Wyedean School

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name = Wyedean School & 6th Form Centre


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type = Comprehensive
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head = Clive Pemberton
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specialist = Maths and Computing College
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street = Beachley Road
city = Sedbury
county = Gloucestershire
country = ENG
postcode = NP16 7AA
LEA = Gloucestershire
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enrollment = 1162
gender = Coeducational
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website = http://www.wyedean.gloucs.sch.uk
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Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre is a school in Sedbury, Gloucestershire, England, just across the border from Chepstow, Wales. The school is close to the A48 road and less than a mile from the Welsh border.

Wyedean School is a mixed comprehensive school, with over 1100 pupils including 250 in the Sixth Form. It was first set up in 1973 and was then moved in 1976 to its present location.

The School is located in Gloucestershire, and falls within the English, not Welsh, education system. Although most of its pupils live in England, some travel from within Wales.

Facilities

The school boasts a large sports hall which can be rented in the evenings; a library, with IT facilities; a canteen, where hot and cold food can be purchased; a music suite, equipped with computers linked to recording equipment; and a Design Technology Block.

The Sixth Form block has been built to accommodate increased numbers of A-Level students.

Staff

The headmaster of Wyedean is Clive Pemberton, who took over the role in January 2006 from his predecessor John Claydon.

Student Council

The student council represents the student body's views. From each Year Group 3 representatives from the Year Council are elected to attend the School Council (Student Council) and discuss matters of student politics, these can range from the interviewing of teachers when they apply for a Wyedean School post, to discussing new bills and policies regarding the school management.

The Chair of the Student Council is Year 12 Student Laura James

Other members of the Student Council include Cody Bridges, Sophie Winters and Harry Ives.

Notable alumni

J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books was head girl in 1982. [ [http://www.hpfgu.org.uk/faq/rowling.html HPfGU - Fantastic Posts: J. K. Rowling ] ] During July 2006, the school library was dedicated to her. However, she has made it clear that she did not enjoy her time at Wyedean, [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20010915/ai_n14413744 Biography claims `Harry Potter' creator added fictional touches to | Independent, The (London) | Find Articles at BNET.com ] ] citing teachers and loneliness as some of the reasons for this. She has stated that the character of Professor Snape was partly based on a science master who taught at the school. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1731602.stm BBC News | WALES | Rowling's 'spell' on science teacher ] ] When she returned to the area in 2001 to film part of a biographical TV programme [http://www.eofftv.com/episodes/o/omnibus/omnibus_j_k_rowling_main.htm] , she visited the nearby Tutshill Primary School but did not pay a visit to Wyedean. [ [http://home.freeuk.net/webbuk2/harrypotter.htm J K Rowling Biography and Harry Potter ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.wyedean.gloucs.sch.uk School website]