Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/St Andrew's School (Wantage)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   redirect to Wantage. The opinion here is relatively split between merging the content and outright deletion due to lack of notability, though some do favour redirection. Common practice will generally redirect non-notable schools to a parent article, and I note that in this case Wantage exists, so I'll redirect it there and anything worth merging can be done from the history, but care should be taken to not give the school undue weight in the article. (non-admin closure) Steven Zhang  The clock is ticking....  00:15, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

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Junior schools are not generally considered notable in Wikipedia and the article offers no reason to view this one as an exception. asnac (talk) 14:39, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 00:01, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 00:01, 17 October 2011 (UTC)


 * merge to the locality, which is what we normally do. No need for AfD to accomplish it.  DGG ( talk ) 04:10, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment Merging into Wantage not an option as the school doesn't exist now. asnac (talk) 06:58, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete The fact that it no longer exists is not a reason to delete, but this school served ages 3-11 and thus does not meet our presumption of notability for secondary schools. For that reason I would !vote "delete". However, the article states that school's main building enjoys listed building status, which would normally be a reason to keep. Bottom line: the lack of information at Google News and Google Books about this school or its buildings means that it should go.--MelanieN (talk) 21:35, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Rcsprinter  (talk to me)  20:27, 23 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete. Defunct primary school, no significant coverage treating the subject in detail. Neutralitytalk 08:25, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment: "the lack of information at Google News and Google Books about this school or its buildings means that it should go" Egads, is Google the sum and total of all human knowledge now?  But DGG's merge suggestion is reasonable due to lack of currently available sourcing.--Milowent • hasspoken  06:11, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment: Where would you merge this defunct school to, Milowent? I'm happy to take the key facts and put them into the relevant article if you can provide me with a link. asnac (talk) 09:11, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I would create a new Education subsection in Wantage and put it there. Sorry for the lack of clarity.--Milowent • hasspoken  11:24, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I was hoping you were aware of a schools in Oxfordshire type article - I haven't been able to find one. I considered Wantage above, but if the only educational establishment listed is a defunct private school, I'm not sure that Wantage would be any better for it, and in any case I foresee other editors blanking the section as soon as it's created. asnac (talk) 19:32, 29 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Merge the first sentence to Wantage, and perhaps a very small amount of the remainder. Most of the rest is outdated or too newsy. A nice, tight sentence or two should fit in the destination, which is a town of under 10,000, after all, and will not become too bloated as a result. --Hobbes Goodyear (talk) 14:12, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Merged I have now created an education subsection in Wantage in which I have included a reference to St Andrew's. asnac (talk) 17:02, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.