprise/building_work.htm
↑ http://www.unfospreys.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8168&path=wten

External links

Wymondham High School website

Schools in Norfolk

Primary	Eastgate Academy Iceni Academy Litcham School Nelson Academy Robert Kett Primary School

Secondary	Acle Academy Alderman Peel High School Archbishop Sancroft High School Attleborough Academy Aylsham High School Broadland High School Caister Academy City Academy Norwich City of Norwich School Cliff Park Ormiston Academy Cromer Academy Dereham Neatherd High School Diss High School Downham Market Academy Fakenham Academy Flegg High School Framingham Earl High School Great Yarmouth High School Hellesdon High School Hethersett Academy The Hewett Academy Hobart High School Iceni Academy Jane Austen College King Edward VII School King's Lynn Academy Litcham School Long Stratton High School Lynn Grove High School Marshland High School The Nicholas Hamond Academy North Walsham High School Northgate High School Notre Dame High School Old Buckenham High School Open Academy Ormiston Venture Academy Ormiston Victory Academy Reepham High School St Clement's High School Sewell Park Academy Sheringham High School Smithdon High School Springwood High School Sprowston Community High School Stalham High School Taverham High School The Thetford Academy Thorpe St Andrew School UTC Norfolk Wayland Academy Wymondham College Wymondham High School

Independent	Glebe House School Gresham's School Hethersett Old Hall School Langley School Norwich School Norwich High School for Girls Thetford Grammar School Town Close School

Special	Frisby's English School Sheringham Woodfields School

Further education	College of West Anglia City College Norwich Dereham Sixth Form College East Norfolk Sixth Form College Easton & Otley College Paston College Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form

Defunct	Burston Strike School Cawston College Norwich High School for Boys Watts Naval School Wood-Dene School

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