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Wymondham High Academy is a state-funded co-educational academy school in the
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of
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. It is near the centre of the town of
Wymondham Wymondham ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England. It lies on the River Tiffey, south-west of Norwich and just off the A11 road (England), A11 road to London. The pari ...
, to the west of
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. It has around 1,650 pupils aged 11 to 18.Wymondham High School
, Ofsted. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
The principal is Christopher Smith. In 2017, the Academy received a 'good' report from Ofsted.


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 Physical education is an academic subject taught in schools worldwide, encompassing Primary education, primary, Secondary education, secondary, and sometimes tertiary education. It is often referred to as Phys. Ed. or PE, and in the United Stat ...
facilities.


New history and art block

In 2012, the school received a £3 million grant from
Norfolk County Council Norfolk County Council is the upper-tier Local government in England, local authority for Norfolk, England. Below it there are seven second-tier district councils: Breckland District, Breckland, Broadland, Borough of Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmo ...
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.


Notable alumni

* Mark Mitchell, silver medal winning figure skater *
Aimee Palmer Aimee Rose Palmer (born 25 July 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Championship club Southampton. She has previously played for Manchester United, Sheffield United and Bristol City in the Championship, and has ...
, women’s footballer for Bristol City


References


External links


Wymondham High School website
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