- Ounsdale High School
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Ounsdale High School Location Wombourne, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Information Type Co-Educational Secondary School Motto Pursuing excellence by developing the creativity of learners through and in the arts Established 1958 Headteacher Ms Christine Brown (Sep 2008 - Present) Grades 76% A*-C GCSE 2010 [1] Number of students 1200 School Colour(s) Navy and yellow Website Official Website Ounsdale High School is an 11-18 mixed comprehensive secondary school located in Wombourne, Staffordshire, England. It is situated on Ounsdale Road in the west of the village, and stands on an adjacent site to the local leisure centre. It also has a sixth form for 16-19 year olds, which has a recently built 6th form centre which was opened by the pop star Beverly Knight.
In September 2002, the school was granted specialist school status as an Arts College. This has led to the addition of a slightly modified school motto: Pursuing excellence by developing the creativity of learners through and in the arts.
The school has approximately 1,200 pupils and provides education at Key Stage 3, GCSE and Sixth Form. Its current head teacher is Ms Christine Brown who took over this position in September 2008 after Paul Jordan retired after 13 years service.
76% of the school's GCSE students gained 5 or more A*-C grades in 2010. [2]
Notable former pupils
- Mark Rhodes British pop singer and television presenter.
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Coordinates: 52°32′07″N 2°11′50″W / 52.5354°N 2.1972°W
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