Woolston School
50°53′47.94″N 1°22′3.09″W / 50.8966500°N 1.3675250°W
| Woolston School Language College | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Comprehensive |
| Established | c.1900 |
| Closed | July 18, 2008 |
| Local authority | Southampton City Council |
| Specialist | Language College |
| Department for Education URN | 116452 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Acting Headteacher | Bernadette Hanly |
| Staff | 50+ |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrollment | 770+ |
| Colour(s) | Red Yellow Black |
| Website | http://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 10th 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 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
- ^ Ofsted inspection report, visit of 10th October 2006