Alderman Peel High School

Alderman Peel High School
Address
Market Lane Wells-next-the-Sea , North Norfolk , NR23 1RB England
Coordinates	52°57′N 0°51′E
Information
Type	Academy secondary school
Founder	Alderman Sam Peel[2]
Local authority	Norfolk
Trust	Wensum Trust
Department for Education URN	145089 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Matt Hardman[1]
Gender	Mixed[1]
Age	11 to 16[1]
Enrolment	501 [3]
Houses	Mersey, Trent, Waveney and Shannon
Colour(s)	Blue, purple, orange, green
Website	http://www.aldermanpeel.norfolk.sch.uk/

Alderman Peel High School is an academy secondary school in Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England.^[1]

History

The founder

Sam Peel, who was born in Wymondham, was not a Birthright Quaker, but by Conviction who had started off as a Methodist. He was permissive and tolerant. His faith and life of service started on him seeing the extreme poverty of the seafolk in Wells during a visit in 1909, which he attributed to alcohol and the public houses being the only social meeting places. He campaigned against drink and extended the Meeting House.

He constructed the first council houses in Wells-next-the-Sea, during World War I using the powers in the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1900. He was chair of the Norfolk Education Committee from 1943 until 1968. He steered through the Education Act 1944.^[4]

The secondary modern school

The school was founded in 1963 by Alderman Sam Peel, chair of the Norfolk Education Committee, as a secondary modern school.^[5][2][6][4]

The school became part of the Wensum Trust multi-academy trust in 2017.^[1][7] The trust includes Acle Academy, Hellesdon High School and seven primary schools.^[1]

Inspection judgements

• In 2009 Ofsted judged the school as Outstanding.^[8]
• In 2012 Ofsted judged the school as Good.^[9]

Headteachers

• 2005–2010: John Platten^[10]
• 2010–present: Alastair Ogle

Academic results

In 2017 GCSE results were below average for the Progress 8 benchmark and the linked Attainment 8 measure.^[11]

Wells-Next-The-Sea Primary and Nursery School

The nearby primary school was in a 'hard federation' with the secondary school until both converted to an academy in 2017.^[12][13] The primary school had received a warning notice in 2016 because of its poor exam results.^[12]

References

1. "Alderman Peel High School". Find and compare schools in England. Gov.UK. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
2. Lazzari, Adam (6 June 2013). "Sam Peel, one of the most influential figures in Norfolk in the 20th century, is to have his story told for the first time in a new book written by his granddaughter". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
3. Alderman Peel High School - Ofsted
4. Mason, Joseph (2012). "SAM PEEL". WELLS-next-the-SEA. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
5. Wild, Susan (2013). Sam Peel, a man who did different : one man's impact on a town and a county. Wells Local History Group. ISBN 0956916732.
6. "Alderman Peel School, Wells". The National Archives. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
7. Harford, Sean (4 November 2017). "Academy conversion and predecessor schools" (PDF). Ofsted. Ofsted. Retrieved 1 October 2018.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
8. Vaughan-Jenkins, Deborah (2009). "Alderman Peel High School: Inspection Report". Ofsted. Ofsted. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
9. Kayembe, Gulshanbir (2012). "Alderman Peel High School" (PDF). Ofsted. Ofsted. Retrieved 1 October 2018.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
10. Downes, Steve (17 May 2010). "Big boost for Norwich academy school". Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
11. "Alderman Peel High School". Find and compare schools in England. Gov.UK. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
12. Coulson, Tim (10 May 2016). "Warning notice to Wells-Next-The-Sea Primary and Nursery School". Gov.UK. Gov.UK. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
13. "Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School". Find and compare schools in England. Gov.UK. Retrieved 1 October 2018.

External links

• Alderman Peel High School at the Wensum Trust