# Woodbridge High School, Woodford Green

Woodbridge High School is a co-educational secondary school located in Woodford Green in the London Borough of Redbridge, London, England.
The school's headteacher is Steven Nethanial Hogan.
Woodbridge has over 1,900 pupils and over 160 members of staff. The school's motto is "Pride in Achievement".
The catchment area for Woodbridge is wide, and includes the Orchard Estate council housing area nearby whilst also stretching up as far as the relatively affluent areas of South Woodford and Woodford Green. Many pupils come from the surrounding areas such as Walthamstow, Gants Hill and Ilford. The nearest tube stations are Woodford and South Woodford on the London Underground Central line.

## Pupil development and pastoral care

Pupils are placed in mixed ability tutor groups. The same team of form tutors led by the year co-ordinator stays with the group for five years until the sixth form. The welfare and progress of every pupil is monitored with annual school reports, covering their achievement, attendance and good behaviour, which was recognised in their 2005 Ofsted report.

## Curriculum

At Key Stage 3 (Years 7–9) all pupils study English, Mathematics, Science, Technology, History, Geography, two Modern Foreign Languages, Art, Music, Drama, ICT, Religious Education, Physical Education and Life Studies. Pupils are mainly taught in mixed ability groups, although there is some ability related setting in Mathematics and Languages.
At Key Stage 4 (years 10–11) all pupils are prepared for GCSE qualifications. Most pupils are entered for 9 - 10 GCSEs. They study English Literature, English Language, Mathematics, Science, a modern language, history or geography, and take part in some form of Physical Education. They also choose options. The subjects offered are Art & Design, Business Studies, Child Development, Computer Science, Design Technology, Drama, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Geography, History, Information Technologies, Media Studies, Music, Physical Education, Psychology, Religious Studies and Sociology. Students may take vocational courses in Business and Health & Social Care.

### Extra-Curricular

The school has a TAFAL (Teach A Friend A Language) program. "Teach A Friend A Language" is a scheme where pupils are encouraged to learn new languages from fellow students and enter a competition.
The school's music department puts on two concerts each year. The orchestra plays for the annual drama production, playing music from scores such as Oliver! and Bugsy Malone. In March 2015, the choir went to Edinburgh on its first music tour, performing in Edinburgh Castle and Cathedral to sight-seers.

## The Site

There are three main buildings in Woodbridge High School, Mallards, Roding and Wynndale, along with the Sports Hall, which is situated in the central field and the Business Centre, which contains business classrooms.

### Mallards

Mallards is a three-floor building situated at the Broadmead Road end of the site. It contains the school's main office, and the departments of Science, English, Business, Psychology, Languages and Media. There is a library and a learning support department. There is also a canteen and a Sixth Form suite upstairs, including a common room, two private study areas and a cafe area.

### Wynndale

Wynndale is the more modern building on the site, and is accessible by the St Barnabas Road gate. The building holds the school's main canteen and Wynndale Hall, where most of the school's events are held and exams take place. The main subject areas taught in Wynndale are Maths, Geography, and Religious Studies, with the Technology block situated at the rear of the building.

### Roding Creative Arts

The Roding building is three-floors high with facilities for Drama, Music, History, Art and Computing. It has a disabled access lift and an auditorium for drama and music performances.

### Fitness Centre

The fitness centre is between the Mallards building and Business Centre. It has facilities for boys' and girls' changing rooms, a fitness suite, and a dance studio. The fitness suite has gym machines which run on air pressure as well as the normal treadmills and bikes.