Talbot Combined School
| Established | 1969 |
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| Type | Community primary school |
| Location |
Talbot Drive Wallisdown Poole Dorset BH12 5ED  England Coordinates: 50°44′36″N 1°54′29″W / 50.74323°N 1.90793°W |
| Local authority | Poole |
| DfE URN | 113700 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 4–11 |
| Website | www.talbot.poole.sch.uk |
Talbot Combined School is a primary school for around 520 pupils aged 4-11 years, in Wallisdown, Poole, Dorset. Its catchment area is the Poole half of the local Wallisdown and Talbot area and Alder Hills. The school colours are green and yellow and are shown on the uniform. The school's symbol is a dog.
The school opened in January 1969 as a primary school. It became a 'combined school' in the 1970s for children up to 12 years.
The main building is typical late 1960s with a flat roof and doors opening on to the playground. An on-site swimming pool was opened in 1971 which is also used by other local schools. A band room was built in 1980 for the choir and band to use and a changing room block was built in 1985. In September 1999 a new 10 classroom building was opened by Tony Blair (then Prime Minister) and David Blunkett (then Secretary of State for Education and Employment) which also included computer facilities. During the early years of the school's life there were two donkeys, Pebble and Dash, and the school backed onto the local Talbot Village farm. Although this area is all housing now, the school still has a large field and playgrounds.
References
- "Talbot Combined School". www.talbot.poole.sch.uk. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
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