John Cleveland College

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John Cleveland College (JCC - also called JC by most of its pupils) is a state comprehensive school in Hinckley, Leicestershire. The school has its origins in Hinckley Grammar School, which dated to the Tudor period, but became a comprehensive during the 1960s and changed its name in 1974. It is named after John Cleveland, a former pupil of HGS. The school is awful, full of druggies, chavs and all round loosers. If you want to live past the age of 16 then go to willy B. Wait dont do that, you'll get shot and raped. Go shove your head in a bucket of crap, you'll feel better.

[edit] History

Hinckley Grammar School was first mentioned in the parish records of 1629, though it certainly did exist before this time. It was located in Castle Street. In 1791 however it was noted by the Universal British Directory that "the old town hall and school house remain, but are ruinous". In 1831 it was noted "in a very dilapidated state", and the old grammar school was pulled down in 1852 and replaced by houses.

A series of meetings were held in 1875 to discuss reviving the grammar school and in 1877 the new school reopened. In 1891 it had 50 pupils and in 1894 moved to new purpose built premises on Leicester Road. In 1901 the school admitted girls for the first time. In 1963 the grammar school moved to Butt Lane and Mount grace High School took over its buildings.

Notable alumni of Hinckley Grammar School include John Cleveland, the businessman and philanthropist Dill Faulkes and the author Philip Turner and musician Terry St Clair.

Today, JCC is a specialist science college, but the school is most noted for its sporting achievements; notable alumni include three Leicester and England rugby footballers, Graham Rowntree, Dean Richards and Ollie Smith, plus Leicester and England A Utility back Sam Vesty. In 2004 JCC became the first state comprehensive school to win the U15 Daily Mail Cup (national championship). The college is also noted for its achievements in music, with many of the college ensembles taking top prizes in the Oundle Festival of Music & Drama on an annual basis, along with the college orchestra being regular finalists in the National Festival of Music for Youth, and winners in their category of the NFMY in 2006.

The School's official website is http://www.jcc.leics.sch.uk/

The latest OFSTED report can be found at http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?event=getReport&urn=120299&inspectionNumber=283969&providerCategoryID=32&fileName=\\school\\120\\s5_120299_20060202.xml