Wodensborough High School was formed in September 1968, by the amalgamation of a girls’ grammar school and two secondary modern schools.[2] In September 1990, Wodensborough High School was expanded to take in the youngest two year groups from Hill Top High School in nearby Hill Top, which closed completely two years later. This led to a substantial increase in the school's capacity, as since then it has taken in pupils who would have gone to Hill Top had it remained open. During the specialist schools programme the school gained specialist Technology College status and was renamed Wodensborough Community Technology College.
A newly built block was opened September 2005, aimed at replacing some of the school's ageing teaching areas. It was named the Vernon Building and has facilities for both physical education and sciences such as a gymnasium, dance hall and eight science laboratories. The North Block of the school was closed in December 2010, revamped and extended on, and reopened in December 2011. The South Block was remodelled during 2012 and opened in time for the new term in September. The plans are estimated to have cost around £20 million.[3]
The school was converted to academy status on 1 November 2013, and was renamed Wodensborough Ormiston Academy.[4]
wodensborough, ormiston, academy, mixed, secondary, school, located, wednesbury, west, midlands, england, located, hydes, road, near, border, with, west, bromwich, most, pupils, live, friar, park, hateley, heath, areas, school, sponsored, ormiston, academies, . Wodensborough Ormiston Academy is a mixed secondary school located in Wednesbury in the West Midlands of England 1 It is located on Hydes Road near the border with West Bromwich and most of the pupils live in the Friar Park and Hateley Heath areas The school is sponsored by the Ormiston Academies Trust Wodensborough Ormiston AcademyAddressHydes RoadWednesbury West Midlands WS10 0DREnglandCoordinates52 32 53 N 2 00 11 W 52 548 N 2 003 W 52 548 2 003InformationTypeAcademyEstablished1968Department for Education URN139918 TablesOfstedReportsHead teacherLeigh MooreGenderMixedAge11 to 16Websitehttp www woacademy co ukWodensborough High School was formed in September 1968 by the amalgamation of a girls grammar school and two secondary modern schools 2 In September 1990 Wodensborough High School was expanded to take in the youngest two year groups from Hill Top High School in nearby Hill Top which closed completely two years later This led to a substantial increase in the school s capacity as since then it has taken in pupils who would have gone to Hill Top had it remained open During the specialist schools programme the school gained specialist Technology College status and was renamed Wodensborough Community Technology College A newly built block was opened September 2005 aimed at replacing some of the school s ageing teaching areas It was named the Vernon Building and has facilities for both physical education and sciences such as a gymnasium dance hall and eight science laboratories The North Block of the school was closed in December 2010 revamped and extended on and reopened in December 2011 The South Block was remodelled during 2012 and opened in time for the new term in September The plans are estimated to have cost around 20 million 3 The school was converted to academy status on 1 November 2013 and was renamed Wodensborough Ormiston Academy 4 Notable former pupils editAaron Williams footballer with Walsall and Worcester City 2005 2010 References edit Welcome Wodensborough CTC 10 September 2012 Retrieved 18 August 2013 School Information Wodensborough CTC Retrieved 18 August 2013 First look at design of 20m new school Express amp Star Expressandstar com 14 August 2010 Retrieved 18 August 2013 Proposed Ormiston Academy at Wodensborough CTC Proposedacademy co uk Retrieved 18 August 2013 nbsp This West Midlands school or sixth form college related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wodensborough Ormiston Academy amp oldid 1149953984, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
