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'''Wymondham College''' is a coeducational day and boarding school in ], near ], ], ]. A former ], it is one of 36 state ]s in England and the largest of its type in the country, with up to 650 boarding places. It is also an affiliate member of the ] (HMC).
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'''Wymondham College''' is a state ], located in ], ], that was the largest in ] when it opened in ].<ref></ref> It is a specialist ] (], ], ] & ]) and a specialist ] college.


==History== ==History==
===Former military hospital===
The School is built on the site of the ] ] 231st Station Hospital and when the ] first opened in 1951 the ]'s ]s were used as ]s and ]. Brick-built accommodation began to appear in the late 1950s but Nissen huts continued in use, principally as classrooms, through to end of the 1990s. The only Nissen hut that remains is the College ] (there were two others used for storage, but they have been demolished). A ] garden has been created on the site of the former ] (which for many years was used as the technical drawing classroom).
The school is built on the site of the ] ] 231st Station Hospital, When the school first opened in 1951 the hospital's forty ]s were used as ]. It was established by ], the chief education officer of ]. Brick-built accommodation began to appear in the late 1950s, but Nissen huts remained in use,<ref></ref> principally for classrooms and storage, through to end of the 1990s. The only Nissen hut now remaining is the College chapel. A memorial garden has been created on the site of the former USAAF ], which for many years was used as the school's technical drawing classroom.<ref name="edp">{{cite news |last1=Cope |first1=Lauren |title=Former Wymondham College headmaster pens book reflecting on its history to celebrate state boarding schools |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/education/former-wymondham-college-headmaster-pens-book-reflecting-on-its-history-to-celebrate-state-boarding-schools-1-4383109 |access-date=17 September 2020 |work=Eastern Daily Press }}</ref>


===Grammar school===
In 1951 there were two separate schools - Grammar and Technical - each with separate Heads. The two merged in the mid-1950s after an uneasy co-existence. The school remained exclusively 'boarding' until the early 1970s when there was a merger with the County Grammar School, which had been hosted at Wymondham on a 'temporary' basis for the best part of ten years. ] status was lost with the advent of Comprehensive education.
In 1951 there were two separate schools, ] and ], each with separate Heads. They merged in the mid-1950s after an uneasy co-existence. The school was a co-educational boarding grammar school. It was intended for academically-gifted children with no grammar schools in their local area that they could attend, as well as those with parents abroad or who regularly moved around the country. It gave priority, where possible, to children from families where the parents had separated, thus possibly under financial hardship. Admissions were by examination and headmasters' reports. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Wymondham College|url=https://www.morley-village.co.uk/wymondham-collage|access-date=2021-11-12|website=Morley Village|language=en}}</ref>

In the mid-1970s, the school had 700 boarders and 750 day pupils (from the former county grammar school). By 1978 this was 1,000 day pupils as well as the 700 boarders. ] visited the school in the early 1970s.

The school remained exclusively 'boarding' until the early 1970s, when it was merged with the County Grammar School, which had been hosted at Wymondham on a 'temporary' basis for nearly ten years.

The school in the 1970s had been in a state of disrepair with an out-dated water supply and drainage system, and had an unreliable heating system (built by the USAF in 1944) in the winter and lack of insulation. Despite these problems it was still producing outstanding academic results. Grammar school status was lost, and in the early 1990s it became a ].

On 9 March 1990, the ] visited the school.

===Academy Converter===
In 2010 the school became an ] as part of the ]. In 2016 the ] recognised the college as being in the top 100 schools nationally on each of the main three measures, attainment, EBACC pass rate and Value added progress.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} The college was awarded world class school status in November 2015.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} In 2016 it was the founding school of a new multi-academy trust, the ]. The Trust grew in size to 20 schools by June 2024. The College won the ‘UK secondary school’ of the year award at the national teaching awards in November 2021. In October 2023 the College was graded as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in both education and boarding inspections, with all 9 inspected areas rated as ‘outstanding’ and, highly unusually, there were no areas identified for improvement.

=== Wymondham College Prep School ===
In 2019, the Sapientia Education Trust announced plans to unveil a new, purpose-built building to house a new ] for children from reception to Year 6, led by Mr Simon Underhill, with a vision to fostering 'development for the whole child'.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome to Wymondham College Prep School|url=https://www.wymondhamcollegeprepschool.org/|access-date=2021-08-07|website=www.wymondhamcollegeprepschool.org}}</ref> Despite initial plans to purchase adjacent farmland for the Prep School, the College began construction on the former site of the Cavell Hall lawn, by ].

The Prep School has had a varied reception among parents, students, alumni and the wider boarding school community, with some hailing the innovation and convenience it would provide for working parents, while others have questioned the ethics of sending a child away to boarding school at such a young age, although boarding only starts at Year 5. The new building opened in September 2021, together with Underwood Hall the new boarding house. Like Wymondham College, the school is heavily oversubscribed.

