Uppingham Community College

Uppingham Community College is a mixed secondary school located in Uppingham in the English county of Rutland.[1]

Uppingham Community College
Address
London Road

Uppingham
,
Rutland
,
LE15 9TJ

England
Coordinates52.5801°N 0.7223°W / 52.5801; -0.7223
Information
TypeAcademy
Department for Education URN136629 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalMr Ben Solly
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
Websitehttp://www.uppinghamcollege.org.uk/

It was previously a community school administered by Rutland County Council. Uppingham Community College then briefly became a foundation school before being converted to academy status in April 2011. However the school continues to coordinate with Rutland County Council for admissions.

Uppingham Community College offers GCSEs, BTECs and vocational courses as programmes of study for pupils.[2] The school specialises in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), and has additional resources and programmes of study to support the specialism.[3]

History

The school opened in 1920 as Uppingham Central School, subsequently Uppingham Secondary Modern School. It became a comprehensive school when Rutland went comprehensive in 1972.

Notable former pupils

References
  1. "Uppingham Community College - Home". Uppinghamcollege.org.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  2. "Uppingham Community College - Senior Curriculum". Uppinghamcollege.org.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. "Uppingham Community College - STEM Specialism". Uppinghamcollege.org.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2014.



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