Kettlethorpe High School

Kettlethorpe High School is located to the South-West of the City of Wakefield and is a large school, with nearly 1600 pupils. The school is recognised by OFSTED (2005) as being a ‘good school’ and it provides a great many learning opportunities for pupils and the wider community.

The school has specialist status for mathematics and computing and is recognised also for the richness and variety it offers across all subjects. All pupils get to be involved in trips and visits both locally, nationally and internationally. This year we have sports trips travelling to Australia and Europe, Music tours to Belgium and trips for skiing and Modern Languages. The school is also proud of its achievements in the Sports and Arts. It is a wonderful place to be and pupils are both excited and challenged by what is offered to them.
Every effort is made to provide all our pupils regardless of ability or background the best and most appropriate learning curriculum. As such, we are introducing new ways for delivering courses, for example ‘Fast Tracking’ and ‘Super Learners’. We are keen to see every pupil achieve to his or her full potential. Standards in school are significantly above national averages and continue to rise year on year. The school prides itself on the quality of its resources and learning environment. Investment in ICT has been significant and we have a Community Learning Centre, which is used by pupils and adult learners until 9pm each weekday. Every effort is made to further develop our ICT infrastructure and to enable learners to experience teaching that makes positive use of ICT.

During their time at school all pupils are given individual targets, which are reviewed in partnership with parents and carers. We believe strongly in school/ home partnerships and want our pupils to be both happy and successful in school.
As a school we have excellent teaching and support colleagues who work very hard to make the school a successful and enjoyable place to be. As a learning organisation we value feedback and use such information to further develop and improve what we do. Our Student Council, and all our pupils, have a significant voice and contribute to what goes on in their school.
If you are interested in seeing what we do, please contact the school to arrange a visit to suit you. The school has an open approach to visitors who can tour the learning environment in order to judge what we offer on their terms. In addition we have a very interesting and informative website on www.kettlethorpehigh.co.uk

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