John Willmott School
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| John Willmott School | |
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Reddicap Heath Road , , B75 7DY England | |
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| Type | Academy |
| Motto | "Potential into Reality" |
| Established | 1958 |
| Local authority | Birmingham City Council |
| Trust | The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership |
| Department for Education URN | 144721 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | N Gould |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 950 |
| Houses | Spitfire, Wellington, Hurricane & Lancaster |
| Website | theroyalsuttonschool |
The Royal Sutton School is a coeducational secondary school located in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England. It is part of the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership, a local Multi Academy Trust.
After consultation The Royal Sutton School changed its name from John Wilmott School.[citation needed]
In 2024 JWS achieved 'good' in all areas. Areas of commendation included: a sense of pride among pupils; staff know the pupils well; a wide range of opportunities for pupils to develop and teaching staff have a strong understanding of their subject.
History
[edit]John Willmott Grammar School was founded in the name of Alderman John Willmott. It was opened in 1958 as a co-educational grammar school in an award-winning building. The school's last year of selective intake, based on the 12+ test, was 1974. It became a comprehensive and changed its name to John Willmott School in 1975.
The school was awarded specialist status as a Technology College in September 2001.
Previously a community school administered by Birmingham City Council, in July 2019 John Willmott School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership.
Statistics
[edit]When Ofsted inspected the school in December 2023, it graded achievement and standards as good in all areas. Overall results have improved at a rate faster than the national average, with 2009 results reaching a new high, and the best results in the school's history.
Sport
[edit]Football has been the main sport at John Willmott School for the later part of its history, overtaking rugby. Rugby started off as its predominant sport when John Willmott was a grammar school. It has become gradually less popular, but rugby is being re-introduced at the school and an effort is being made to create a new team to represent the school.
Other sports are offered, such as softball, tennis, badminton, trampolining, table tennis, volleyball, athletics, dancing and basketball.
Notable former pupils
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- Paul Agnew - international leading tenor [1]
- Tony Capaldi - plays for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Rushall Olympic as a defender
- Amy Jones - English cricketer
- Andrew Moffat - teacher, author and creator of No Outsiders education programme
- Darius Vassell - retired English footballer
- Emma Willis - English television presenter and former model
- Stacey Cadman - English actress
- Ray Smedley - Represented GB in the Munich Olympics in the 1500 metres
- Demi Rose - Model and social media personality
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