Hans Price Academy

Hans Price Academy
Address
Map
Marchfields Way

Weston-super-Mare
,
Somerset
,
BS23 3QP

England
Coordinates51°20′18″N 2°57′51″W / 51.3383°N 2.9643°W / 51.3383; -2.9643
Information
TypeAcademy
Local authorityNorth Somerset Council
TrustCabot Learning Federation
Department for Education URN136708 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalAdrian Esch [1]
GenderCoeducational
Enrolment933
HousesClarus ,Fortis ,Mando and Acer
Colour(s)Red , Green ,Blue and Yellow
Websitewww.hansprice.org.uk

The Hans Price Academy, formerly known as Wyvern Community School, is a coeducational secondary school located on the Bournville estate in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. The school (which previously had specialist Sports College status) had 743 students between the ages of 11 and 16 years as of 2013.[2]

In 2009, 31% of the pupils at the school achieved 5 or more GCSE passes at grade C or above including mathematics and English, and a contextual value added (CVA) figure of 1002.1.[3] In 2010, the GCSE score improved to 35%, but was still the lowest in North Somerset,[4] and was below the local authority average of 56.1% and national average of 53.4%.

In 2009, plans to turn the school into an academy were revealed.[5] On 1 May 2011, Wyvern School became the Hans Price Academy,[6] named after local Victorian architect Hans Price. The academy is now run by educational charity Cabot Learning Foundation, which plans to spend £14 million transforming the site.

Notable former pupils

References

  1. ^ Hans Price Academy – Contact
  2. ^ "Hans Price Academy" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Wyvern Community School". BBC. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Secondary schools and colleges in North Somerset". 2010 Secondary School League Tables. BBC News. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Wyvern academy plans progress". Weston Mercury. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Weston's Wyvern School wins funding for academy plan". BBC News. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  7. ^ Brockes, Emma (22 April 2002). "Rupert bared". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 March 2010.