Wyedean School

Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre is a school in Sedbury, Gloucestershire, just across the border from Chepstow, Wales. The school is close to the A48 less than a mile from the Welsh border. Wyedean School is a mixed comprehensive school, with over 1200 pupils including 250 in the Sixth Form. First set up in 1973 and was then moved in 1976 to its current location. The school boasts a large sports hall which can be rented in the evenings; a new library with IT facilities; a new canteen, where a variety of hot and cold food can be purchased; a new music suite equipped with PCs linked to recording equipment; and a new Design Technology Block. A special purpose 6th Form block has been built to accommodate the increasing numbers of A-Level students. Notably, J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books attended this school and was head girl in 1982.