Sheldon School
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| Motto | Unity and Loyalty |
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| Established | 1975 |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Neil Spurdell |
| Location |
Hardenhuish Lane Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 6HJ England Coordinates: 51°28′02″N 2°08′02″W / 51.46714°N 2.13401°W |
| DfE number | 865/5404 |
| DfE URN | 136632 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Staff | 228 |
| Students | 1,813 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Blue, Purple and Gold |
| Publication | Sheldon Standard |
| Former name | Chippenham Boys' High School |
| Website | School homepage |
Sheldon School (formerly Chippenham Boys' High School) is a large mixed secondary school and sixth form in Chippenham, Wiltshire for students aged 11 to 18 and is the largest school in Wiltshire. Since April 2011, it has been an Academy. It is one of three in Chippenham, the others being Abbeyfield and Hardenhuish. Since 1 September 2012, the school has been headed by Neil Spurdell, who was previously headteacher at John O'Gaunt School in Hungerford, West Berkshire. The school is situated in the southern zone of Hardenhuish Park on the Hardenhuish Lane, with Hardenhuish School nearby to the north.
In 854AD, documents record the settlement known as Hardenhuish on the north-west side of Chippenham. The name probably derives from the family holding of one Herejeard, who occupied the land.
In 1066, the Domesday survey establishes the owner as Arnulf who held it before this date. The medieval manor house and church were situated on the flat land which now form Sheldon School's playing fields.
In 1707, the Colborne family purchased the estate and selected a new site for a fine Georgian house, Hardenhuish House, on higher ground to the north, built in 1773 to 1774.
In 1777, Joseph Colborne, of Hardenhuish became Sheriff of Wiltshire.
In 1779, Joseph Colborne, decided that a new church should also be erected on higher ground to the west of his new Georgian house. Dedicated to Saint Nicholas, it was designed by the famous Bath architect John Wood and is supposed to contain recycled material from the earlier church.
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