Bottisham Village College
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Bottisham Village College is a comprehensive
secondary
school located in Cambridgeshire
, England
. The school opened in 1937 as the second village college
in part of the Local Director of Education Henry Morris' vision for providing a good quality education
for local people in the countryside around Cambridge
. Along with this vision, Henry Morris also established many other schools in the area including Soham Village College
, Impington Village College and the first village college, Sawston Village College
. The school aims to educate the entire community
thus many adult classes are offered in the evenings and at weekends. The school
provides education for children aged 11–16 in the local area around Bottisham
.
Urwin and built by Ambrose of Ely
during the 1930s. Originally the school site included both a senior school (secondary school) and a junior school (primary school). The school was opened as a secondary modern on January 1, 1937.
, Chairman of the Managers and the Warden. Mr. Stanley and Lord Elgin
met the staff and then inspected the buildings and equipment. At 12:50, the party left the college to take lunch with Lord Fairhaven at Anglesey Abbey
. On return to the college, the group were met by a guard of honour consisting of boys and girls of the Senior School and a boy and girl representing the Junior School.
. Students who failed their eleven plus exam came to Bottisham where they effectively learnt all the skills necessary for living in the countryside surrounding Bottisham
. Lessons were very gender based, with boys studying farming, woodwork, sports, science
and gardening
whilst girls learnt more cookery or needlework
. Evening classes for the whole community were equally as varied, with examples including Musical Appreciation, Folk dance classes, woodwork, the operatic society, first aid and Fire Fighting. There were Saturday night dances in the main hall as well. As well as acting as a hall for the school, in the early years of its existence the main hall at Bottisham served as a cinema.
The war
, however, was a testing time for Bottisham Village College, especially with an airforce base
in the village. The British
and American
airmen played a large part in the life of the college, attending school dances but also other functions at the school. Staff stayed up all night on watch on top of the school buildings, watching for incendiaries, and with the rationing
of clothing, school uniform was absent from life at the school until 1946. During the nationwide 'Dig for Victory' campaign, the tennis courts, located behind the wardens lawn, were converted to cabbage patches in an attempt to grow as many vegetables as possible.
to 15 and later to 16 allowed him to see the growth of the College in numbers, from 350 to 850 as well as the extension of buildings, equipment and grounds into the school that it was when he left in the end of 1975. Charles Brereton had spent over 20 years as Warden and to date the longest serving Warden. In 1996, following his death there was a memorial service, planting of a tree and unveiling of a plaque in the courtyard.
Out of school activities for pupils, still uncommon to secondary schools that were not Village Colleges, formed an important part of the lives of pupils during the 1950s with many school sports teams taking part in a variety of inter-school competitions in disciplines such as Hockey
and Athletics. As well as sports, the school had a scout group and a youth group.
At the time, Bottisham was a show place, only second to Impington for all those influential people who were captivated by Henry Morris' ideas. Consequently, the school received many high profile visitors including Hugh Dalton
and J. B. Priestly.
brought a period of great change for the college, mainly for the remarkable change of the school from a Secondary Modern to Comprehensive. The school buildings were extended and upgraded and many new staff were appointed. In five years, the school doubled in size as the catchment
area was extended and pupils who previously attended the old Cambridge
Grammar school joined Bottisham
. However, there were also some drastic cuts that hit the Community Education
sector hardest. Evening classes were now expected to be financially self-sufficient. However, Brereton was determined to maintain the spirit
of the Village College, of an uplifting environment and a caring community. Canings were also phased out and the school embraced instead a new era of technology.
During the 1970s and the 80s, many new buildings such as the English block, the gym
nasium, the technology block (including the drama studio) and the science block were added on to the original school buildings to accommodate the new subjects that would be taught at the school as a comprehensive school. As well as this, in 1975 the school built a 25m outdoor swimming pool
costing £23 000. Later, the community managed to raise a further £90,000 to get the pool covered.
