Woldgate School and Sixth Form College

Woldgate School (formerly College) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form on Kilnwick Road in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It educates approximately 1,169 pupils aged 11 to 18. Until 2017, the school was Local Authority funded, but became an academy in January 2017 and is now part of a Multi-Learning Partnership.^[1] It was rated 'good' in its last Ofsted inspection.^[2]

Woldgate School and Sixth Form College
Address
92 Kilnwick Road Pocklington , East Riding of Yorkshire , YO42 2LL England
Coordinates	53.931720°N 0.765670°W / 53.931720; -0.765670
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Of Great Merit, Character and Value
Established	1958
Local authority	East Riding
Trust	Wolds Learning Partnership
Department for Education URN	143588 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Luke Sloman
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1,267
Houses	Thixendale, Warrendale, Great Givendale, Millington Dale, Kirby Underdale
Website	http://www.woldgate.net/

Woldgate School was built in the 1950s and educates pupils from Pocklington and its surrounding villages, which forms a large, mainly rural catchment area.

The school was awarded^[when?] specialist status and received a grant for developing performing arts. A new music block was built,^[when?] which included a recording studio, practice rooms and a dance studio.^{[citation needed]}

The school teaching is under the National Curriculum, and includes a Sixth Form.

Facilities include a dedicated Sixth Form study room and more than 800 computers, with a library and an Independent Learning Centre used for homework assistance and computer access. Other facilities are a gymnasium, a multi-use hall, fitness suite, tennis/netball courts, and a playing field used for football, rugby and athletics.

Notable former pupils

• Findlay Brown, musician^[3]
• Nick Culkin, football player
• Robert E Fuller, wildlife artist^[4]
• Michael Woods, football player