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| Nailsea School | |
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Mizzymead Road , , BS48 2HN England | |
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| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Aspire, Believe, Succeed |
| Established | 1960 |
| Local authority | North Somerset |
| Trust | Wessex Learning Trust |
| Specialist | Technology and Media |
| Department for Education URN | 138466 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | J Hopkinson |
| Head teacher | Dionne Elliott |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,026 |
| Houses | Dragon Unicorn |
| Website | http://www.nailseaschool.com |
Nailsea School, located in Nailsea, North Somerset, England, is a mixed secondary school and sixth form. It has Technology and Media Arts College specialist school status, and became an academy on 1 September 2012.[1] Academy status means Nailsea School now receives funding directly from the government, where before it was funded by the local authority, however the daily running of the school stays much the same.[2]
Nailsea School was opened in 1959 as a grammar school with just over 90 students. In 1966, the school became a Secondary Comprehensive,[3] catering for students from 11 to 18 years[4]
In 2006, the school population was more than 1,350, with a planned admission number of 240 students per year. As of 2015, the enrollment was 1,009 including 190 in the sixth form.[5]
In 2009, a brand new building was opened to house the school.
In September 2019, the 60@Sixty campaign was started to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the school being opened.[6]
In January 2021, Nailsea School became the 14th school to be a part of the Wessex Learning Trust, a multi academy trust based in Cheddar, Somerset alongside Kings of Wessex Academy in Cheddar.
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- ^ "Young Minds 2004: Nailsea School". Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2007. Young Minds
- ^ "Nailsea School" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "60@Sixty Campaign – Nailsea School". Nailsea School. Retrieved 12 November 2019.