Witchford Village College
Encyclopedia
Witchford Village College (sometimes abbreviated to W.V.C.) is a secondary school
in the village of Witchford
. Currently, over 850 students, aged 11 to 16, and approximately 30 teachers. The current head teacher is David Taylor.
Some of its characteristics include:
, rugby union
, and netball
. Revision sessions for various subjects take place as well.
If the students are being bullied or need advice but do not want to talk to an adult about it, they are free to talk to a student in year 11 from the 'Here to Hear' group.
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...
in the village of Witchford
Witchford
Witchford is a small village near Ely in Cambridgeshire, England.Witchford houses the secondary school Witchford Village College that serves all of the surrounding villages, including Haddenham, Little Thetford, Mepal, Stretham, Sutton, Wilburton and Witcham.The village hosts the Grunty Fen Half...
. Currently, over 850 students, aged 11 to 16, and approximately 30 teachers. The current head teacher is David Taylor.
About the college
Witchford Village College is described as a good school with outstanding features following the recent Ofsted Inspection in January 2010.Some of its characteristics include:
- A house system - Students are placed in one of four houses in which competitive activities can take place between houses.
- Year bands, with Years 7 & 8 banded together to provide support for new fledglings to the college.
Catchment area
Witchford College serves students living predominantly in South East Cambridgeshire, especially those who live in:- AldrethAldrethAldreth is a hamlet in Cambridgeshire with about 260 residents . It is located near the larger village of Haddenham and falls under the same Parish council. Aldreth is surrounded by fenland on all sides and the River Great Ouse, or the Old West as the locals call it, runs close by...
- CoveneyCoveney, CambridgeshireCoveney is a village north of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire. Several bronze axes have been found here, shields and a few swords, all dating from the late Bronze Age. Coveney is on a small 'island' rising to above sea level, some west of Ely city as the crow flies, but nearly twice that distance by...
- ElyEly, CambridgeshireEly 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...
- HaddenhamHaddenham, CambridgeshireHaddenham is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 3,228.It has several shops and a regular bus service to the cathedral city of Ely, which is about north-east of the village....
- Little DownhamLittle DownhamSituated in the east of Cambridgeshire, the village of Little Downham is located just north of the city of Ely. The Parish of Little Downham comprises Little Downham and Pymoor...
- LittleportLittleport, CambridgeshireLittleport is the largest village in East Cambridgeshire, England, approximately north of Ely and south-east of Welney. It lies on the Bedford Level South section of the River Great Ouse, close to Burnt Fen and Mare Fen...
- Little ThetfordLittle ThetfordLittle Thetford is a small village and civil parish south of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, about by road from London. The village is built on a boulder clay island surrounded by flat fenland countryside, typical of settlements in this part of the East of England...
- MepalMepalMepal is a village in Cambridgeshire, England. Mepal is part of the East Cambridgeshire district, and is located just north of the A142 road between Ely and Chatteris.-History:...
- SuttonSutton-in-the-IsleSutton-in-the-Isle, commonly referred to simply as Sutton, is a parish and village in the county of Cambridgeshire in England, near the city of Ely. The "in-the-Isle" suffix refers to the fact that the village is part of the Isle of Ely, once an island in The Fens and also an administrative county...
- SohamSohamSoham is a small town in the English county of Cambridgeshire. It lies just off the A142 between Ely and Newmarket . Its population is 9,102 , and it is within the district of East Cambridgeshire.-Archaeology:...
- StrethamStrethamStretham is a small village and civil parish south-south-west of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, about by road from London. Its main attraction is Stretham Old Engine, a steam-powered pump used to drain the fens. The pump is still in use today although converted to electric power. It has open...
- Wardy HillWardy HillWardy Hill is a hamlet in Coveney civil parish, part of East Cambridgeshire, England. It is also the site of a former Iron Age Hillfort...
- WilburtonWilburtonWilburton is a small village of just over 1,000 inhabitants, situated in Cambridgeshire, England. It is 6 miles south west of Ely.While nominally an agricultural village, many of the inhabitants work in Cambridge, Ely or London.-History:...
- WitchamWitchamWitcham is a small village near Ely in Cambridgeshire, England.The village is surrounded by fenland farms and has a village hall and a 13th-century church dedicated to St Martin. It has a pub called the White Horse, which was the winner of the Ely and District CAMRA Rural Pub of the Year Award...
- WitchfordWitchfordWitchford is a small village near Ely in Cambridgeshire, England.Witchford houses the secondary school Witchford Village College that serves all of the surrounding villages, including Haddenham, Little Thetford, Mepal, Stretham, Sutton, Wilburton and Witcham.The village hosts the Grunty Fen Half...
Student facilities
The college offers many facilities for students not only for learning, but for help with certain personal issues, such as bullying.Out of school hours learning (OSHL)
Students have access to after-school clubs on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the college provides a late bus for the students to travel home on after the normal school buses have departed. Many of these clubs are sports clubs, for students to represent the school in sports such as footballFootball (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, and netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
. Revision sessions for various subjects take place as well.
Student support services (S3)
S3 is a room which students can talk to 'friendly' adults and school prefects about problems, be it in college or outside, and they can be sorted out.If the students are being bullied or need advice but do not want to talk to an adult about it, they are free to talk to a student in year 11 from the 'Here to Hear' group.