It was rated as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in all areas in its first inspection in June 2023. Ofsted praised Sapientia Education Trust’s vision for the school, the schools ambition and leadership, high standards and ‘exceptional’ personal development opportunities.


== House system == == House system ==
A ] was first established in ] with the titles North, South, East and West. As the College expanded and brick-built accommodation was brought into use, the system was revised in the early ] and Houses were given names of Cathedral towns and cities: A ] was first established in 1953, with house names North, South, East and West. As the College expanded and brick-built accommodation came into use in the early 1960s, the system was revised and the Houses were given names of cathedral cities:


* Boys: York, Gloucester, Canterbury, Norwich, Durham, Salisbury * Boys: ], ], ], Norwich, ], ]
* Girls: Wells, Westminster, Worcester, Winchester (with Wakefield and Washington added later) * Girls: ], ], ], ] (with ] and Washington added later)


When mixed boarding Houses were introduced in the early ], the Cathedral House names were scrapped and the Houses adopted the names of the Halls themselves. Peel Hall and Lincoln Hall were converted to a Year 7 and Sixth Form boarding houses in ]. When mixed Houses were introduced in the early 1970s, the cathedral House names were scrapped and the Houses adopted the names of the Halls themselves. Lincoln and Peel Halls were converted to Sixth Form boarding houses in 1978, Peel Hall being further converted into a boarding house for Year Sevens in 1995. As of the 2010–2011 academic year, Peel started to retain some year 7 students in order to become a 'main school house'.


There are now six boarding houses, which also include day pupils;
==Premises==
*Years Seven to Eleven: ], ], ], New or Peel
The accommodation blocks (in order of building) are:
*Years Twelve to Thirteen: ]
* Peel Hall -(after Sam Peel - previous Chairman of Norfolk Education Committee)
Ofsted inspected the residential accommodation in 2023 and confirmed it remains 'outstanding'.<ref name="Ofsted 2023">{{cite web |url=https://files.api.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50079697 |website=Ofsted Care Report 2 2023|access-date=17 September 2020 |title="Wymondham College"}}</ref>
* Lincoln Hall - (after ])
==Archaeology==
* Fry Hall - (after ])
In January 1958, a hoard of 881 Anglo Saxon (]) coins were found at the school when a drain was being dug.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}
* Kett Hall - (after ])
* Cavell Hall -(after ])
* New Hall -


==Notable alumni==
A major development is underway and the cost will be in the region of £9.6 million.<ref name=sepnews>. September 2006, page 3</ref> The work includes a football ] pitch with floodlights, 9 new classrooms, 2 new science labs (linking the old part of the science block with the newer part). There also is a dining room extension which will include the admin block and new staff room. Peel house will be able to expand as there will be room once the staffroom and admin has moved into the new building. The new 6th Form centre will be added to the current boarding house (Lincoln).
* ], ] ] and psychotherapist
* ], Labour MP for ] from ] until ], former ], ], and ] in the ]
* ] Lib Dem for ] from 2001 to 2005 (1960–1967)
* ], explorer and writer (1965–1972)
* ], runner
* ], cricketer (1972–1977)
* ], Technical Director of ] (1974–1981)
* ], Liberal Democrat MP from 2001 for ], ] (1969–76)
* ], artist (1952–1959)
* ], Zimbabwe Ambassador to Senegal (1955–1962)
* ], actor in '']'', and narrator of '']'' (1974-1981)
* ], actor in '']'' (1998)
* ] CBE, Chief Executive since 2003 of ] Group plc (1959–1966)


===Wymondham Grammar School===
The ] extension/admin block and new classrooms have been completed. The new en suite bedroom block is scheduled for May 2008.<ref name=sepnews/>
* ], Liberal MP from 1895 to 1906 for ] (1855–62)


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Trust school in Morley, Wymondham, Norfolk, England
Wymondham College
Address
Golf Links Road
Morley
Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9SZ
England
Coordinates52°32′42″N 1°03′26″E / 52.54489°N 1.05736°E / 52.54489; 1.05736
Information
TypeTrust school
Day and Boarding school
MottoFloreat Sapientia
(Let Wisdom Flourish)
Established1951
FounderLincoln Ralphs
TrustSapientia Education Trust
Department for Education URN136481 Tables
OfstedReports
CEOJonathan Taylor
PrincipalEmma Arrand
GenderCoeducational
Age5 to 18
Enrolment1,262
HousesBoarding houses: Cavell, Fry, Kett, New, Peel, Lincoln
PublicationWymondham College Magazine
AlumniOld Wymondhamians
Social care unique reference number:SC055089
Websitehttp://www.wymondhamcollege.org

Wymondham College is a coeducational day and boarding school in Morley, near Wymondham, Norfolk, England. A former grammar school, it is one of 36 state boarding schools in England and the largest of its type in the country, with up to 650 boarding places. It is also an affiliate member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC).

