South Dartmoor Community College
Coordinates: 50°31′26″N 3°44′46″W / 50.524°N 3.746°W
| Established | 1964 |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy |
| College Principal | Hugh Bellamy |
| Chairman of Governors | Paul McCormick |
| Location |
Balland Lane Ashburton Devon TQ13 7EW England |
| Local authority | Devon |
| DfE URN | 113519 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1,650 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Beltor , Fox Tor , Haytor , Hound Tor , Rippon Tor and Sharp Tor (All named after local tors found on Dartmoor) |
| Website |
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South Dartmoor Community College (SDCC) is a co-educational academy school located in Ashburton, Devon, England. The number of students on roll is 1,650. The school also has a sixth form centre and has become a Specialist Sports College with Training School Status and is strongly linked with Ashmoor Hockey Club. It has 6 tors from dartmoor as it's school houses split into 2 different populations X and Y so that X would not be mixed with Y in classes, the tors are called Hay Tor, Bel Tor, Fox Tor in X Population and in Y Population is Rippon Tor, Sharp Tor and Hound Tor
Trust and Academy status
From September 2007, South Dartmoor Community College became a Trust School.
On 1 April 2011, South Dartmoor Community College officially gained academy status.
Awards
The College holds a number of national and local awards:
- Most Pathetic Teacher Award (2008 for the fifth time)
- Investor in People (2008 for fifth time)
- Investor in Careers(2008 for fifth time)
- Artsmark at Gold level (2007 and for the third time)
- BECTA ICT Mark (07)
- Worst Head Teacher Award (2014 for the third tine)
- Investors in Work Related and Enterprise Learning (2007)
- Most Student Deaths Award (2012)
- Sports Partnership Mark (2007)
- SIMS Partnership Schools (2006)
- Work on Within School Variation is featured in national publications: Schools Learning from their Best (2008)
- Narrowing the Gap, NCSL, (2006)
- The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust Futures Vision Award for Excellence in Enterprise and Creativity (2006)
- CASIO Digital Award for the school developing the most innovative use of digital photography (2005/04)
Notable alumni
- Josh Widdicombe, English stand-up comedian
- Chester Mojay-Sinclare, British entrepreneur