John Colet School
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The John Colet School is a co-educational secondary school in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England.[1] In August 2011 the school became an Academy.[2]
The school was founded in the 1950s, and is named after churchman and scholar John Colet. In September 2006 the school celebrated its 50th anniversary.[citation needed]
It takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 18. The school has approximately 1,014 pupils, with approximately 140 students in the sixth form. There are around 60 staff at the school.
A year group is made up of six forms, Burke, Canning, Disraeli, Gladstone, Hampden and Steele; named after Edmund Burke, George Canning, Benjamin Disraeli, William Ewart Gladstone, John Hampden and Richard Steele respectively. Once in sixth form these forms are incorporated into three form groups Burke, Canning and Disraeli.
Specialist status
The school was awarded
Notable alumni
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- Georgia Frost, model
- Ned Porteous, Actor Emmerdale & Eastenders
References
- ^ "Schools Directory". Buckinghamshire County Council. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2007.
- ^ "Open academies map and schools submitting applications". Department for Education. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Specialist status for John Colet School". Aylesbury Today (The Bucks Herald). 18 June 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ^ "Specialist Schools Home". Department for Children, Schools and Families. September 2008. Archived from the original on 3 August 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
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