Countesthorpe Community College

Countesthorpe Community College
Motto	Learning in a supportive environment
Established	1972
Type	Academy
Headteacher	Mr Brian Myatt
Location	Winchester Road Countesthorpe Leicestershire LE8 5PR England Coordinates: 52°33′14″N 1°09′32″W / 52.55385°N 1.15887°W / 52.55385; -1.15887
DfE number	855/4050
DfE URN	138524 Tables
Ofsted	Reports Pre-academy reports
Students	1116
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	14–18
Website	www.countesthorpe.cc

Countesthorpe Community College is a coeducational upper school with academy status, situated on the western edge of Countesthorpe in Leicestershire, England near the A426. It was established in 1972 with the notable educationalist John Watts as Head Teacher, who developed it as a progressive "open school".^[1]

The college buildings are notable for their circular plan. The architect was John Barton of Farmer and Dark. The sculpture in the middle of the courtyard is one of three versions of Dunstable Reel by Phillip King. ^[2]

The band Kasabian are ex-students of the college.

References

↑ The Guardian 22 October 2007 Obituary: John Watts
↑ English Heritage research report 33-2012 Post-war school buildings

Schools in Leicestershire (including Leicester)

Primary	Bishop Ellis Catholic Samworth Sir John Moore CofE

Middle	Abington Academy Brockington College Brookvale High School Bushloe High School Gartree High School Ibstock Community College Ivanhoe College Leysland High School Lutterworth High School Manor High School The Market Bosworth School The Roundhill Academy St Martin’s Catholic Voluntary Academy South Charnwood High School Stonehill High School Welland Park Academy

Upper & secondary	Ashby School Babington Community College Beauchamp College Beaumont Leys School Belvoir High School Bosworth Academy Charnwood College City of Leicester College Countesthorpe Community College Crown Hills Community College De Lisle College English Martyrs Catholic School Fullhurst Community College Groby Community College Guthlaxton College Hamilton Community College Hind Leys Community College Humphrey Perkins School John Cleveland College John Ferneley College Judgemeadow Community College King Edward VII Science and Sport College Lancaster School Limehurst Academy Long Field Academy Longslade Community College Lutterworth College Madani Schools Federation The Martin High School Moat Community College New College Leicester Rawlins Community College Robert Smyth Academy Rushey Mead School St Paul's Catholic School Samworth Enterprise Academy Sir Jonathan North Community College Soar Valley College William Bradford Academy Winstanley Community College Woodbrook Vale Wreake Valley Academy

Sixth form	Gateway College Regent College Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College

Independent	Dixie Grammar School Emmanuel Christian School Fairfield Preparatory School Grace Dieu Manor School Leicester Grammar School Leicester High School for Girls Loughborough Grammar School Loughborough High School Our Lady's Convent School Ratcliffe College Sathya Sai School

Further education	Brooksby Melton College Leicester College Loughborough College South Leicestershire College

Special	Ellesmere College RNIB College

Former	Alderman Newton's School Burleigh Community College Garendon High School King Edward VII School Mary Linwood Comprehensive School Riverside Business and Enterprise College Rosebery Primary School

Countesthorpe Community College

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