THE KINGS OF WESSEX SCHOOL in Somerset, Cheddar
						
                        	 
				
				
		
                Education Centre Information: The Kings of Wessex School:
                 
                   
                            
                                
                                Establishment Type:Foundation School
                                Phase of Education: Secondary
                                Status: Closed
                                Local Authority: Somerset
                                
                                
                                Reason Establishment Closed: Academy Converter
                                Establishment Close Date: 31/05/2011
                                
                                Boarders: No Boarders
                                Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
                                Urban/Rural Description: Town and Fringe - less sparse
                                Special Classes: Has Special Classes
                                Religious Character: Church of England
                                Diocese: Diocese of Bath and Wells
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                Total Pupils: 1180
                                Number of boys: 599
                                Number of girls: 581
                                
                                Admissions: Comprehensive
                                Age Range: 13-18     
                                Gender: Mixed
                                
                                
                                
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                         Special Educational Needs:
SEN Priority 1:HI - Hearing Impairment
                                
                                
                                
                                
Background: 
The school opened in 1964 as a secondary modern and became a comprehensive in 1976. Its name comes from a 10th-century Saxon palace whose foundations were found during the excavation of the site, within a mile of Cheddar gorge. In 1993, a joint-use leisure centre was acquired, and a new library has recently been created. The school'strengths are sports, drama and music. Pupils have participated in a German exchange for over 15 years and there are links with schools in Kenya.
                                
 
                       
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                        Address: Station Road
                        
                        
                     
                        
                    Postcode: BS27 3AQ
                        
                        Somerset, Cheddar.
                       
                        Telephone: 01934 742608  
                        
                        
                        
                        
                       
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