Wellsway School

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Wellsway School is a mixed comprehensive school for students aged 11 to 18 and is run by the Wellsway Multi Academy Trust. It is situated on the eastern side of Keynsham, Somerset, England. In February 2014, there were 1335 students attending the school, including 270 in the sixth form. In October 2011, the school became an academy.HistoryWellsway School was established in 1971, by amalgamating Keynsham Grammar School and Wellsway County Secondary School both of which opened on a shared site in the mid 1950s.HeadteachersHouse systemThe house system has been maintained since the opening of both the Keynsham Grammar School and Wellsway County Secondary School in 1956. The house system was first implemented in 1956. The pupils of Wellsway were divided into three Houses, each with their own House Master, Staff and Captains. The three houses were Bridges House, Chandos House and Rodney House. The house system as it is today, was created when Wellsway School opened in 1971. The four houses are named after local villages; Burnett, Compton, Newton and Stanton. These are then represented by a certain colour, purple for Burnett, blue for Compton, orange for Newton and red for Stanton.2015 OnwardsIn September 2015 it was announced that Andrea Arlidge would move into the full-time role of Chief Executive of Wellsway Multi Academy Trust . She would also take on the new role of Executive Principal of WMAT. In December Mathew Woodville was appointed as the new Principal .In March 2016 Head of School Simon White announced that he would leave WMAT to become Principal at Jhon Cabot Academy in Kingswood Bristol.