Cherry Willingham Community School
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Cherry Willingham Community School (formerly Cherry Willingham Comprehensive School and Cherry Willingham Secondary School) is a school for pupils aged 11-16 in the village Cherry Willingham, located just outside the city of Lincoln, England. It was opened in 1965.
[edit] Facts
- Approximately 600 pupils attend the school, and approximately 80 staff work there.
- The school was renamed Cherry Willingham Community School in 1997.
- The school gained sports college status in 2003.
- The school operates a traditional house system. The 4 houses were formerly named after Stately Homes located in Lincolnshire (such as Burghley House), but are now named after local RAF bases; Cranwell, Coningsby, Scampton and Waddington.
[edit] Buildings
- The Main Block
- The Fletcher Block (formerly the New Block), opened in 1972, reopened in 2001.
- The Whittle Science Block
- The Borthwick Block, opened in 1998
- The Dorothy Bowman Art Studio
- The Sports Hall, opened in 2002 by Princess Alexandra
- The Darwin Block, opened in 2004