Wayland Academy (other)
Wayland Academy may refer to: *Wayland Academy, Watton, a secondary school in Watton, Norfolk, England *Wayland Academy, Wisconsin, a private college preparatory school in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA See also *Wayland (other) Wayland may refer to: Computers * Wayland (display server protocol), a graphical display system for Unix-like computers Fiction * Jace Wayland, a character in the ''Mortal Instruments'' book series * Wayland (''Star Wars''), a planet in the '' ...

Wayland Academy, Watton
Wayland Academy (formerly Wayland Community High School) is a small mixed secondary school located in Watton in the English county of Norfolk. It is part of the Inspiration Trust being refactored from the Transforming Education in NorfolkTrust group of schools in January 2020. History The school was converted to academy status in August 2012, and was previously a community school under the direct control of Norfolk County Council. The school continues to coordinate with Norfolk County Council for admissions. Academics The schools offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study, with some courses offered in conjunction with Easton & Otley College and City College Norwich. Notable former pupils Wayland Community High School *Shaun Bailey, cricketer *Caroline Flack Caroline Louise Flack (9 November 1979 – 15 February 2020) was an English television and radio presenter and actress. She won the twelfth series of BBC’s ''Strictly Come Dancing'' in 2014 and presented ''Th ...
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Wayland Academy, Wisconsin
Wayland Academy is a private, coeducational college preparatory boarding high school located in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States. The student population at the beginning of the 2021–22 school year was 125. Nearly three-quarters of the students board at the school. History Wayland Academy was chartered by the legislature of Wisconsin in 1855 as Wayland University, by a group that included S. L. Rose (Beaver Dam's representative to the Wisconsin State Assembly) and other local dignitaries. Founded as a Baptist academy, it was named for Francis Wayland. The cornerstone of Wayland Hall was laid in 1855, marking the beginning of a new institution aimed at increasing the number of Midwestern students prepared for studying at Baptist seminaries. During the 1860s, it became co-educational. In fall of 1868, after the end of the American Civil War, Wayland was briefly taken over as an adjunct to the Chicago University, but regained its independence in 1875. During the Grea ...
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