| Type | Community School |
|---|---|
| Headteacher | Marian Hobbs |
| Specialisms | Language Applied Learning (secondary) |
| Location | Herne Road Oundle Northamptonshire PE8 4BS England |
| Local authority | Northamptonshire |
| DfE URN | 122064 |
| Students | 1150 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 13–18 |
| Website | www.pwschool.northants.sch.uk |
Prince William School is a comprehensive school in Oundle, Northamptonshire. The school was built in 1971 and currently holds 1156 pupils. It was named in honour of Prince William of Gloucester whose family home, Barnwell Manor is a few miles away. Prince William was killed in an air crash less than a year after the school opened.
The acting headteacher is Marian Hobbs. The school holds dual specialist status as a Language College and Vocational College and includes a Sixth Form.
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Prince William School itself is broken into different specialized blocks such as:-
The Sutton Maths Department is located at the back of the school, near the soccer courts, the Drama studio and the Science Block.
The Science Department has two buildings and a mobile, the large building in the center of the campus is the main science block. Next to the main science building is the second, smaller L-shaped science building consisting of just 3 classrooms, the mobile contains 2 more science classrooms. The largest science block is the oldest, still containing ceilings made from Asbestos.
The Drama Studio is located behind gates that lead out towards the Science mobiles (S12-S14). It is a dedicated room for the theatrical arts.
The Humanities Department is located in the rear of the campus. It is home to seven classrooms, in these rooms, Religious Education, History and Geography are taught. It also consists of 2 temporary mobiles on the field.
The Design Department is located nearby the Humanities block, as well as the Gym changing rooms. It is home to several different subjects related to design, which include, but are not limited to, Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Textiles and Resistant Materials. There is a new Applied Learning Centre built on the former tennis courts .
The English Department is located at the very front of the school, visible immediately after entering the campus, to the left.
The Languages Department is located on the floor above the English Department. It contains rooms L1 to L7 and a range of languages is taught here.
The Sixth Form and PE blocks are both currently located in the same building (opposite to the bus bays) with the sixth form block on the floor above the PE block. An extension to the PE block (consisting of new changing rooms etc.) has been constructed on the field alongside the humanities mobiles and a new Sixth form block is currently in the process of being constructed in the locality of the old tennis course
The new mobiles are placed near the drama studio, and teach Maths, Religious Education, Psychology and Sociology.
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