Sawston Village College is an
academy school in
Sawston
Sawston is a large village in Cambridgeshire in England, situated on the River Cam about south of Cambridge. It has a population of 7,260.
History Prehistory
Although the current village of Sawston has only existed as anything more than a ha ...
,
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
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. It was previously the first community college in the country and the first
Village College. It was founded in 1930 and realised the vision of
Henry Morris, then Chief Education Officer for
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 ...
.
In 1924, Henry Morris wrote a ‘Memorandum on the Provision of Education and Social Facilities for the Countryside, with Special Reference to Cambridgeshire’. In his memorandum, Morris avowed that:
* the village college would be ‘the community centre of the neighbourhood’;
* ‘it would not only be the training ground for the art of living, but the place in which life is lived’;
* ‘the village college could lie athwart the daily lives of the community it served; and in it the conditions would be realised under which education would not be an escape from reality, but an enrichment and transformation of it.’
Morris's vision of a school indivisible from its community still holds true today at Sawston, his first village college. Its 1060 pupils aged 11 – 16 share the campus with adults who come to the college for a range of purposes, educational, social, leisure and sporting. The college has a partnership for community education and the arts: th
Broadening Education Partnership and a communit
sports centrethat has 900 members.
The college also has the only youth-le
cinemain the country. Its pupils take responsibility for the function of the cinema – front of house, projection, business planning, for example – offering regular screenings to the local community.
On 1 June 2011, Sawston Village College gained
academy status, effectively ending Cambridgeshire County Council's control and funding of the school.
On 6 September 2012, 14:15 BST, one wing of the original college building was devastated by a fire. The Walnut gallery (a community meeting room), Main Staff Room, Sawston Public Library were destroyed, and the Henry Morris Hall (the assembly area) was flooded from the hosepipes. The staff evacuated the pupils. Everyone was accounted for, and there were no casualties. The incident is thought to have been an accident rather than an act of arson.
Feeder schools
Children from the following schools generally start attending Sawston Village College at age 11:
Bellbird Primary School Sawston
Sawston is a large village in Cambridgeshire in England, situated on the River Cam about south of Cambridge. It has a population of 7,260.
History Prehistory
Although the current village of Sawston has only existed as anything more than a ha ...
*Icknield Primary School, Sawston
*
Babraham
Babraham is a village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, about south-east of Cambridge on the A1307 road.
Babraham is home to the Babraham Institute which undertakes research into cell and molecu ...
CofE Primary School
William Westley Primary School Whittlesford
Whittlesford is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, and also the name of an old hundred. The village is situated on the Granta branch of the River Cam, seven miles south of Cambridge. Whittlesford Parkway railway station serves the village.
L ...
*
Duxford
Duxford is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, about south of Cambridge. It is part of the Hundred Parishes area.
History
The village formed on the banks of the River Cam, a little below its emergence from the hills of north Essex. One of t ...
Primary School
*
Stapleford Primary School
*
Great
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and
Little Shelford
Little Shelford is a village located to the south of Cambridge, in the county of Cambridgeshire, in eastern England. The River Granta lies between it and the larger village of Great Shelford, and both are served by Shelford railway station, whic ...
Primary School
*Fawcett Primary School
Destinations
Students continuing in Further Education beyond 16 generally attend one of the following:
*
Cambridge Regional College
Cambridge Regional College is a mixed further education college in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suff ...
;
*
Hills Road Sixth Form College;
*
Impington Village College
Impington Village College is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Impington in the English county of Cambridgeshire. The buildings of 1938/9 by Walter Gropius and Maxwell Fry are Grade I listed.
The school opened in 1939, two we ...
;
*
Long Road Sixth Form College
Long Road Sixth Form College (LRSFC) is a public sector co-educational sixth form college in Cambridge, England. It is situated on Long Road, from which it draws its name, and is located next to the Cambridge Bio-Medical Campus which encompasse ...
;
*
Netherhall School
The Netherhall School and The Oakes College is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Queen Edith ward of Cambridge, England. Its logo is a modified version of the arms of the City of Cambridge. It is one of the largest schools ...
;
*
Saffron Walden County High School.
References
External links
The School's Official WebsiteThe School's Community Sports Centre Official Website2008 OFSTED ReportSawston Cinema Website
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Academies in Cambridgeshire
Secondary schools in Cambridgeshire
Educational institutions established in 1930
1930 establishments in England
Village College