Court Fields School
Academy in Wellington, Somerset, England
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Court Fields School is located in Wellington, Somerset, England. The school teaches over 800 pupils from 11 to 16, and does not contain a sixth form.[3][4]
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Mantle Street , TA21 8SW England | |
| Coordinates | 50.9769°N 3.236°W |
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| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Achieve, Belong, Participate |
| Established | 2014 (current school) |
| Department for Education URN | 140416 Tables |
| Head teacher | Polly Matthews |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrollment | Over 800[1] |
| Houses | Blackdown, Monument, Duke[2] |
| Colours | Black and white |
| Website | www |
History
Since 2005, major developments have occurred. A new block was built for the teaching of Humanities and a sports complex has been constructed in place of the old tennis courts. The Music and Drama wing of the school was renovated in Spring 2019.[5]
In January 2013, the school was placed into special measures by Ofsted,[6] following an inspection in November 2012 that rated the school as inadequate on a four-point scale of outstanding, good, satisfactory and inadequate. In 2016 it was rated as requiring improvement.[7]
The school became a Sponsored Academy from January 2014 in partnership with the Castle School, Taunton.[8] Until September 2023 when the school become a member of the Blackdown Education Partnership.[9]
Notable former pupils
- Edward Ling, sport shooter
- Tom Nichols, professional footballer who plays for Swindon Town[10]
- Paul Williams current Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham