Pewsey Vale School

Pewsey Vale School is a small, mixed secondary school in Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, for children aged 11 to 16.[1] It became an academy in July 2011.

Pewsey Vale School
Address
Wilcot Road

Pewsey
,
Wiltshire
,
SN9 5EW

England
Coordinates51°20′24″N 1°46′26″W
Information
TypeAcademy
Department for Education URN136849 Tables
Head teacherMr N. Pritchard
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment305 (June 2019)
Websitehttp://pewseyvale.org

The school is described by Ofsted as "smaller than the average secondary school".[2] The current headteacher (since 2017) is Neil Pritchard.

History

The school opened on a new site in 1958 as Pewsey Vale Secondary Modern School. Until this time, the schools in Pewsey and the surrounding villages were elementary (all-age) schools but in 1956 they transferred their pupils aged 11 and over to the new school, and all became junior schools. In 1970 a swimming pool and sports hall were built alongside the school, with shared school and public use.[3]

In 1975 the school became a comprehensive under the new name of Pewsey Vale School. Extensive modernisation and expansion of the school took place at this time. There were 407 pupils in 1996 and 426 in 2002. There is no sixth form and children go to Marlborough, Devizes or elsewhere at 16;[1] the school has links with the agricultural branch of Wiltshire College, at Lackham near Chippenham.[2]

In 2011 the school converted to academy status under the same name.[4]

Ofsted inspection

The school was inspected by Ofsted in June 2019, and it received the following grades which were unchanged from the 2017 inspection.[2]

Area Grade
Overall Effectiveness Requires improvement
Effectiveness of leadership and management Requires improvement
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement
Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement

References
  1. "Pewsey Vale School". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. "School report: Pewsey Vale School". Ofsted. June 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  3. "Pewsey Vale Secondary Modern School". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. "Pewsey Vale School". Ofsted. February 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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