Waingels
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| Waingels College |
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| Motto: Seeking Quality In All | |
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| Type | Comprehensive |
| Headmaster | Richard Grreen |
| Students | 1,500 |
| Location | Waingels Road Woodley, Berkshire, England |
| Colours | Green and Gold |
| Specialism | Maths & Computing |
| Website | www.waingels.wokingham.sch.uk |
Waingels (Also known as Waingels College or Waingels Copse School)is a school located in woodley, reading. It currently hold 1,500 students and may rise due to overcrowding in the area and the appeals process which now has to take place. Over 400 people try to get in each year. Unfortunatly, only 270 people now get in each year (used to be 240).
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[edit] Location
Waingels is Located in Woodley, Reading. It is positioned near a train line, so lessions can sometimes be disrupted by the noice of trains. However, the use of double glazing has resolved this problem.
[edit] Refurbishment
The school has just won £29 million to completely re-build the school. Some changes are starting to show.
[edit] Learning Communities
The college from september 2006 has split the school into 6 main learning communities (a.k.a. houses). Each learning community has there own colour and role model.
Astor - White
Rowling - Yellow
DaVinci - Blue
Homes - Red
Turing - Black
Brunel - Green
[edit] Sporting Achevements
Waingels P.E. depatment offers students to join many sporting teams including football. Their rival is The Bulmershe School, the other side of woodley, as they specialise in sports. However, Waingels manages to beat them most of the time.
[edit] Principals Message
The principal, Richard Green has written a message on the official school website:
Waingels College is a very successful and well-established comprehensive school offering a high quality education to over 1,500 students from the ages of 11 to 18. Our examination results place us in the very top tier of state comprehensives in the country. A fact acknowledged by the award of three, successive school achievement awards from the government. Our students’ achievements in culture, sport and the wider community, as well as their academic results, are a testimony to the hard work and commitment of our team of professional staff. They also reflect our expectations of the very highest standards from every member of our community. Above all, Waingels is a welcoming place, proud of what our students and staff achieve. I very much hope that as well as visiting us through this website, you have the opportunity to visit us in person. If you do, you will receive a warm welcome.
Richard Green
Principal
[edit] External Links
Waingels Official Website
Ofsted Report
Directgov School Overview
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