Lavington School

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| motto = Learning for life

| established = 1962

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| type = Academy

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| head = Ralph Plummer

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| specialist = Maths and Computing College

| address = The Spring

| city = Market Lavington

| county = Wiltshire

| country = England

| postcode = SN10 4EB

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| ofsted = yes

| urn = 136389

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| enrolment = 837

| enrolment_as_of = May 2023

| gender = Mixed

| lower_age = 11

| upper_age = 16

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| colours = Red, blue, purple and black

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Lavington School is a secondary school in Market Lavington, Wiltshire, England, which became an academy in January 2011. From September 2018 the school gained a sixth form, in partnership with Devizes School.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/16343917.lavington-sixth-form-to-launch-in-september/|title=Lavington sixth form to launch in September|last=Moore|first=Joanne|date=10 July 2018|website=The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=10 July 2018}}

History

The school opened in 1962 as a secondary modern and became a comprehensive in 1973.{{cite web|title=Lavington School, Market Lavington|url=https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/School/Details/1000|access-date=15 October 2020|website=Wiltshire Community History|publisher=Wiltshire Council}} There used to be a link between the school and Dauntsey's School, where pupils could go to study in the sixth form at Dauntsey's. However, this link ended around 1994.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=6 June 2012|title=A birthday bash as Lavington School turns 50|url=https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/9746579.a-birthday-bash-as-lavington-school-turns-50/|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-15|website=The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald|language=en}} In the 1970s and 80s, the school had four houses: Bradon (blue), Grovely (green), Ridgeway (red) and Wansdyke (yellow).

Under the defunct specialist schools programme, the school held Maths and Computing College status.

Buildings

The school complex includes a sports hall, main hall, main building, drama block, humanities block and science block. There are also numerous non-educational buildings around the site, including an old farm previously acquired by the school.

Headteachers

A list of the school's headteachers is as follows:{{Plainlist|

Harry Greening (1962 to 1981)
David Bury (1982 to 1996)
Martin Watson (1997 to 2014)
Sarah Lowkis (2015 to 2020)
Ralph Plummer (since 2020)

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References

External links

{{Official website}}
[https://marketlavingtonmuseum.wordpress.com/2011/07/09/harry-greening/ Market Lavington Museum blog]

Category:Academies in Wiltshire

Category:Secondary schools in Wiltshire

Category:Educational institutions established in 1962