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West Buckland School

Devon

Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2016
Apply by:
7 April 2015

Job overview

The governors of West Buckland School seek a Head for September 2016 to succeed Mr John Vick, who retires after nineteen years of distinguished service. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a very happy and flourishing school with high academic standards and excellent pastoral care. The governors are looking for someone to continue the development of the school, who is forward looking, with ambition and drive.

An independent coeducational school of just over 600 pupils aged 3-18, West Buckland School provides a challenging and stimulating environment in which pupils thrive academically and benefit from an exceptional range of co-curricular activities. Since 2008 the school has invested some £13.5m in new facilities and later this year will complete a development which will transform the facilities for the Senior School and Sixth Form. One of the leading schools in the South West, West Buckland is set in a most attractive part of North Devon close to the sea and Exmoor.

Further information can be downloaded from RSAcademics www.rsacademics.co.uk which is handling the appointment through Margaret Rudland.

Deadline for applications: Tuesday 7th April 2015, 10am.

West Buckland School

About West Buckland School

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+44 1598 760 000

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West Buckland School was founded in 1858 nine miles from the town of Barnstaple. It stands in nearly 100 acres of grounds, surrounded by farmland, near the western edge of Exmoor.  Its rural location is outstandingly beautiful.  A number of staff live in houses and flats on the campus; most have their own homes in the area.   

The school’s buildings and facilities have developed steadily throughout its history and recent developments include the outstanding Jonathan Edwards Sports Centre, and the award‐winning 150 Building,  a  major  £5m development  which  includes  the  Art  and  Design  Technology Departments and a Theatre.  The very ambitious programme to build Parker’s, a seventy bed Sixth Form boarding house, and The Michael Morpurgo Library, a state of the art building comprising study facilities, library and resource centre, opened in autumn 2015.   

The school is fully coeducational and has grown considerably in recent years.  In the Senior and Preparatory Schools there are over 500 boys and girls aged 4 to 18 including over 90 boarders, and 159 students in the Sixth Form, a record number.   There is strong demand for boarding places.  The school has its own Preparatory School, with pupils aged 4 to 11, which is on the same site. Attached to the Preparatory School is a thriving Nursery for children aged 3 and 4.   

Academic standards at the school are high, and for many years West Buckland has been one of the most consistently high performing schools in the South West at GCSE and A‐level. A‐level results typically exceed 70% A* to B and our GCSE students this year achieved 52.4% of passes at A* and A. There is considerable emphasis on extracurricular activities at the school, with a proud record in boys’ and girls’ games, Drama, Music, the Combined Cadet Force, Outdoor Education and the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.   

Further information about the school may be found on our website: www.westbuckland.com

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