Wyvern College, Eastleigh had to travel to and from by bus. Originally, the new school was known as the Eastleigh Secondary School, but within a year the new Headmaster, Robert Blachford, chose the distinctive name of Wyvern with the motto "Advance". This heraldic dragon has been connected with Wessex since Tudor times and formed the crest of Sir Francis Drake; it also featured on the badge of Mr Blachford's Wessex regiment. However, accommodation became a problem at the Wyvern County Secondary School, and in 1966 the Wyvern arose again at Fair Oak, in the centre of the catchment area which also included the
Wyvern College, Wiltshire Wyvern College, Wiltshire Wyvern College is a secondary school in Laverstock, near Salisbury in the English county of Wiltshire, for boys aged 11 to 16. The school was created as "Highbury Secondary School" after the re-organisation of the local education system in 1972/3 when the former "Highbury Avenue Secondary Modern School" became "Fisherton Manor Middle School". It remained a secondary school for boys aged from 11 to 16, and by 1994 there were 530 on the school roll. In 1995, it was renamed "Wyvern College", and operates as a highly specialised Technology College for boys. It teaches all National Curriculum