{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox school | name = Court Fields School | logo = Court Fields Community School logo.png | image = Court Fields Community School.JPG | caption = | motto = Achieve, Belong, Participate | established = 2014 (current school) | closed = | type = Academy | head_label = | head = Polly Matthews | r_head_label = | r_head = | chair_label = | chair = | founder = | address = Mantle Street | city = Wellington, Somerset | postal_code = TA21 8SW | country = England | coordinates = {{Coord|50.9769|-3.236|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}} | urn = 140416 | ofsted = | staff = | enrollment = Over 800<ref>{{cite web |title=Prospectus |url=https://www.courtfields.net/cms/uploads/pdf-pages/CF%20Prospectus%202023_29%20AUGUST%20Spreads.pdf |publisher=Court Fields School |access-date=1 January 2024}}</ref> | gender = Co-educational | lower_age = 11 | upper_age = 16 | houses = Blackdown, Monument, Duke<ref>{{cite web |title=House System |url=https://www.courtfields.net//house-system.htm |publisher=Court Fields School |access-date=26 November 2022}}</ref> | colours = Black and white | publication = | website = {{URL|www.courtfields.net}} }}
'''Court Fields School''' is located in Wellington, Somerset, England. The school teaches over 800 pupils from 11 to 16, and does not contain a sixth form.<ref>{{cite web|title=Court Fields Community School|url=http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/establishment/summary.xhtml?urn=140416|publisher=Department for Education|access-date=12 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Court Fields School|url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/140416|publisher=Ofsted|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref>
==History== Since 2005, major developments have occurred. A new block was built for the teaching of Humanities and a sports complex has been constructed in place of the old tennis courts. The Music and Drama wing of the school was renovated in Spring 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Court Fields Website |url=https://www.courtfields.net/ |publisher=Court Fields School |access-date=1 January 2024}}</ref>
In January 2013, the school was placed into special measures by Ofsted,<ref>{{cite news | newspaper= Somerset County Gazette | url = https://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/10164450.Court_Fields_Community_School_in_Wellington_rated__inadequate__by_OFSTED/ | title= Court Fields Community School in Wellington rated 'inadequate' by OFSTED | date= 16 January 2013 |first =Michael |last= Marsh |access-date=10 February 2013}}</ref> following an inspection in November 2012 that rated the school as inadequate on a four-point scale of outstanding, good, satisfactory and inadequate. In 2016 it was rated as requiring improvement.<ref>{{cite web|title=Court Fields School Inspectiuon 2016|url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/2635599/urn/140416.pdf|publisher=Ofsted|access-date=28 December 2017}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
The school became a Sponsored Academy from January 2014 in partnership with the Castle School, Taunton.<ref>{{cite news|last=Marsh|first=Michael|title=Exciting era for new academy at Court Fields School in Wellington|url=https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/10608550.Exciting_era_for_new_academy_at_Court_Fields_School_in_Wellington/|access-date=12 January 2014|newspaper=Somerset County Gazette|date=14 August 2013}}</ref> Until September 2023 when the school become a member of the Blackdown Education Partnership.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-11 |title=Blackdown Education Partnership - BEP |url=https://www.bep.ac/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Blackdown Education Partnership |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Notable former pupils==
* Edward Ling, sport shooter * Tom Nichols, professional footballer who plays for Swindon Town<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2017/july/tomnicholssigns/|title=Rovers Sign Striker Tom Nichols|access-date=2017-07-17|language=en-gb}}</ref> * Paul Williams current Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham
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== External links == * {{Official website|https://www.courtfields.net/}}
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Category:Secondary schools in Somerset Category:Academies in Somerset Category:Wellington, Somerset