Buildings
A number of buildings and "blocks" make up the school estate. These are named after various notable people from Wallingford, or past teachers at the school.
The main blocks are:
- The Blackstone Building: with Geography, Art, The School Library and, more recently, the sixth form block.
- The Main Building: with Reception, English, The School Hall, the Canteen, The Old Gym, Design & Technology, ICT, and many admin rooms.
- The Kershaw Building: with Maths, Drama, Music and Modern Foreign Language.
- The Science Block (formally named as the 'Doug Brown Building': with Science and Technicians Offices.
- The Castle Leisure Centre (also known as 'The Castle'): for PE lessons and large assemblies.
In recent years, Wallingford School has put forward plans to purchase the Castle Leisure Centre from the current owners so the school can use the centre full-time and take over management of public sports events.
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