| Established | 1973 |
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| Type | Comprehensive |
| Headteacher | Clive Pemberton |
| Specialism | Maths and Computing College |
| Location | Beachley Road Sedbury Gloucestershire NP16 7AA England |
| Local authority | Gloucestershire |
| DfE URN | 115766 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1143 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www.wyedean.gloucs.sch.uk |
Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre is a school in Sedbury, Gloucestershire, England, just across the border from Chepstow, Wales. The school is close to the A48 road and less than a mile from the Welsh border.
Wyedean School is a mixed comprehensive school, with over 1100 pupils, including 250 in the Sixth Form. It was first set up in 1973 and was then moved in 1976 to its present location.
The School is located in Gloucestershire, and falls within the English, not Welsh, education system. Although most of its pupils live in the Forest of Dean area of England, some travel from within Wales.
It was also the school of J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
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The school boasts a large sports hall which can be rented in the evenings; a library, with IT facilities; a canteen, where hot and cold food can be purchased; a music suite, equipped with computers linked to recording equipment; and a Design Technology Block.
The Sixth Form block has been built to accommodate increased numbers of A-Level students.
Admittance to Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre is non-denominational and Wyedean accepts both male and female students between the ages of 11 and 18. Wyedean currently has 1143 students.
The headmaster of Wyedean is Clive Pemberton, who took over the role in January 2006 from his predecessor John Claydon.
The Student Council represents the student body's views. From each Tutor Group two representatives are elected annually to attend meetings of their respective Year Council, from which three are elected to attend the meetings of the School Council (Student Council). Within meetings of the Student Council, matters of student politics are discussed ranging from the interviewing of candidates applying for a post at the school, to discussing new bills and policies regarding the schools management.
The council is divided into Committees that are reviewed annually, each with their own coordinator responsible for their activities; with different committees naturally focusing on different issues. The management and organisation of the council as a whole is overseen by the Council Chairman. The committees as of 2009/2010 are:
- Sports and Activities
- Charities
- Media and Publicity
- Community relations
The leaders of these committees, along with the Council Chairman, make up the Cabinet. A small group of students responsible for major policy decisions.
The current Chairman of the Student Council is Year 12 student Harry Ives, who took control in March 2010 following the departure of his predecessor Steven Drinkwater.
The Sixth Form has two Head Boys and two Head Girls, known as 'The Team Leaders'. Every year a new set of team leaders is elected to represent the students, by the students. The Team Leaders also head a network of teams within the sixth form. These teams include Press and Promotions, International Team and the Community and Eco Team.
Notable Events in the Sixth Form include the Annual 'Homeless Sleepout' and Film Friday.
The team leaders of 2011/12 are William Ayliffe, Jessica Johnson, Osian Griffiths and Tamsin McKelvey
J. K. (Joanne) Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, was Head Girl in 1982.[1] Her mother, Anne Rowling, had worked there as a technician in the Science Department from 1978.[2] During July 2006, the school library was dedicated to J. K. Rowling. However, she has made it clear that she did not enjoy her time at Wyedean,[3] citing teachers and loneliness as some of the reasons for this. She has stated that the character of Professor Snape was partly based on a chemistry master who taught at the school, understood to be John Nettleship.[4][5] When she returned to the area in 2001 to film part of a biographical TV programme[6], she visited the nearby Tutshill Primary School but did not pay a visit to Wyedean.[7]
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