Alderman Peel High School is an

academy An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosop ...

secondary school in

Wells-next-the-Sea Wells-next-the-Sea is a port town on the north coast of Norfolk, England. The civil parish has an area of and in 2001 had a population of 2,451,Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household c ...

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, England.

History

The founder

Sam Peel, who was born in

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, was not a Birthright Quaker, but by Conviction who had started off as a

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. He was permissive and tolerant. His faith and life of service started on him seeing the extreme poverty of the seafolk in Wells during a visit in 1909, which he attributed to alcohol and the public houses being the only social meeting places. He campaigned against drink and extended the Meeting House. He constructed the first council houses in

, during

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using the powers in the

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. He was chair of the Norfolk Education Committee from 1943 until 1968. He steered through the Education Act 1944.

The secondary modern school

The school was founded in 1963 by Alderman Sam Peel, chair of the Norfolk Education Committee, as a

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. The school became part of the Wensum Trust multi-academy trust in 2017. The trust includes

Acle Academy The Acle Academy, formerly known as Acle High School, is a secondary school which is located in Acle, Norfolk, England. This is in the centre of the Norfolk Broads. The Academy (English school), academy status school has 700 pupils, ranging in ag ...

Hellesdon High School Hellesdon High School is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Hellesdon, Norfolk, England. The school is part of the Wensum Trust. The headmaster duties are shared between Tom Rolfe & Mike Earl. The school incorporates 1, ...

and seven

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Inspection judgements

* In 2009 Ofsted judged the school as Outstanding. * In 2012 Ofsted judged the school as Good.

Headteachers

* 2005–2010: John Platten * 2010–present: Alastair Ogle

Academic results

In 2017 GCSE results were below average for the

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and the linked Attainment 8 measure.

Wells-Next-The-Sea Primary and Nursery School

The nearby primary school was in a 'hard federation' with the secondary school until both converted to an academy in 2017. The primary school had received a warning notice in 2016 because of its poor exam results.

References

External links

Alderman Peel High School at the Wensum Trust
{{authority control Secondary schools in Norfolk Academies in Norfolk Wells-next-the-Sea