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