Beaminster School

Voluntary controlled school in Beaminster, Dorset, England

50°48′52″N 2°44′27″W / 50.81457°N 2.740905°W / 50.81457; -2.740905InformationTypeVoluntary controlled schoolMottoLatin: Duce et auspice deoReligious affiliation(s)ChristianLocal authorityDorsetDepartment for Education URN113884 TablesOfstedReportsHeadteacherKeith HalesGenderCoeducationalAge11 to 18HousesEggardon, Lewesdon, Mapperton, Pilsdon and WaddonWebsitehttp://www.beaminster.dorset.sch.uk/

Beaminster School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Beaminster in the English county of Dorset.^[1]

It is a voluntary controlled Christian school administered by the Church of England Diocese of Salisbury and Dorset County Council.^[2] The school also has a specialism in technology, and was called Beaminster Technology College for a while.

Beaminster School offers GCSEs, BTECs and NVQs courses as programmes of study for pupils, with some courses offered in conjunction with Kingston Maurward College. Beaminster Schools sixth form provision is offered in conjunction with the Sir John Colfox Academy in Bridport, and students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels and further BTECs. Beaminster School received a 'Good' grade in its latest Ofsted report of November 2013.^[3]

Vaughan Gething, current First Minister of Wales, attended the school.

References

^ "Beaminster School". Beaminster.dorset.sch.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
^ "Beaminster School". Beaminster.dorset.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
^ "6th Form Prospectus - Beaminster School". Beaminster.dorset.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.