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As part of Southampton City Council's review of secondary schooling program called Learning Futures, the school closed in July 2008. It merged with [[Grove Park Business and Enterprise College]] in September 2008 to become [[Oasis Academy Mayfield]] with the Woolston site finally closing in 2011, and the site being handed back to the [[Southampton City Council]].
As part of Southampton City Council's review of secondary schooling program called Learning Futures, the school closed in July 2008. It merged with [[Grove Park Business and Enterprise College]] in September 2008 to become [[Oasis Academy Mayfield]] with the Woolston site finally closing in 2011, and the site being handed back to the [[Southampton City Council]].
The new building was completed in 2012, with the first academic day on 20/02/2012.
The new building was completed in 2012, with the first academic commencing monday 20th February 2012.


== Present ==
== Present ==

Revision as of 21:09, 10 March 2012

50°53′47.94″N 1°22′3.09″W / 50.8966500°N 1.3675250°W / 50.8966500; -1.3675250

Woolston School Language College
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Information
TypeComprehensive
Establishedc.1900
ClosedJuly 18, 2008
Local authoritySouthampton City Council
SpecialistLanguage College
Department for Education URN116452 Tables
OfstedReports
Acting HeadteacherBernadette Hanly
Staff50+
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
Enrollment770+
Colour(s)Red   Yellow   Black  
Websitehttp://www.woolston.southampton.sch.uk

Woolston School Language College was a secondary comprehensive school in Southampton, Hampshire, in southern England. The las Ofsted inspection was on 10 October 2006.[1] The school was a Specialist Language College for student that were 11 to 16 years old. There were around 770 pupils enrolled in the school at the time of closure.

As part of Southampton City Council's review of secondary schooling program called Learning Futures, the school closed in July 2008. It merged with Grove Park Business and Enterprise College in September 2008 to become Oasis Academy Mayfield with the Woolston site finally closing in 2011, and the site being handed back to the Southampton City Council. The new building was completed in 2012, with the first academic commencing monday 20th February 2012.

Present

Oasis Community Learning took over the Grove Park Business and Enterprise College building and Woolston buildings, with the Woolston site housing the KS4 students, with the KS3 on the Grove site. The Woolston building was finally closed and handed back to the Southampton City Council in July 2011, and the Grove building finally closed in February 2012 when the new Academy building was completed. The Grove building is scheduled to be demolished in the near future, but the fate of the Woolston building is currently unknown.

References

  1. ^ Ofsted inspection report, visit of 10th October 2006