Cottenham Village College is an academy school located in

Cottenham Cottenham is a village in Cambridgeshire, England. Cottenham is one of the larger villages surrounding the city of Cambridge, located around five miles north of the city. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 6095. Cottenham ...

Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the ...

, England. The school offers

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to pupils from the surrounding area. In addition, as part of Cambridgeshire's village college structure, Cottenham offers adult education courses and leisure facilities for the local community. Cottenham Village College and The Centre School were run by the Cottenham Academy Trust. However, the Trust was then taken over by the Astrea Academy Trust based in Sheffield. The CEO of Astrea is Libby Nicholas. Cottenham Village College primarily serves 11-16 year olds in the villages of Cottenham,

Waterbeach Waterbeach is an expanding village north of Cambridge on the edge of The Fens, in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. It was designated a "new town" in 2018. History Early periods Waterbeach is on the Car Dyke, a Ro ...

and Willingham. The college is non-selective and takes students of all abilities, following the Local Authority's admission policy and procedures.

The Centre School

The Centre School is also located on the Cottenham Village College site. It is a BESD special school providing education for approximately 50 statemented students aged 11 to 16 from across Cambridgeshire. The school opened in January 2009.

External links

Cottenham Village College homepage

The Centre School homepage
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