Court Fields School
Court Fields School is located in Wellington, Somerset, England. The school teaches 724 pupils from 11 to 16, and does not contain a sixth form.[1][2]
| Court Fields School | |
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| Address | |
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Mantle Street , , TA21 8SW England | |
| Coordinates | 50.9769°N 3.236°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Achieve, Belong, Participate |
| Department for Education URN | 140416 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Acting: Polly Matthews |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Number of pupils | 724 |
| Houses | Ruby, Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz. |
| Website | www |
History
Since 2005, major developments have occurred. A new block was built for the teaching of Humanities and a sports complex has been constructed in place of the old tennis courts.
In January 2013, the school was placed into special measures by Ofsted,[3] following an inspection in November 2012 that rated the school as inadequate on a four point scale of outstanding, good, satisfactory and inadequate. In 2016 it was rated as requiring improvement.[4]
The school became a Sponsored Academy from January 2014 in partnership with the Castle School, Taunton.[5]
Notable former pupils
At the 2016 Summer Olympics a former pupil Edward Ling won a Bronze medal in Trap shooting.[6] Another former pupil Tom Nichols is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bristol Rovers in League One.[7] Another former pupil is Paul Williams the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham.
References
- "Court Fields Community School". Department for Education. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- "Court Fields School". Ofsted. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- Marsh, Michael (16 January 2013). "Court Fields Community School in Wellington rated 'inadequate' by OFSTED". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- "Court Fields School Inspectiuon 2016" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- Marsh, Michael (14 August 2013). "Exciting era for new academy at Court Fields School in Wellington". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- "Somerset shooter Ed Ling, from Wellington, wins a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Rio". Somerset County Gazette. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- "Rovers Sign Striker Tom Nichols". Retrieved 17 July 2017.


