Wolsingham Community College

Wolsingham School & Community College
Established 1614
Type Community school
Current Headteacher Deborah Merrett
Location Leazes Lane
Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland
County Durham
DL13 3DN
England England
Coordinates: 54°43′58″N 1°53′28″W / 54.7328°N 1.8911°W / 54.7328; -1.8911
Local authority Durham
DfE URN 114297 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 802
Gender Co-educational
Ages 11–18
Website WSCC

Wolsingham School & Community College is a two-part secondary school, located in Wolsingham, County Durham.

Admissions

Lower school

Wolsingham Lower School is part of Wolsingham School & Community College which has classes on two floors and a big playground. The school is situated just off the A689, and near the River Wear in the former district of Wear Valley. This is the former grammar school. The whole school takes students at the ages of 11-18. In the past the lower site was the site for Key Stage 3, while the upper site was for Key Stage 4. This system no longer exists, but instead the lower site houses humanities, art, music, drama, and languages.

Upper school

Wolsingham Upper School has a number of floors. A stage is available. A swimming pool is located in the grounds called Wolsingham Swimming Pool which is currently run by the school. A sports hall is also located in the grounds. The upper site no longer only caters for Key Stage 4 students, and now houses maths, English, science, IT, technology and dance.

History

Wolsingham had two schools - Wolsingham Grammar School on Main Road and Wolsingham Secondary Modern School. The grammar school opened in 1614, with new buildings opening in 1911.

In June 1964 12-year-old Sanchia Hayes, who went to the secondary modern school, was killed when the school bus hit a lorry in Frosterley.

Academic performance

It gets GCSE results at the England average but they get over average for there area, with better GCSE results ever year for the past few years

Alumni

Wolsingham Grammar School

External links

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