, including the maths block, a new community library and a new music block to further the schools facilities. In 1997, the school changed the uniform from blue blazers and ties to a more casual bottle green polo shirt and sweatshirt. In 2004, the school became a Humanities Specialist College
, a specialism that increased the amount of funding the school received for the teaching of Humanities thus allowing the school to broaden in its teaching of these subjects. The school was recently recognised with a High Performing School status, and following a successful Ofsted Inspection, was invited to apply for Applied Learning status in 2009. This has introduced additional vocational GCSE and BTEC courses for students in Key Stage 4
.
In 2009, the school began construction of a new block on the site that would mirror the original semi-circular buildings of the school and therefore complete the initial plans for the school as they were laid out in 1937. This new building includes a new suite of english classrooms as well as a new purpose built SEN
(Special Educational Needs) unit. Along with new buildings, this has also lead to the redevelopment and landscaping of the Wardens lawn as well as the installation of a new sculpture to be designed and constructed by the local sculptor Matt Sanderson.
The institution been identified as a High Performing School by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, and the Local Authority is 'fully supportive' of the move towards Trust status for schools. The Trust Status would involve partnership with a number of local businesses that would enable students to have a wider curriculum for Vocational courses, and plans for expansion of this into other subject areas have been left open for the future. Such partnerships may include, John Lewis
, Marshalls Aerospace, The National Stud
, and the charity organisation Red2Green based on the school site.
In the school's 2009 public exam results, 88% achieved at least 5 Grade A*– C GCSEs; and 71% achieved A*– C including the core subjects of Maths and English. The school still attracts many students from many schools both within and outside the catchment area and it is currently oversubscribed.
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
secondary
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
school located in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The school opened in 1937 as the second village college
Village College
The village college is an institution specific to Cambridgeshire, England . It caters for the education of 11 to 16 year olds during the day,...
in part of the Local Director of Education Henry Morris' vision for providing a good quality education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
for local people in the countryside around Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
. Along with this vision, Henry Morris also established many other schools in the area including Soham Village College
Soham Village College
Soham Village College is a state secondary school with specialist Foundation Technology College and Language College status in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England. It has around 1350 students, aged 11 to 16. It has a wide catchment area which does not include Ely, although some students from Ely and the...
, Impington Village College and the first village college, Sawston Village College
Sawston Village College
Sawston Village College, the first community college in the country and the first Village College, was founded in 1930 and realised the vision of Henry Morris, then Secretary of Education for Cambridgeshire....
. The school aims to educate the entire community
Community
The term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household...
thus many adult classes are offered in the evenings and at weekends. The school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
provides education for children aged 11–16 in the local area around Bottisham
Bottisham
Bottisham is a village and civil parish in the East Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, about east of Cambridge, halfway to Newmarket. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,983.-Church:...
.
History
Bottisham Village College was designed by well-renowned local architectArchitect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
Urwin and built by Ambrose of Ely
Ely, Cambridgeshire
Ely is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England, 14 miles north-northeast of Cambridge and about by road from London. It is built on a Lower Greensand island, which at a maximum elevation of is the highest land in the Fens...
during the 1930s. Originally the school site included both a senior school (secondary school) and a junior school (primary school). The school was opened as a secondary modern on January 1, 1937.
Opening
The college was officially opened on the 6th May 1937 by the Right Honourable Oliver Stanley - President of the Board of Education. Henry Morris and Mr. H. F. B. Fox - His Majesty's Inspector - along with Mr. Stanley and the Earl of Elgin were met at the college by Lord FairhavenBaron Fairhaven
Baron Fairhaven, of Anglesey Abbey in the County of Cambridge, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1961 for Urban Huttleston Broughton, 1st Baron Fairhaven, with remainder to his younger brother Henry Broughton. He had already been created Baron Fairhaven, of Lode in...
