Wyedean School
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Wyedean School and VI Form is a school near Chepstow, Wales, although the school is actually located just across the border in Sedbury, Gloucestershire, England.
Despite the school post-code (NP16 prefix) and telephone number (01291 prefix) suggesting the school is in Wales, Wyedean School is actually located in England.
Wyedean School and VI Form is a mixed comprehensive school, with over 1100 pupils including 250 in the VI form. It was first set up in 1973 and was then moved in 1976 to its current position, on the edge of Chepstow.
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[edit] Address
It is actually located very close to Chepstow, following the A48 road less than a mile into nearby Sedbury (over the River Wye from Chepstow), which is actually located in England - the border following the River Wye at this point.
- Wyedean School,
- Beachley Road,
- Sedbury,
- CHEPSTOW,
- Monmouthshire,
- NP16 7AA
[edit] The School Day
The school day at Wyedean is split into 5 periods, each lasting 1 hour. Before school starts there is also a registration period.
- 08:45 Registration
- 09:00 1st Period
- 10:00 2nd Period
- 11:00 Break
- 11:20 3rd Period
- 12:20 4th Period
- 13:20 Lunch
- 14:15 Afternoon Registration
- 14:20 5th Period
- 15:20 End of School
- 15:30 Buses Leave
[edit] Facilities
The school boasts a large sports hall (which is being updated due to a large sum of £300 000 for the consil and wyedean's own money also from fowsa (friends of wyedean school assosiation)), which can be rented in the evenings; a new library, with IT facilities; a new canteen, where a variety of hot and cold food can be purchased; a new music suite, equipped with computers linked to recording equipment; and a new Design Technology Block.
The 6th Form block has been built to accommodate increase numbers of A-Level students.
[edit] Staff
The current headmaster of Wyedean is Mr. Pemberton who took over the role January 2006 from his predecessor John Claydon.
The school is divided into departments, each having a designated teacher as the 'head' of that department.
These are the heads of department as of 6th April 2006:
- Art and Design: Mrs R. Roper
- Business Studies: Mr M. Brooks
- Drama: Ms S. Greener
- English: Miss M Horsell
- Modern Foreign Languages: Miss D. Newbery
- Geography: Mr P. Conridge
- History: Mr R. Wagland
- Information Technology: Ms G. Jeremiah
- Maths: Mrs Turner
- Music: Mrs P. Allard
- Physical Education: Mr D. Thomas
- Psychology: Mrs J. Kelly
- Religious Studies: Mrs J. Anderson
- Science: Mr G. Greenslade
- Technology: Mr M. Kings
[edit] Alumni
Most famously, JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books attended this school. During July 2006, the school library was dedicated to her. However, JK Rowling has made it clear that she did not enjoy her time at Wyedean, citing teachers and loneliness as some of the reasons for this. When she returned to the area she visited the nearby Tutshill Primary School but did not pay a visit to Wyedean. Pupils of the school cite stories of their parents being 'bullied' by her, although how far this can be believed is not certain.
[1] wyedean website
