Wedmore First School Academy

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox school

|name=Wedmore First School Academy

|motto=It's Fun to Learn

|established=1876

|type=Academy

|religious_affiliation=

|head=Shelley Kent

|address=Blackford Road

|city=Wedmore

|county=Somerset

|country=England

|postcode=BS28 4BS

| coordinates = {{coord|51.2241|-2.8208|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|urn=136841

|ofsted=yes

|enrolment=201

|lower_age=4

|upper_age=9

|website={{URL|wedmorefirstschool.org.uk}}

|gender=Mixed

|capacity=210

}}

File:Former school, now antique centre, Blackford (geograph 2382795).jpg

Wedmore First School Academy is a first school academy in Wedmore, Somerset, for students aged 4–9, with a nursery for children from age 2. It has a total capacity of 210 pupils and a current enrollment of 201.{{Cite web|url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136841|title=Wedmore First School Academy - GOV.UK|website=get-information-schools.service.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-04-29}}

The school was founded in 1876, moved to its present site in 1990, upgraded to academy status in 2011 and became part of the Wessex Learning Trust in 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wessexlearningtrust.co.uk/menu/academies/wedmore.php|title=Wessex Learning Trust|website=www.wessexlearningtrust.co.uk|access-date=2019-04-29}}{{Cite web|url=http://schoolguide.co.uk/schools/wedmore-first-school-academy-wedmore|title=Wedmore First School Academy Review and Catchment Area {{!}} School Guide|website=schoolguide.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-04-29}}

History

Wedmore First School was founded in 1876 on Cheddar Road, Wedmore, before moving to its current location. It became an academy, directly funded by central government, in 2011, and joined the Wessex Learning Trust group of schools in 2016.

In March 2017, former Somerset County Cricket Club wicketkeeper Jos Buttler opened four new £500,000 classrooms at the school, after the proposed expansion was greenlit by the Department for Education.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/education/england-cricketer-jos-buttler-opens-new-classrooms-at-his-old-primary-school-1-4947243|title=England cricketer Jos Buttler opens new classrooms at his old primary school|website=Weston Mercury|language=en|access-date=2019-07-17}}

In July 2019, Avon and Somerset Police's Speed Enforcement Unit released details regarding mobile speed cameras outside the school.{{Cite web|url=https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/mobile-speed-cameras-bath-somerset-3065802|title=Where mobile speed cameras will be across Somerset this week|last=Mills|first=Richard|date=2019-07-07|website=somersetlive|access-date=2019-07-17}}

Headteachers

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!Name

!Years in office

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Royston Cann

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|{{cite news |date=17 November 2022 |title=ROYSTON CANN |url=https://www.theisleofwedmore.net/royston-cann/ |work=The Isle of Wedmore |access-date=13 October 2024}}

Jackie Hipwell

|2001–2017

|{{cite web |date=14 November 2018 |title=Wedmore First School |url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/123716 |work=GOV.UK |access-date=13 October 2024}}

Denise Mawdsley

|2017–2022

|{{cite news |date=9 January 2019 |title=Wedmore housing plan moves forward with headteacher's fears addressed |url=https://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/20513473.wedmore-housing-plan-moves-forward-headteachers-fears-addressed/ |work=Weston Mercury |access-date=13 October 2024}}

Emma Tovey

|2022–2023

|{{cite news |date=29 September 2022 |title=Important News from the Wedmore Parish Council – October 2022

|url=https://www.theisleofwedmore.net/important-news-from-the-wedmore-parish-council-october-2022/ |work=The Isle of Wedmore |access-date=13 October 2024}}

Shelley Kent

|2023–present

|{{cite web |date=27 September 2024 |title=Wedmore First School Academy |url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136841 |work=GOV.UK |access-date=13 October 2024}}

Notable students

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