, Chairman of the Managers and the Warden. Mr. Stanley and Lord Elgin
Earl of Elgin
The title Earl of Elgin was created on June 21, 1633 in the Peerage of Scotland for Thomas Bruce, 3rd Lord Kinloss. He was later created Baron Bruce of Whorlton in the Peerage of England on July 30, 1641. His son, Robert, succeeded him, and was also created Earl of Ailesbury in the Peerage of...
met the staff and then inspected the buildings and equipment. At 12:50, the party left the college to take lunch with Lord Fairhaven at Anglesey Abbey
Anglesey Abbey
Anglesey Abbey is a country house, formerly a priory, in the village of Lode, 5 ½ miles northeast of Cambridge, England. The house and its grounds are owned by the National Trust and are open to the public as part of the Anglesey Abbey, Garden & Lode Mill property, although some parts remain...
. On return to the college, the group were met by a guard of honour consisting of boys and girls of the Senior School and a boy and girl representing the Junior School.
1937 to 1950
In the early days of the Village College, the school operated as a Secondary modern, as part of the Tripartite SystemTripartite System
The Tripartite System was the arrangement of state funded secondary education between 1944 and the 1970s in England and Wales, and from 1947 to 2009 in Northern Ireland....
. Students who failed their eleven plus exam came to Bottisham where they effectively learnt all the skills necessary for living in the countryside surrounding Bottisham
Bottisham
Bottisham is a village and civil parish in the East Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, about east of Cambridge, halfway to Newmarket. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,983.-Church:...
. Lessons were very gender based, with boys studying farming, woodwork, sports, science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and gardening
Gardening
Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants. Ornamental plants are normally grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance; useful plants are grown for consumption , for their dyes, or for medicinal or cosmetic use...
whilst girls learnt more cookery or needlework
Needlework
Needlework is a broad term for the handicrafts of decorative sewing and textile arts. Anything that uses a needle for construction can be called needlework...
. Evening classes for the whole community were equally as varied, with examples including Musical Appreciation, Folk dance classes, woodwork, the operatic society, first aid and Fire Fighting. There were Saturday night dances in the main hall as well. As well as acting as a hall for the school, in the early years of its existence the main hall at Bottisham served as a cinema.
The war
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, however, was a testing time for Bottisham Village College, especially with an airforce base
RAF Bottisham
RAF Bottisham is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located 5 miles E of Cambridge, S of Bottisham village in Cambridgeshire.- RAF Fighter Command use:...
in the village. The British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
airmen played a large part in the life of the college, attending school dances but also other functions at the school. Staff stayed up all night on watch on top of the school buildings, watching for incendiaries, and with the rationing
Rationing
Rationing is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, or services. Rationing controls the size of the ration, one's allotted portion of the resources being distributed on a particular day or at a particular time.- In economics :...
of clothing, school uniform was absent from life at the school until 1946. During the nationwide 'Dig for Victory' campaign, the tennis courts, located behind the wardens lawn, were converted to cabbage patches in an attempt to grow as many vegetables as possible.
The 1950s
In January 1955, Charles Brereton arrived at the school to take up the post of Warden. This was the last appointment of a Village College Warden made personally by Henry Morris before he retired. In his time, Charles Brereton formulated some monumental changes to the school. The fact that he was Warden through the ROSLARoßla
Roßla or Rossla is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Südharz. From 1706–1803, Roßla was the seat of Stolberg-Rossla....
to 15 and later to 16 allowed him to see the growth of the College in numbers, from 350 to 850 as well as the extension of buildings, equipment and grounds into the school that it was when he left in the end of 1975. Charles Brereton had spent over 20 years as Warden and to date the longest serving Warden. In 1996, following his death there was a memorial service, planting of a tree and unveiling of a plaque in the courtyard.
Out of school activities for pupils, still uncommon to secondary schools that were not Village Colleges, formed an important part of the lives of pupils during the 1950s with many school sports teams taking part in a variety of inter-school competitions in disciplines such as Hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
and Athletics. As well as sports, the school had a scout group and a youth group.
