Weobley High School is a mixed

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located in

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in the

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. It is a community school administered by

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, and mainly admits pupils from

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, Staunton on Wye and Weobley. It is a small rural school. The school offers

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and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.http://www.weobleyhigh.co.uk/school/the-curriculum/

History

The school was established in 1963 as Weobley County Secondary School. In 1970 the school had 251 pupils.

School performance and inspection judgements

* 2004: Inspection by

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judged that the school was Inadequate and that Special Measures were necessary to improve it. * 2005: Inspection judged the school Satisfactory. * 2008: Inspection again judged the school Satisfactory. * 2011: The school was judged Outstanding. * 2013: The school was judged Good. * 2017: The school was again judged Good. As of 2021, the most recent inspection was in 2017.

References

External links

Weobley High School official website
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