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Founded 1677
Headmaster Peter R Wiles
School type Independent Comprehensive
Sports Rugby, Hockey,Orienteering and Football
Location Sandbach, Cheshire
Age Range Age 11-16 (Years 7-11) With a Sixth Form aged 16-18(Years 12 and 13)
School Motto UT SEVERIS SEGES (As you sow, so shall you reap [more literally: What you put in, you shall get out])

Founded in 1677, Sandbach School is located on Crewe Road in Sandbach, Cheshire. Sandbach School is unique in the United Kingdom in that it is an independent comprehensive school but it still has a relationship with the Cheshire Local Education Authority (LEA). It is an all-boys school offering admission from the age of 11. The school has its own Sixth Form and so offers A-Levels, amongst many other qualifications. Sandbach School now hold Specialist Arts College status.

History

The school has occupied this site near to the centre of Sandbach since 1849. Its original buildings were designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and have been added to substantially in subsequent years. The school operated as a charitable boarding and day school until 1955, when its unique status was established. It then became the grammar school for boys in South Cheshire. The school began to take pupils of all abilities in 1979.

The school is linked to schools across the world. In Europe the school has toured with the band in Germany and has formed a partnership with Leibniz Oberschule in Berlin. The school also has a long term partnership with Fukien Secondary School in Kowloon, Hong Kong where some of the students performed in October 2006. The school's American connection comes in the form of Dover High School in New Jersey. Regular football tours go out to Dover to play them and other schools in the area. In October 2004 a band tour accompanied the footballers. There are planned tours to America for football and Italy for rugby and hockey in October 2007.

Sports

Sandbach has enjoyed a good 2006-2007 season for sports. The 1st XV Rugby squad reaced the 5th round of the Daily Mail Cup whilst the 1st XI Hockey squad reached the final of the Cheshire Cup but were beaten by Birkenhead School 2-0.

Extra curricular

The school has a range of extra curricular activites, including an orienteering club. In addition recently a Chinese club has been started, the language of Mandarin chinese (or Putonghua in Mandarin) is taught. There is also a Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Contingent based at the school.

Drama and Performing Arts

Sandbach School has a proud drama heritage, perfoming two shows in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2006. Their performance of Oedipus was given a 4 star rating in the magazine Three Weeks. They also performed Shakespeare's A Midsummers Nights Dream.

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