At the time, Bottisham was a show place, only second to Impington for all those influential people who were captivated by Henry Morris' ideas. Consequently, the school received many high profile visitors including Hugh Dalton
Hugh Dalton
Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton, Baron Dalton PC was a British Labour Party politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1945 to 1947, when he was implicated in a political scandal involving budget leaks....
and J. B. Priestly.
The 1970s and 80s
The 1970s1970s
File:1970s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: US President Richard Nixon doing the V for Victory sign after his resignation from office after the Watergate scandal in 1974; Refugees aboard a US naval boat after the Fall of Saigon, leading to the end of the Vietnam War in 1975; The 1973 oil...
brought a period of great change for the college, mainly for the remarkable change of the school from a Secondary Modern to Comprehensive. The school buildings were extended and upgraded and many new staff were appointed. In five years, the school doubled in size as the catchment
Catchment area (human geography)
In human geography, a catchment area is the area and population from which a city or individual service attracts visitors or customers. For example, a school catchment area is the geographic area from which students are eligible to attend a local school...
area was extended and pupils who previously attended the old Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
Grammar school joined Bottisham
Bottisham
Bottisham is a village and civil parish in the East Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, about east of Cambridge, halfway to Newmarket. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,983.-Church:...
. However, there were also some drastic cuts that hit the Community Education
Community education
Community education, also known as Community-based education or Community learning & development, is defined by the Scottish Government as learning and social development work with individuals and groups in their communities using a range of formal and informal methods...
sector hardest. Evening classes were now expected to be financially self-sufficient. However, Brereton was determined to maintain the spirit
Spirit
The English word spirit has many differing meanings and connotations, most of them relating to a non-corporeal substance contrasted with the material body.The spirit of a living thing usually refers to or explains its consciousness.The notions of a person's "spirit" and "soul" often also overlap,...
of the Village College, of an uplifting environment and a caring community. Canings were also phased out and the school embraced instead a new era of technology.
During the 1970s and the 80s, many new buildings such as the English block, the gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium, the technology block (including the drama studio) and the science block were added on to the original school buildings to accommodate the new subjects that would be taught at the school as a comprehensive school. As well as this, in 1975 the school built a 25m outdoor swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
costing £23 000. Later, the community managed to raise a further £90,000 to get the pool covered.
1990s onwards
The school has seen four different faces walk in and out of the Warden's office since Charles Brereton left in 1976, but still the school holds on to its key values laid out by Henry Morris. More buildings were added during the 1990s1990s
File:1990s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: The Hubble Space Telescope floats in space after it was taken up in 1990; American F-16s and F-15s fly over burning oil fields and the USA Lexie in Operation Desert Storm, also known as the 1991 Gulf War; The signing of the Oslo Accords on...
, including the maths block, a new community library and a new music block to further the schools facilities. In 1997, the school changed the uniform from blue blazers and ties to a more casual bottle green polo shirt and sweatshirt. In 2004, the school became a Humanities Specialist College
Humanities College
Humanities Colleges were introduced in 2004 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, humanities. Schools that successfully apply to the Specialist Schools Trust and become Humanities...
, a specialism that increased the amount of funding the school received for the teaching of Humanities thus allowing the school to broaden in its teaching of these subjects. The school was recently recognised with a High Performing School status, and following a successful Ofsted Inspection, was invited to apply for Applied Learning status in 2009. This has introduced additional vocational GCSE and BTEC courses for students in Key Stage 4
Key Stage 4
Key Stage 4 is the legal term for the two years of school education which incorporate GCSEs, and other exams, in maintained schools in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland—normally known as Year 10 and Year 11 in England and Wales, and Year 11 and Year 12 in Northern Ireland, when pupils are...
.
In 2009, the school began construction of a new block on the site that would mirror the original semi-circular buildings of the school and therefore complete the initial plans for the school as they were laid out in 1937. This new building includes a new suite of english classrooms as well as a new purpose built SEN
Special education in the United Kingdom
Special education in the United Kingdom, being an aspect of education, is a devolved matter with each of the countries of the United Kingdom having separate systems under separate governments: the UK Government is responsible for education in England, the Scottish Government is responsible for...
