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| Coordinates | 51°13′22″N 2°50′32″W / 51.2228°N 2.8423°W |
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| Type | Middle school (deemed secondary) Voluntary controlled school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
| Established | 1897 as Sexey's School 1948 as Sexey's Grammar School 1976 as Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School |
| Local authority | Somerset County Council |
| Department for Education URN | 123897 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Age | 9 to 13 |
| Enrollment | 662 |
| Website | http://www.hughsexey.com/ |
Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School, formerly known as Sexey's School and Sexey's Grammar School, is a middle school and specialist Technology College in Blackford, Somerset, England. The school has 662 pupils,[1] who join aged 9 in year 5 and stay until age 13 in year 8, after which they go to The Kings of Wessex Academy in Cheddar.[2] The headteacher is Jenny Venning.[1] Because the school educates pupils of secondary school age it has middle deemed secondary status.[1]
Former pupils are known as Old Sexonians.
History[edit]
The school is named after Hugh Sexey (1556–1619), a royal auditor of the Exchequer to Queen Elizabeth I and later King James I. After his death the trustees of his will established Sexey's Hospital in Bruton as an institution to care for the elderly, and Sexey's School in Bruton, which still exists today.[3]
Sexey's School in Blackford was originally opened in 1897 in a barn in nearby Stoughton, with 13 pupils.[4] The Blackford site opened in 1899 with around 60 pupils, of which around 20 were boarders.[5] It became Sexey's Grammar School in 1948,[4] and ceased to be a boarding school in 1966.[6] The 1976 Education Act abolished the tripartite education system of grammar and secondary modern schools in England and Wales. Up to this point, the area was served by Sexey's Grammar School and The Kings of Wessex School (a secondary modern school) and Sexey's Grammar School in nearby Cheddar.[5] In 1976, the three-tier Cheddar Valley Community Learning Partnership was established, creating a system of first, middle and comprehensive upper schools in the area.[7] The Kings of Wessex School became a comprehensive, Sexey's Grammar School became Hugh Sexey Middle School serving half of the Cheddar Valley,[8] and Fairlands Middle School was established to serve the other half.
In September 2010, Hugh Sexey was one of the first two middle schools in England to be awarded specialist Technology College status.[9]
Curriculum[edit]
Hugh Sexey Middle School is a specialist Technology College. It has three Information technology suites. Two of these are used for teaching, where as the third is used to store many pieces of equipment (e.g. video cameras). The school also has one science block, with two classrooms. One is used for teaching science of the body and space, whereas the other is used for carrying out experiments. Added to this school are 2 specialist maths classrooms. These are used in the daily maths lessons (Key Stage 2) or tri-weekly (Key Stage 3). In key stage two, the classroom, Mathematics 2, is used, along with tutor group classrooms taught by tutors who also teach English and sometimes gym. In Key Stage 3, due to there only being 3 maths lessons a week, only Mathematics 1 and 2 are used. The school is fitted with a number of portable classrooms. These are used for teaching Geography, Modern Foreign Languages, Citizenship and History. The Geography, History and Citizenship rooms are only used for Key Stage Three, whereas the modern foreign languages room is used sometimes for Year Six's.
Staff[edit]
The school is fitted with fully qualified teachers. In Year 5 and Year 6, the tutors do not usually teach other subjects other than English and Maths. In Year 7 and Year 8, the tutors almost always teach other subjects, and don't teach English and Maths to their tutor groups (unless they are a specialist maths or English teacher) There are currently 5 Year 5 Tutors, 6 Year 6 tutors, 6 Year 7 tutors and 6 Year 8 tutors. There are also heads of year for each year group.
Notable alumni[edit]
Notable alumni of Sexey's Grammar School include Chris Phillips (1956–2007), the former chief executive of Scottish Widows.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Establishment: Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School". EduBase. Department for Education. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ Welcome to Our Visitors, Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School
- ^ Sexey's School history. Retrieved June 2011
- ^ a b "D-block GB-340000-147000". Domesday Reloaded. BBC. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ a b "History of the School (Sexey's Grammar School)". Old Sexonians. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "The Boarders". Old Sexonians. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Hugh Sexey Middle School Prospectus" (PDF). Fairlands Middle School. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Hugh Sexey's Middle School". Old Sexonians. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ "Somerset schools are the first to gain specialist status". Cheddar Valley Gazette. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ Langdon, Julia (11 April 2007). "Polymath who died on a pilgrimage doing what he loved best" (PDF). Financial Times. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Old Sexonians, alumni society
Category:Technology Colleges in Somerset Category:Comprehensive schools in Somerset Category:Educational institutions established in 1976 Category:Educational institutions established in 1948 Category:Educational institutions established in 1897 Category:Middle schools in Somerset Category:Church of England schools