Colne Community School
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| Colne Community School | |
| Established | 1937[1] |
| Type | Comprehensive |
| Principal | Nardeep Sharma[2] |
| Chair | Mrs Sue Lewis-Evans[2] |
| Specialism | Sports College |
| Location | Church Road Brightlingsea Essex CO7 0QL England |
| LEA | Brightlingsea |
| Ofsted number | 115376 |
| Students | 1438[2] |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Former Name | Brightlingsea Senior School[1] |
| Website | http://www.colne.essex.sch.uk |
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The Colne Community School and Sixth Form College is a comprehensive school located in Brightlingsea, Essex, England and plays a major part in the town's activities. The school accepts students from the surrounding district and caters for GCSE and A Level students.
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[edit] History
- Founded on 24 May 1937 as Brightlingsea Senior School
- Changed name on 3 May 1943 to Brightlingsea Secondary Modern School
- Changed name in 1957 to Brightlingsea County Secondary School
- Changed name in 1974 to Colne High School
- Changed name in 1991 to Colne School
- Changed name on 1 January 1994 to Colne Community School[1]
[edit] Academic standards
This is an over-subscribed school. In its September 2007 inspection Ofsted assessed the school as Satisfactory, second from bottom on a four point scale. They said "Colne Community School is an innovative school with many strengths and is well regarded by its students and a large majority of their parents. At present, its academic performance is close to national averages".[2]
[edit] Admissions controversy
For several years there has been controversy over the admission arrangements. In September 2002 an independent adjudicator upheld the Essex LEA objections to the school's change of admissions arrangements from giving priority to those who attended feeder primary schools within the former catchment area to giving priority to those who placed the school as their first preference, regardless of the primary school attended or place of residence.[3] A further attempt by the school to introduce these revised admission arrangements was again rejected, by an independent adjudicator, in July 2006.[4]
[edit] Sports facilities
The Colne Community School's all weather AstroTurf pitch was officially opened by HRH The Princess Anne on 25 February 2003.[5]
[edit] Extracurricular activities
Unusually, the campus contains Brightlingsea Sports Centre which is used by members of the public and students.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c A Brief History. Colne Community School. Retrieved on 2008-01-08.
- ^ a b c d Colne Community School - Inspection Report (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved on 2008-01-08.
- ^ Adjudicator publishes decision on objection to admission arrangements for the Colne Community School. M2 Presswire (2002-09-02). Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
- ^ Adjudicator publishes decision on the admission arrangements of Colne Community College, Essex. M2 Presswire (2006-07-28). Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
- ^ "Court Circular", The Times, 2003-02-26. Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
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