(Special Educational Needs) unit. Along with new buildings, this has also lead to the redevelopment and landscaping of the Wardens lawn as well as the installation of a new sculpture to be designed and constructed by the local sculptor Matt Sanderson.
Trust Status
The Governing Body of Bottisham Village College has proposed a change of school category from Community school to Foundation school thus acquiring a Charitable Trust to be called The Bottisham Education Trust, to take effect from September 2010.The institution been identified as a High Performing School by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, and the Local Authority is 'fully supportive' of the move towards Trust status for schools. The Trust Status would involve partnership with a number of local businesses that would enable students to have a wider curriculum for Vocational courses, and plans for expansion of this into other subject areas have been left open for the future. Such partnerships may include, John Lewis
John Lewis (department store)
-Recent developments:In June 2004, John Lewis announced plans to open its first store in Northern Ireland at the Sprucefield Park development, the province's largest out of town shopping centre, located outside Lisburn and from Belfast. The application was approved in June 2005 and the opening of...
, Marshalls Aerospace, The National Stud
The National Stud
The National Stud is a United Kingdom Thoroughbred horse breeding farm located two miles from Newmarket. The Stud originated in 1916 as a result of a gift by William Hall Walker of the entire bloodstock of his stud farm in Tully, Kildare town in County Kildare, Ireland...
, and the charity organisation Red2Green based on the school site.
Recent results
| Summary Data | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Achieving 5+ A*– C incl. English & Maths | 71% |
| Achieving 5+ A*– C | 88% |
| Achieving 5+A*– G | 99% |
In the school's 2009 public exam results, 88% achieved at least 5 Grade A*– C GCSEs; and 71% achieved A*– C including the core subjects of Maths and English. The school still attracts many students from many schools both within and outside the catchment area and it is currently oversubscribed.
Former wardens
| Years in Post | Warden |
|---|---|
| 1936–1940 | D. W. Phillips |
| 1940–1944 | G. D. Edwards |
| 1944–1954 | S. C. Western |
| 1945–1954 | N. C. P. Tyack |
| 1955–1975 | C. D. L. Brereton |
| 1976 – ??? | M. Gent |
| ??? – 1997 | Mrs. L. O'Sheah |
| 1997–2004 | P. Haines |
| 2004 – Present | Mrs. K. Evans |
Catchment area
| Ashley Ashley, Cambridgeshire Ashley is a village and civil parish in the East Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, about four miles east of Newmarket in Suffolk.... |
Bottisham Bottisham Bottisham is a village and civil parish in the East Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, about east of Cambridge, halfway to Newmarket. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,983.-Church:... |
Burwell Burwell, Cambridgeshire Burwell is a large fen-edge village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, about 10 miles north east of Cambridge. It is situated on the south-eastern edge of The Fens, a large area of relatively flat former marshland which lies close to sea level and covers the majority of Cambridgeshire... |
| Cheveley Cheveley The village of Cheveley is situated in the county of Cambridgeshire and lies about four miles east-south-east of the market town of Newmarket. Cheveley falls within the local government district of East Cambridgeshire. Geographically, Cheveley stands on the third highest point in Cambridgeshire at ... |
Dullingham Dullingham Dullingham is a village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire, England. It is situated south of Newmarket and east of Cambridge.-History:... |
Fen Ditton Fen Ditton Fen Ditton is a village on the northeast edge of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England. The parish covers an area of Fen Ditton lies on the east bank of the River Cam, on the road from Cambridge to Clayhithe, and close to junction 34 of the A14... |
| Fulbourn Fulbourn Fulbourn is a village in Cambridgeshire, England. The term for a resident of the village is "Fulbourner".- Geography :Fulbourn lies about five miles south-east of the centre of Cambridge, separated from the outer city boundary by farmland and the grounds of Fulbourn Hospital. The village itself is... |
