Ethos, Values and Vision
Our Mission:
Aspire together, Achieve together. Wyedean is an academic, innovative and nurturing outward-facing global school. We are committed to an excellent quality of education, exceptional behaviour for learning and a desire to create confident global citizens . We believe in a sustainable future as a local school in a global community.
Our Vision:
Every student should leave us with
- a clear aspiration and ambition for future success
- secure knowledge and qualifications to compete with the best
- literacy, numeracy and digital skills that will support life-long learning
- personal strategies to be responsive and resilient in the face of change
- the capacity to be active citizens and change makers in their community
- an emotional intelligence that values tolerance, compassion and a global outlook
Our Values:
We value and celebrate in our school community: the highest standards of conduct, academic achievement, alongside the development of caring, open-minded, principled, reflective, inquisitive, creative, wise, balanced, risk taking & knowledgeable critical thinkers.
Report Card
- Acting Principal: Gwennan Jeremiah
- Vice Principal Pastoral: David Thomas
- Vice Principal Business and Finance: Jodie Howells
- Chair of Governors: Andy Lord
- Location: Sedbury, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
- Intake from Gloucestershire and Wales
- Founded: 1973
- 11 - 18 academy
- 1100 students (300 in the Sixth Form); 150 staff
- NCSC Cyber Schools Hub Spoke School
- Confucious Learning Hub
- British Council Ambassador School
- Classics for All - Latin/Classics Centre for Excellence
- Members of Challenge Partners - Challenge Partners Review (November 2018): Good
- OfSTED (2018): Good
Famous alumni
JK Rowling - Author
Ross Hawkins - BBC journalist
Owain Yeoman - Actor
Richard Adlam AKA Fiasco - Music Producer