Southam College

Southam College
Type Community school
Headteacher Mr R Samra
Chairman of the Governors Mr B Wallace
Location Welsh Road West
Southam
Warwickshire
CV47 0JW
England
Local authority Warwickshire
DfE number 937/4114
DfE URN 125738 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 1,037
Gender mixed
Ages 11–18
Houses Godiva, Webb Ellis, Whittle and Shakespeare
Colours Blue (Godiva), Yellow (Webb Ellis), Red (Whittle) and Purple (Shakespeare)
Website College Home

Southam College is a medium sized comprehensive school located in Southam, Warwickshire, England. The college achieved its Specialist Technology Status in 2000, Humanities College Status in 2004 and Vocational College Status in 2006. The college has received a national award in recognition of its involvement in the Engineering Education Scheme. A February 2008 Ofsted report accorded the school a Grade 2 (good) However, since the 2011 Oftsted report the school has been Grade 1 (outstanding) .[1]

The current head teacher there is Mr. R Samra. This year the school GCSE record was 76% (higher than all previous years) of students achieving 5 A*-C grades including English and Maths which is an 8% improvement.

On two occasions the school has been rated outstanding from their OFSTED reports

References

  1. Ofsted report February 2008 Retrieved 21 July 2010
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