Devizes School

Devizes School is a mixed comprehensive school in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, for young people aged 11 to 18. The school is situated in the centre of the town, next to the Leisure Centre, between the A342 and A360. Since September 2012, the school has been an academy.The school is the only Secondary School in the town of Devizes and it also serves many surrounding villages. Built around Georgian Southbroom House, the school now comprises additional teaching blocks of a more modern style set within its own sports fields. In May 2013, the sixth form moved into their new, enlarged Sixth Form Centre. Ofsted has graded the school Good in each of the past four visits, the latest in 2015. Mr Phil Bevan was appointed head teacher in April 2016 and the school became a member of The White Horse Federation in February 2017.AdmissionsThe school has been awarded specialist Sports College and ICT College status. School enrolment in 2012 was 1,181 students.TraditionsDevizes School has a house system comprising four houses, of which each student, Year 7–13 belongs to: Gandhi, King, Mandela and Teresa.Each house is named after a historical figure who worked towards understanding using peaceful methods. The names of the houses were selected by a vote. Each house has its own house colour - Gandhi is green, King is blue, Teresa is red and Mandela is yellow.HistoryFormer schoolsThe school was formed in 1969 by the merging of the co-educational Devizes Grammar School and the Southbroom Secondary School (a secondary modern school) to form a comprehensive school.