Kingdown School

Kingdown School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form in Warminster, Wiltshire, England for students aged 11 to 18. Since 1 August 2011, the school has been an academy.

Kingdown School
Address
Woodcock Road

Warminster
,
Wiltshire
,
BA12 9DR

England
Coordinates51°12′09″N 2°09′50″W
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoBelieve, Aspire, Achieve
Department for Education URN137230 Tables
HeadteacherDave Locke
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,498 As of January 2010
Houses  Lords
  Millennium
  Twickenham
  Wembley
  Wimbledon
  Silverstone
Websitehttp://www.kingdown.wilts.sch.uk

History

Kingdown School was built in 1960 in the east of Warminster as a replacement for the Avenue and Sambourne secondary modern schools. It became a comprehensive in 1973 and gained academy status in 2011.[1][2]

The school is run by Acorn Educational Trust, which manages several primary schools in the area as well as (from September 2018) The Clarendon Academy, a secondary school in the town of Trowbridge.[3]

Houses

In September 2006, Kingdown adopted a house system, aimed at giving students a sense of community, family, and belonging, and eliminating hostile subcultures, meaning older students provide a positive role model. Originally there were five houses, named after a notable British sporting venue and led by a Head of House. In 2017 a sixth house, Silverstone, was added.

Lords House led by Mr Gunstone (Green  )
Millennium House led by Mrs Twigger (Yellow  )
Twickenham House led by Mr Hatcher (Orange  )
Wembley House led by Mr Bindon (Blue  )
Wimbledon House led by Mr Richardson (Purple  )
Silverstone House led by Mrs Haydon (Red  )

Each House consists of about a sixth of the students from each of Years 7 to 13, so about 280 students altogether. There are also tutor groups, each with approximately twenty-four students: four from each of Years 7 to 12/13, who meet their tutor for twenty minutes on every school day, beginning at 10.30 am. Members of each House come together for a house assembly once a week. Siblings are put into the same House, but usually not into the same tutor group.[4]

Ofsted and academic achievements

The school was awarded dual specialisms in Sports and Applied Learning, it also achieved Artsmark Silver and Sportsmark Gold awards. In its 2003 report, Ofsted rated the school "good" overall, rating the quality of education as "very good".[5] The 2008 inspection rated both the school and sixth form "outstanding".[6] Following the 2013 inspection its rating had returned to "good", on which the school commented "It is very hard to compare previous (2008) and current inspections (2013) not least as the four headings are a new addition since 2008 and the bar to achieve an outstanding rating has truly been raised".[7]

Notable pupils

References
  1. "Kingdown School, Warminster". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. "Kingdown School". GOV.UK. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. "Head Mark Stenton leaves Trowbridge's Clarendon Academy". Wiltshire Times. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. "House System".
  5. "2003 Ofsted Report" (PDF).
  6. "2008 Ofsted Report" (PDF).
  7. "2013 Ofsted Report".
  8. Saner, Emine (16 June 2004). "The viscount who cleaned the loos". Evening Standard. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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