Wolverley CofE Secondary School is located in the village of

Wolverley Wolverley is a village; with nearby Cookley (1 mi northeast), it forms a civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England. It is 2 miles north of Kidderminster and lies on the River Stour and the Staffordshire and ...

, near

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. The mixed gender school has approximately 670 students on roll (2014) and opened in 2007 following the closure of its predecessor, Wolverley High School, as part of the local area reorganisation from

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. At the same time, the school became a controlled

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school. The school accepts students aged 11 to 18, and offers courses at

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and

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. The February 2014 Ofsted inspection results, published in March 2014, reported the school as being 'a school that requires improvement'. A later inspection in June 2016 rated the school as ‘Good’. However according to reports from students they no longer agree with this rating describing ike most schools in the area"a hellish prison like school". There for the needed approvements seen to have not been made.

History

Wolverley CE Secondary School opened in 2007 following the closure of Wolverley High School and a restructuring in the Worcestershire Local Authority. At the same time it converted to a controlled Church of England School. Wolverley was the birthplace of William Sebright, a former Town Clerk of London. Sebright died in 1620 and his will stated that his estate was to be used for the foundation of a grammar school in Wolverley. The original site of the school was in the centre of the village, but in 1931 the school changed its name to Sebright School and moved to a new site. Between 1948 and 1970, Sebright was a private school, before reopening as Wolverley High School.

Achievement

Percentage of students gaining 5 A*-C grades at GCSE. *2011: 36% *2012: 53% *2013: 48% *2014: 47% *2015: 45%

Sports

In 2014 the rugby team at Wolverley became The Wolverley Whirlwinds. They play against those of

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, Stourport High School and

The Chantry School The Chantry School is a mixed gender secondary school with academy status located in Martley, Worcestershire, England. The school has about 700 students on roll who come mainly from small villages around the edge of Worcester, The school has ...

References

{{authority control Secondary schools in Worcestershire Voluntary controlled schools in England