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==History== |
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Wootton Upper School started in 1975. As the school buildings were not quite ready, it shared a site with Stewartby Middle School. The first intake was 213 students and they moved onto the Wootton site in November, with 16 teaching staff. |
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The first headmaster was Stanley Clews, with Deputy Head John Bonerton. The school was complete by 1978. Clews retired in 1987. Catherine Mackenzie took over until 1999, when Anthony Withell became head. In 2014 Michael Gleeson became principal of the school. |
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The Upper School catchment area covers far more villages than just Wootton. Having achieved [[Beacon Status]] in 2001, it is regarded as one of the top upper schools in the county. |
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The main feeder schools are Holywell and Marston Vale middle schools. |
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== Magazines == |
== Magazines == |
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| Wootton Upper School | |
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| Address | |
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Hall End Road, Wootton , , MK43 9HT | |
| Coordinates | 52°05′43″N 0°32′27″W / 52.09532°N 0.54086°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | The pursuit of excellence |
| Established | 1975 |
| Department for Education URN | 137522 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Executive Principal | Gleedawg |
| Age | 13 to 16 (18 At Kimberley College) |
| Colour(s) | Blue |
| Website | Wootton Upper School |
Wootton Upper School is an academy school located on Hall End Road, in Wootton, England. It teaches years 9–11 in compulsory education and years 12–13 in compulsory education at Kimberley College. Approximately 75% of students previously in compulsory education stay on to the sixth form college. The school specialises in performing arts, such as music, drama and dance.[1]
Magazines
In the past, there have been two school magazines for Wootton Upper School.
The official school magazine was Wootton Insight, an A4 booklet which was distributed to students, teachers, parents, supports and sponsors of Wootton Upper School. In 2007 a team of students were given creative control of Insight. The purpose of this was to give the reader a students' perspective of how they experience life at Wootton Upper School and the activities they participate in. Before 2007, Wootton Insight was written by teachers, and occasionally students were invited to write specific articles. Wootton Insight has been passed on to new students as they mature through the years, becoming a generational magazine (although now discontinued).
Wootton Insight's format and overall appearance changed and were unique to each issue. Since the 2007 changeover, Wootton Insight kept to a standard appearance and layout with regular features: Staff Interview, PopVox and front page article, normally a drama or musical performance.
The school's second magazine was an unofficial publication called Wootton Outsight. There has been one issue since its start-up in 2009. Wootton Outsight's format is usually a single black and white A4 sheet.
"Upload"
"Upload" was a school-produced video about the students and activities at Wootton Upper School. It was produced by a team of student and teachers every half term. Each video featured school clubs, trips, charity events and achievements by students and teachers. It is no longer being produced.
Achievements
Wootton achieved its best-ever A level results in the summer of 2012, coming out as one of the highest achieving schools in Bedfordshire.[citation needed]
Kimberley College
Kimberley College is a new Sixth form college that opened in Stewartby in September 2013. The college is operated by Wootton Academy Trust, and the two centres share facilities for their sixth form students.[2]
References
- ^ "Bedfordshire league tables". BBC News.
- ^ "New Sixth Form College | University of Bedfordshire | Bedford College & Schools in Bedfordshire". Bedfordshire-news.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2013.