Wyvern College, Wiltshire

Wyvern College is a secondary school in Laverstock, near Salisbury in the English county of Wiltshire, for boys aged 11 to 16.

Wyvern College
Address
Church Road, Laverstock

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SP1 1RD

England
Coordinates51°04′47″N 1°46′18″W
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoCourage, Commitment and Compassion
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1972
Local authorityWiltshire Council
TrustMagna Learning Partnership
Department for Education URN144388 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherNicola Bull
GenderBoys
Age11 to 16
Enrolment401 As of December 2020
Colour(s)Black, blue and gold      
Websitewww.wyvernsteds.org

The school opened in 1972 as Highbury Secondary School, as a replacement for Highbury Avenue secondary modern school which was in a 1930s building at Highbury Avenue, Fisherton Anger, Salisbury. By 1994 there were 530 on the school roll.[1][2]

In 1995, the school was renamed Wyvern College. Under the specialist schools programme of the 1990s and 2000s it was a Technology College, teaching all subjects but with emphasis on Science, Mathematics, Technology and Communications Technology; it operated in partnership with Wiltshire College Salisbury.[2]

In 2003 the school assumed Voluntary Aided status and became a Church of England school. In April 2017, Wyvern College converted to academy status and joined the adjacent St Edmund's Girls' School in the Magna Learning Partnership, a multi-academy trust.[1]

Since September 2018, the two schools have operated as a single mixed school called Wyvern St Edmunds, pooling their leadership, staff and buildings, although retaining their separate legal identities.[1]

References

  1. "History of WSE". Wyvern St Edmund's. Retrieved 2 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Wyvern College, Salisbury". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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