Devizes School
| Established | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy (English school) |
| Head | Mr Phil Bevan |
| Chair of Governors | Matt Bywater |
| Location |
The Green Devizes Wiltshire SN10 3AG England 51°21′02″N 1°59′15″W / 51.35050°N 1.98744°WCoordinates: 51°21′02″N 1°59′15″W / 51.35050°N 1.98744°W |
| DfE number | ???/5411 |
| DfE URN | 138630 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1,181 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www |
Devizes School is a mixed comprehensive school in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, for young people aged 11 to 18. The school is situated in the centre of the town, next to the Leisure Centre, between the A342 and A360. Since September 2012, the school has been an academy.The school is the only Secondary School in the town of Devizes and it also serves many surrounding villages. Built around Georgian Southbroom House, the school now comprises additional teaching blocks of a more modern style set within its own sports fields. In May 2013, the sixth form moved into their new, enlarged Sixth Form Centre. Ofsted has graded the school Good in each of the past four visits, the latest in 2015. Mr Phil Bevan was appointed head teacher in April 2016 and the school became a member of The White Horse Federation in February 2017.
The school has been awarded specialist Sports College and ICT College status. School enrolment in 2012 was 1,181 students.
Devizes School has a house system comprising four houses, of which each student, Year 7–13 belongs to: Gandhi, King, Mandela and Teresa.
Each house is named after a historical figure who worked towards understanding using peaceful methods. The names of the houses were selected by a vote. Each house has its own house colour - Gandhi is green, King is blue, Teresa is red and Mandela is yellow.
The school was formed in 1969 by the merging of the co-educational Devizes Grammar School and the Southbroom Secondary School (a secondary modern school) to form a comprehensive school.
The new school used the Southbroom site, based around Southbroom House, due to the availability of space, It was cheap and the Grammar School Lower School was taken over by St. Peter's School with the Upper School Braeside becoming a residential education centre. The Southbroom buildings were enlarged and by January 1973 there were 1,373 pupils on the school roll. Further new buildings have been erected and in 2002 there were 1,065 pupils with a sixth form of around 150.
On 8 August 1990, the Queen attended the school to open the swimming pool at the adjacent Devizes Leisure Centre, when the headmaster was Colin Isted.
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