Great Wilbraham Great Wilbraham Great Wilbraham is a small village situated in a rural area some seven miles to the east of Cambridge, between the edge of an area of low-lying drained fens to the west and north, and higher ground beyond the A11 to the east.... |
Horningsea Horningsea Horningsea is a small village north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire in England. The parish covers an area of 6.63 km. It lies on the east bank of the River Cam, and on the road from Cambridge to Clayhithe... |
| Kirtling Kirtling Kirtling together with Kirtling Green and Kirtling Towers is a scattered settlement in the east of the English county of Cambridgeshire.It is a civil parish with the nearby village of Upend which lies to its north.... |
Little Wilbraham Little Wilbraham Little Wilbraham is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, southeast of Cambridge between the A1303 and the A11. It is in the district of South Cambridgeshire. It is a small village with a population of only 394 and there is little employment within the village... |
Lode Lode, Cambridgeshire Lode is a small village in East Cambridgeshire on the southern edge of The Fens. It lies just north of the B1102 between Quy and Swaffham Bulbeck, to the north east of Cambridge.... |
| Quy | Reach Reach, Cambridgeshire Reach is a small village and civil parish on the edge of the fenland in East Cambridgeshire, England.Reach is located at the north end of Devil's Dyke, about west of Burwell. The dyke split the settlement in two until part of it was refilled to create the current Fair Green in the 18th century... |
Saxon Street |
| Six Mile Bottom Six Mile Bottom Six Mile Bottom is a hamlet within the parish of Little Wilbraham, near Cambridge in England.-History:In the 1790s the only building at Six Mile Bottom was a paddocks run by a stable keeper. In 1802, a sizeable country house was built nearby... |
Stetchworth Stetchworth Stetchworth is a small village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire, England, to the south of the horse-racing centre of Newmarket and around east of Cambridge.-History:... |
Swaffham Bulbeck Swaffham Bulbeck Swaffham Bulbeck is a village in East Cambridgeshire, England.Swaffham Bulbeck is located about from the city of Cambridge, and from the famous racing town of Newmarket. The parish of Swaffham Bulbeck is part of the Diocese of Ely and the Deanery of Fordham and Quy... |
| Teversham Teversham Teversham is a small village in Cambridgeshire located roughly from Fulbourn, and is roughly from the centre of Cambridge. It is a small village compared to neighbouring ones... |
Woodditton | Swaffham Prior Swaffham Prior Swaffham Prior is a village in East Cambridgeshire, England.Lying 5 miles west of Newmarket, and two miles south west of Burwell, the village is often paired with its neighbour Swaffham Bulbeck, and are collectively referred to as 'The Swaffhams'. Swaffham Prior was often known as Great Swaffham in... |
Destinations
A large proportion of students at the school go on to further education when they leave Bottisham Village College.- Hills Road Sixth Form CollegeHills Road Sixth Form CollegeHills Road Sixth Form College is a state funded co-educational sixth form college in Cambridge, England, providing full-time AS and A-level courses for approximately 1,800 sixth form students from the surrounding area and a wide variety of courses to around 4,000 part-time students of all ages in...
- Long Road Sixth Form CollegeLong Road Sixth Form CollegeLong Road Sixth Form College is a state funded co-educational sixth form college in Cambridge, England. It is situated on Long Road, from which it draws its name, and is also located next to the Bio-Medical Campus which encompasses Addenbrooke's Hospital...
- Impington Village College
- CRCCRC- Organizations :* California Rehabilitation Center, a state prison in the USA* Cambridge Regional College, a further education college* Cambridge Regional College F.C., a semi-professional football club in England* Canada Research Chair* Capital Research Center...
- Netherhall SchoolNetherhall SchoolThe Netherhall School and Sixth Form Centre is a secondary school and sixth form in the Queen Edith ward of Cambridge, England. Its logo is the crest of Cambridge. It is one of the largest schools in the area in terms of capacity. Feeder primary schools include Queen Edith, Cherry Hinton Juniors,...