Established | 1957 |
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Type | Academy |
Headteacher | Tina Yardley |
Location |
Gonvena Hill Wadebridge Cornwall PL27 6BU U.K. Coordinates: 50°31′19″N 4°49′46″W / 50.52190°N 4.82935°W |
DfE number | 908/4153 |
DfE URN | 138024 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
Staff | 65 |
Students | 1,235 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Ages | 11–18 |
Colours | Black and Gold |
Website | www |
Wadebridge School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the town of Wadebridge, Cornwall, England. It has 1,235 pupils. The headteacher is Tina Yardley.
In 2004, the school gained specialist business and enterprise college status, and the school converted to academy status in April 2012.
Facilities include a shop, gymnasium, tennis courts, football/rugby pitch, hockey pitch, basketball court, a squash court and heated swimming pool (part of Wadebridge Leisure Centre).
In 2006 the school came in second place behind Truro High School in the league tables for the average A-level points score per student in Cornwall. This meant that Wadebridge school beat the independent and selective Truro School into third place, a feat that was achieved again in 2008.