Ladymead Community School

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Ladymead Community School
Ladymead School, Cheddon Road, Taunton - geograph.org.uk - 165067.jpg
Address
Cheddon Road

Taunton
,
Somerset
,
TA2 7QP

England
Coordinates51°02′15″N 3°06′01″W / 51.0375°N 3.1003°W / 51.0375; -3.1003Coordinates: 51°02′15″N 3°06′01″W / 51.0375°N 3.1003°W / 51.0375; -3.1003
Information
TypeComprehensive
ClosedJuly 2010
Local authoritySomerset
SpecialistTechnology College
Department for Education URN123887 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadMark Trusson
Gendermixed
Age11 to 17
Enrolment753[1]
HousesShakespeare, Shelley, Newton and Anning

Ladymead Community School was a secondary school and technology college located on Cheddon Road, Taunton, Somerset, England. It had 753[1] students aged 11–16.

The school made the news when a protest[2] of hundreds of students turned into a riot, prompting police to enter the school.

The school closed in July 2010 following successive years of poor standards, on site crime and Ofsted investigations. Students were subsequently transferred to The Taunton Academy.[3]

Academic results[]

In 2008 just 42% of students achieved five or more GCSEs at A* - C grades including English and Maths.[4]

The school was awarded the Specialist Schools and Academy trust's "most improved school" award in both 2007 and 2008, based on exam results improvements, however continued to fall below national average.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ladymead Community School". Ofsted. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
  2. ^ "School head condemns meal protest". BBC News. 19 November 2004. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. ^ "In depth: New schools in Somerset". BBC News. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Ladymead Community School". Education League Tables. BBC. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2009.


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