Wymondham High Academy

Wymondham High Academy
Address
Folly Road Wymondham , Norfolk , NR18 0QT England
Coordinates	52.5754°N 1.1179°E / 52.5754; 1.1179
Information
Type	Academy
Specialist	Arts
Department for Education URN	137461 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Chris Smith
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1620
Capacity	1460
Houses	Ellis, MacMillan, Abbey and Cheshire
Publication	WyHigh, a newsletter for students and guardians
Specialist status	Arts (operational)
Pupils receiving free school meals	7.1% (2013)
Website	www.wymondhamhigh.co.uk

Wymondham High Academy is a state-funded co-educational academy school in the English county of Norfolk. It is near the centre of the town of Wymondham, to the west of Norwich. It has around 1,650 pupils aged 11 to 18.^[1] The principal is Christopher Smith.

In 2017, the Academy received a 'good' report from Ofsted.^[2]

Campus

The school is divided into 4 blocks: North (English, Geography, I.T), South (Sciences, Music, Drama), Middle (Maths, Languages, RE, DT) and, from 2013, East (Art, History). There is also a relatively small social sciences block, used exclusively by the sixth form. Neighbouring Wymondham Leisure Centre is used for its physical education facilities.

New history and art block

In 2012, the school received a £3 million grant from Norfolk County Council to build a new Art and History block. It was built by contractors R G Carter Ltd and was completed in July 2013, covering 1,336 sq/m in total.^[3]

Notable alumni

• Mark Mitchell, silver medal winning figure skater

• Aimee Palmer, women’s footballer for Bristol City

References

1. Wymondham High School Archived 2012-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, Ofsted. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
2. "Ofsted Good Report for Wymondham High Academy". Ofsted News. 28 November 2017.
3. "{title}". Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

External links

• Wymondham High School website