Woldgate School (formerly College) is a

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and

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on Kilnwick Road in

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, England. It educates approximately 1,169 pupils aged 11 to 18. Until 2017, the school was Local Authority funded, but became an academy in January 2017 and is now part of a Multi-Learning Partnership. It was rated 'good in its last

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inspection. Woldgate School was built in the 1950s and educates pupils from Pocklington and its surrounding villages, which forms a large, mainly rural catchment area. The school was awarded specialist status and received a grant for developing

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. A new music block was built, which included a recording studio, practice rooms and a dance studio. The school teaching is under the

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, and includes a Sixth Form. Facilities include a dedicated Sixth Form study room and more than 800 computers, with a library and an Independent Learning Centre used for homework assistance and computer access. Other facilities are a gymnasium, a multi-use hall, fitness suite, tennis/netball courts, and a playing field used for football, rugby and athletics.

Notable former pupils

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, musician *

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, football player * Robert E Fuller, wildlife artist *

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, football player

References

External links

School Website

Ofsted Inspection Reports
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