Court Fields School

Academy in Wellington, Somerset, England

Court Fields School

Address

Mantle Street

Wellington, Somerset

TA21 8SW

England

Coordinates| 50°58′37″N 3°14′10″W﻿ / ﻿50.9769°N 3.236°W﻿ / 50.9769; -3.236
Information
Type| Academy
Motto|  Achieve | Belong | Participate
Department for Education URN| 140416 Tables
Head teacher| Polly Matthews
Gender| Co-educational
Age| 11 to 16
Number of pupils| Over 800[1]
Houses| Blackdown, Monument, Duke[2]
Colour(s)| Black and white
Website| www.courtfields.net

Court Fields School is located in Wellington, Somerset, England. The school teaches over 800 pupils from 11 to 16, and does not contain a sixth form.[3][4]

## History

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Since 2005, major developments have occurred. A new block was built for the teaching of Humanities and a sports complex has been constructed in place of the old tennis courts. The Music and Drama wing of the school was renovated in Spring 2019.[5]

In January 2013, the school was placed into special measures by Ofsted,[6] following an inspection in November 2012 that rated the school as inadequate on a four-point scale of outstanding, good, satisfactory and inadequate. In 2016 it was rated as requiring improvement.[7]

The school became a Sponsored Academy from January 2014 in partnership with the Castle School, Taunton.[8] Until September 2023 when the school become a member of the Blackdown Education partnership.[9]

## Notable former pupils

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* Edward Ling, sport shooter
* Tom Nichols, professional footballer who plays for Swindon Town [10]
* Paul Williams current Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham

## References

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1. ^ "Prospectus" (PDF). Court Fields School. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
2. ^ "House System". Court Fields School. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
3. ^ "Court Fields Community School". Department for Education. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
4. ^ "Court Fields School". Ofsted. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
5. ^ "Court Fields Website". Court Fields School. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
6. ^ Marsh, Michael (16 January 2013). "Court Fields Community School in Wellington rated 'inadequate' by OFSTED". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
7. ^ "Court Fields School Inspectiuon 2016" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 28 December 2017.[permanent dead link]
8. ^ Marsh, Michael (14 August 2013). "Exciting era for new academy at Court Fields School in Wellington". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
9. ^ "Blackdown Education Partnership - BEP". Blackdown Education Partnership. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
10. ^ "Rovers Sign Striker Tom Nichols". Retrieved 17 July 2017.

## External links

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* Official website

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