King Arthur's School is a smaller than average secondary school in
Wincanton
Wincanton ( or ) is a small town and electoral ward in South Somerset, southwest England. The town lies off the A303 road, a main route between London and South West England, and has some light industry. The town and electoral ward has a populati ...
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Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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, England. It had 350 students between the ages of 11 and 16 in 2017.
[ Before April 2019 it was called King Arthur's Community School.
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Description
The campus includes the Wincanton Community Sports Centre and West Hill Nursery. The logo is linked to the Arthurian story of Excalibur, which is also the name of the school magazine.
In 2017 the community school was rated as inadequate by Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is a Non-ministerial government department, non-ministerial department of Government of the United Kingdom, His Majesty's government, reporting to Parliament of the U ...
. At the end of 2017 the head teacher left amid speculation about a merger with Ansford Academy.
The school was assisted to restructure by staff from The Gryphon School Sherborne, and in April 2019 formally joined the Sherbourne Area Schools' Trust (SAST).
Academics
The school had been criticised for its poor performanace: its poor, “ineffective” governance, and lack of support for children with special educational needs. Teachers' expectations of what pupils can achieve had been too low. To change this the SMT is working with SAST, and has in place new procedures.Secondary education
Secondary education or post-primary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scale. Level 2 or lower secondary education (less commonly junior secondary education) is considered the second and final pha ...
in the United Kingdom is compulsory until the age of 16. It is divided into two key stages of 3 and 2 years, or 2 and 3. Students must study the National Curriculum A national curriculum is a common programme of study in schools that is designed to ensure nationwide uniformity of content and standards in education. It is usually legislated by the national government, possibly in consultation with Federated stat ...
. In King Arthur's School, Key Stage 3
Key Stage 3 (commonly abbreviated as KS3) is the legal term for the three years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9, when pupils are aged between 11 and 14. In Northern Ireland the ...
lasts three years, Year 7, 8, 9.Key Stage 4
Key Stage 4 (KS4) is the legal term for the two years of school education which incorporate GCSEs, and other examinations, in maintained schools in England normally known as Year 10 and Year 11, when pupils are aged between 14 and 16 by August 31. ...
, that is years 10 and 11 this continues, but with a different time emphasis. The Core remains the same, and the language drops from being compulsory to being one of a wider pool of options.
Notable alumni
Alumni include Professor Sir Robert Burgess, formerly Vice Chancellor of Leicester University; and Lieutenant Colonel Lucy Giles
Colonel Lucy Giles is an officer of the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps and the first female College Commander at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst commanding New College where Officer Cadets spend the second and third terms of the 44-week, ...
, the first female Commander at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS or RMA Sandhurst), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is one of several military academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army's initial officer training centre. It is located in the town of ...
.
References
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Secondary schools in Somerset
Wincanton
Academies in Somerset
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