Court Fields School
| Court Fields School | |
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| Location | |
Mantle Street , TA21 8SW England | |
| Coordinates | 50°58′37″N 3°14′10″W / 50.9769°N 3.236°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Achieve | Belong | Participate |
| Department for Education URN | 140416 Tables |
| Head teacher | Polly Matthews |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Number of pupils | Over 800[1] |
| Houses | Blackdown, Monument, Duke[2] |
| Colour(s) | Black and white |
| Website | www |
Court Fields School is located in Wellington, Somerset, England. The school teaches over 800 pupils from 11 to 16, and does not contain a sixth form.[3][4]
History
Since 2005, major developments have occurred. A new block was built for the teaching of Humanities and a sports complex has been constructed in place of the old tennis courts. The Music and Drama wing of the school was renovated in Spring 2019.[5]
In January 2013, the school was placed into special measures by Ofsted,[6] following an inspection in November 2012 that rated the school as inadequate on a four-point scale of outstanding, good, satisfactory and inadequate. In 2016 it was rated as requiring improvement.[7]
The school became a Sponsored Academy from January 2014 in partnership with the Castle School, Taunton.[8] Until September 2023 when the school become a member of the Blackdown Education partnership.[9]
Notable former pupils
- Edward Ling, sport shooter
- Tom Nichols, professional footballer who plays for Swindon Town [10]
- Paul Williams current Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham
References
- ^ "Prospectus" (PDF). Court Fields School. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "House System". Court Fields School. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "Court Fields Community School". Department for Education. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ "Court Fields School". Ofsted. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Court Fields Website". Court Fields School. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Marsh, Michael (16 January 2013). "Court Fields Community School in Wellington rated 'inadequate' by OFSTED". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "Court Fields School Inspectiuon 2016" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Marsh, Michael (14 August 2013). "Exciting era for new academy at Court Fields School in Wellington". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ "Blackdown Education Partnership - BEP". Blackdown Education Partnership. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Rovers Sign Striker Tom Nichols". Retrieved 17 July 2017.