History

Former military hospital

The school is built on the site of the Second World War USAAF 231st Station Hospital, When the school first opened in 1951 the hospital's forty Nissen huts were used as dormitories. It was established by Lincoln Ralphs, the chief education officer of Norfolk County Council. Brick-built accommodation began to appear in the late 1950s, but Nissen huts remained in use, principally for classrooms and storage, through to end of the 1990s. The only Nissen hut now remaining is the College chapel. A memorial garden has been created on the site of the former USAAF mortuary, which for many years was used as the school's technical drawing classroom.

Grammar school

In 1951 there were two separate schools, Grammar and Technical, each with separate Heads. They merged in the mid-1950s after an uneasy co-existence. The school was a co-educational boarding grammar school. It was intended for academically-gifted children with no grammar schools in their local area that they could attend, as well as those with parents abroad or who regularly moved around the country. It gave priority, where possible, to children from families where the parents had separated, thus possibly under financial hardship. Admissions were by examination and headmasters' reports.

In the mid-1970s, the school had 700 boarders and 750 day pupils (from the former county grammar school). By 1978 this was 1,000 day pupils as well as the 700 boarders. Margaret Thatcher visited the school in the early 1970s.

The school remained exclusively 'boarding' until the early 1970s, when it was merged with the County Grammar School, which had been hosted at Wymondham on a 'temporary' basis for nearly ten years.

The school in the 1970s had been in a state of disrepair with an out-dated water supply and drainage system, and had an unreliable heating system (built by the USAF in 1944) in the winter and lack of insulation. Despite these problems it was still producing outstanding academic results. Grammar school status was lost, and in the early 1990s it became a grant maintained school.

On 9 March 1990, the Duke of Edinburgh visited the school.

Academy Converter

In 2010 the school became an academy as part of the Academies Act 2010. In 2016 the DfE recognised the college as being in the top 100 schools nationally on each of the main three measures, attainment, EBACC pass rate and Value added progress. The college was awarded world class school status in November 2015. In 2016 it was the founding school of a new multi-academy trust, the Sapientia Education Trust. The Trust grew in size to 20 schools by June 2024. The College won the ‘UK secondary school’ of the year award at the national teaching awards in November 2021. In October 2023 the College was graded as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in both education and boarding inspections, with all 9 inspected areas rated as ‘outstanding’ and, highly unusually, there were no areas identified for improvement.

Wymondham College Prep School

In 2019, the Sapientia Education Trust announced plans to unveil a new, purpose-built building to house a new preparatory school for children from reception to Year 6, led by Mr Simon Underhill, with a vision to fostering 'development for the whole child'. Despite initial plans to purchase adjacent farmland for the Prep School, the College began construction on the former site of the Cavell Hall lawn, by Morgan Sindall.

The Prep School has had a varied reception among parents, students, alumni and the wider boarding school community, with some hailing the innovation and convenience it would provide for working parents, while others have questioned the ethics of sending a child away to boarding school at such a young age, although boarding only starts at Year 5. The new building opened in September 2021, together with Underwood Hall the new boarding house. Like Wymondham College, the school is heavily oversubscribed.

It was rated as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in all areas in its first inspection in June 2023. Ofsted praised Sapientia Education Trust’s vision for the school, the schools ambition and leadership, high standards and ‘exceptional’ personal development opportunities.

House system

A House system was first established in 1953, with house names North, South, East and West. As the College expanded and brick-built accommodation came into use in the early 1960s, the system was revised and the Houses were given names of cathedral cities:

When mixed Houses were introduced in the early 1970s, the cathedral House names were scrapped and the Houses adopted the names of the Halls themselves. Lincoln and Peel Halls were converted to Sixth Form boarding houses in 1978, Peel Hall being further converted into a boarding house for Year Sevens in 1995. As of the 2010–2011 academic year, Peel started to retain some year 7 students in order to become a 'main school house'.

There are now six boarding houses, which also include day pupils;

Ofsted inspected the residential accommodation in 2023 and confirmed it remains 'outstanding'.

Archaeology

In January 1958, a hoard of 881 Anglo Saxon (Edward the Elder) coins were found at the school when a drain was being dug.

Notable alumni

Wymondham Grammar School

References

  1. geograph.org.uk photograph
  2. Cope, Lauren. "Former Wymondham College headmaster pens book reflecting on its history to celebrate state boarding schools". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  3. "Wymondham College". Morley Village. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. "Welcome to Wymondham College Prep School". www.wymondhamcollegeprepschool.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  5. ""Wymondham College"". Ofsted Care Report 2 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

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