Saltash.net community school is a specialist science

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 and mathematics

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 & ICT

ICT (education)

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 college

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, in Saltash

Saltash

Saltash is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It has a population of 14,964. It lies in the south east of Cornwall, facing Plymouth over the River Tamar. It was in the Caradon district until March 2009 and is known as "the gateway to Cornwall". Saltash means ash tree by...

, Cornwall

Cornwall

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, England

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, with 1350 pupils aged 11–18. The school added the ".net" to its name in September 2004 to reflect the extent to which the use of ICT and emerging web technologies were influencing learning. It is one of a very small number of schools in the whole country that has achieved Specialist Status in this combination of subjects. It also has a rural dimension in its specification.

In November 2005 the school underwent an OFSTED inspection under the new framework and was judged to be 'Good with outstanding features', the outstanding features included Personal Development across the school.

In addition to its livestock area the school has opened a 'geological garden' and has constructed a 'sensory garden'.

In September 2008 the school was judged as Good by OFSTED. It continues to innovate with ICT and has recently been sponsored by Microsoft Partners in Learning. Following the successful OFSTED report it was successfully re-designated as a specialist school for a further three years. The school is di