Fairlands Middle School
Fairlands Middle School | |
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Somerset County Council | |
Trust | Wessex Learning Trust |
Department for Education URN | 147825 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Headteacher | Stefan McHale |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 9 to 13 |
Enrolment | 493[2] in 2023 |
Website | http://www.fairlands.somerset.sch.uk |
Fairlands Middle School is a coeducational middle school with roughly 522 pupils aged between 9 and 13 in 2012,[3][4] located in Cheddar, Somerset, England. The school, which was established in 1976,[1] is a middle-deemed-secondary school, meaning that it takes pupils of secondary school age while providing both Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 education. Fairlands is part of the Cheddar Valley Community Learning Partnership,[5] a
History
The 1976 Education Act abolished the
In September 2010, Fairlands was one of the first two middle schools in England to be awarded specialist Technology College status.[8]
In 2011, Fairlands was twinned with School 108 in the central Russian city of Yekaterinburg,[9] as part of the BBC Olympic Dreams project.[10] Both schools will use the partnership for cultural exchange, and followed the progress of high jumper and former School 108 pupil Ivan Ukhov in the 2012 Summer Olympics.[10]
Previously a
Academic performance
In 2010, 68% of pupils achieved Level 4 in mathematics and English in the National Curriculum assessment for Key Stage 2.[11] This was below the national average of 73% and the
Notable pupils
Notable pupils at the school include comedian Richard Herring,[13] whose father was headteacher at The Kings of Wessex School.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Fairlands Middle School Prospectus" (PDF). Fairlands Middle School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ "Fairlands Middle School". Get Information About Schools. Department for Education. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Fairlands Middle School". EduBase. Department for Education. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ "2012 inspection report" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "Fairlands Middle School". Inspection Reports. Ofsted. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ "History of the School (Sexey's Grammar School)". Old Sexonians. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ "Hugh Sexey's Middle School". Old Sexonians. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- Cheddar Valley Gazette. 16 September 2010. Archived from the originalon 13 September 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Ivan's Ukhov's school – No 108, Russia". BBC Sport. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ Cheddar Valley Gazette. 23 December 2010. Archived from the originalon 5 May 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Primary schools in Somerset". 2010 Education League Tables. BBC News. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ "Fairlands Middle School". 2009 Education League Tables. BBC News. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ "Interview with Venue magazine". Journalism archive. Richard Herring. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2011.