Whitstone School

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Whitstone School
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Address
Charlton Road

Shepton Mallet
,
Somerset
,
BA4 5PF

England
Coordinates51°11′18″N 2°32′31″W / 51.1884°N 2.5420°W / 51.1884; -2.5420Coordinates: 51°11′18″N 2°32′31″W / 51.1884°N 2.5420°W / 51.1884; -2.5420
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoInspiring Futures
SpecialistTechnology College
Department for Education URN137192 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadGuy Swallow
Age11 to 16
Enrolment520[1]
HousesQuantock, Polden, Blackdown, Mendip
Websitewww.whitstone.somerset.sch.uk

Whitstone School is a specialist school located in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, and educates students aged between 11 and 16. The school has been a specialist Technology College since 2000; the school's headteacher is Guy Swallow.[2] In August 2011, the school became an academy, and in 2021 the school roll was 520 students.[3]

Academic performance[]

Since 2019, the school's GCSE performance has been well below the average of other schools in Somerset,[4] however during its first full year as an Academy, performance increased from 44% to 56% of students achieving five or more A* to C GCSE grades including English and mathematics.[4] In 2017, it was assessed by Ofsted as "good" on a four-point scale of outstanding, good, requires improvement, or inadequate.[5]

Houses[]

The school has a house system. Currently, there are 4 houses: Quantock (Blue), Polden (Red), Blackdown (Yellow), and Mendip (Green). These house names are named after ranges of hills in the Somerset area, three of which are Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Each house colour is reflected on the school uniform.

References[]

  1. ^ "Whitstone". EduBase. Department for Education. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  2. ^ "123872_359536.pdf" (PDF). Ofsted. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2010. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Whitstone". EduBase. Department for Education. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "School details". Department for Education. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Inspection Report: Whitstone School". Ofsted. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

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