Sawtry Community College

Sawtry Village Academy
Type Academy
Headteacher Sarah Wilson (Acting Principal)
Location Fen Lane
Sawtry
Cambridgeshire
PE28 5TQ
England
Local authority Cambridgeshire
DfE URN 110897 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 1299
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–18
Houses Keynes, Royce, Clarkson, Darwin, Sinclair, Eliot
Colours Blue & Yellow
Website Sawtry Village Academy

Sawtry Village Academy, previously Sawtry Community College, is an academy school with a Maths and Computing specialism, located in Sawtry, Cambridgeshire. There are 1299 pupils on the roll. (2014 Ofsted Inspection report figure).[1] The academy joined the Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust in April 2015.[2]

Current management

The school is currently run by an interim management team, following the resignation of the previous principal Mr James Stewart. Stewart left the school in Summer 2014 after a critical Ofsted report, and has since been arrested over £40,000 expenses claims.[3]

The current Acting Principal is Mrs Sarah Wilson, who is assisted by an Acting Deputy Principal, 3 Assistant Principals and 2 Second Assistant Principals.[4]

Tutoring System

The school made a discussion to change to a Vertical Tutoring System in 2009. The school is now split into 2 schools, St Andrews and St Judiths. St Andrews and St Judith are then split into 6 houses: Royce, Sinclair, Keynes, Darwin, Eliot and Clarkson. The houses are separated into the schools as shown in the table below.

Sawtry Community College
St Andrews St Judiths
Royce Sinclair Keynes Darwin Eliot Clarkson
Yellow Blue Purple Red Green Orange

In 2013 Keynes won. In 2012 and 2011 Royce won. In 2010 Clarkson won.

References

  1. Ofsted Inspection Report
  2. Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust
  3. Mail Online
  4. Sawtry College Website

External links

Coordinates: 52°26′12″N 0°16′47″W / 52.4367°N 0.2796°W