William Brookes School
| Type | Academy |
|---|---|
| Headteacher | Mr Geoff Renwick |
| Location | Farley Road Much Wenlock Shropshire TF13 6NB England Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Local authority | Shropshire Council |
| DfE number | 893/4391 |
| DfE URN | 139769 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 956 as of December 2015[update] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | School website |
William Brookes School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Much Wenlock in the English county of Shropshire.[1] The school is named after William Penny Brookes, a surgeon, magistrate, botanist, and educationalist from Much Wenlock especially known for inspiring the modern Olympic Games with the Wenlock Olympian Games.
Previously a community school administered by Shropshire Council, William Brookes School converted to academy status in June 2013. However the school continues to coordinate with Shropshire Council for admissions. The school offers GCSEs, BTECs and vocational courses as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels.[2]
The Edge Arts Centre is also located at William Brookes School, The centre offers cinema, theatre, dance, music, comedy, literature performances for the local community, as well as student productions.[3]
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