Catmose College
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52°35′16.00″N 0°43′30.00″W / 52.5877778°N 0.7250000°W
| Catmose College | |
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Cold Overton Road , , LE15 6NU | |
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| Type | comprehensive secondary school (state school) |
| Motto | Equal Value, Outstanding Progress |
| Established | 1920 |
| Local authority | Rutland |
| Specialist | Visual Arts College |
| Principal | Stuart Williams |
| Age | 11 (year 7) to 16 (year 11) |
| Website | http://www.catmosecollege.com |
Catmose College is a community college (or comprehensive secondary school) on Cold Overton Road in Oakham, Rutland. The catchment area covers the county town of Oakham and surrounding villages, although students are drawn from a wider area through parental choice. From 1972 until 2009 the school name was the Vale of Catmose College (VCC).
CC is a Specialist Visual Arts College and the Catmose Gallery is the first public art gallery located in a community college. With students achieving 59% 5 grades A*-C at GCSE (including English and Maths) the college is placed above national expectations. The Ofsted report in November 2008 rated the college 'Good' with 'Outstanding' features. The report comments on the 'exceptional personal qualities' of its students, the range of extra-curricular activities on offer and identifies the arts specialism as a 'major strength'.
In 2009 the college, in partnership with Rutland County Council started construction of a £24m new campus. The design of the "Big Build" will give students a high quality learning environment, reasonable sporting, drama and music facilities and the opportunity for staff to work with students in ways which are not possible in its current accommodation. The new school design is one of only three published designs to receive an overall ‘Good’ rating from the CABE School Design Review.
History
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- 1920 - Oakham Central School
- 1937 - Secondary Modern School
- 1946 - Oakham County Secondary School
- 1962 - Vale of Catmose Village College
- 1968 - new classroom block erected
- 1972 - Vale of Catmose College
- 1974 - new language department with language laboratory
- 1976 - new library and new science block
- 1981 - new Swimming Pool
- 2003 - Art Gallery
- 2006 - announcement of rebuild as part of Government's Building Schools for the Future programme, works due to complete around September 2010 [1]
- 2007 - Swimming pool refurbished
- 2009 - Catmose College
Facilities
In the grounds of the school is the Catmose Sports Centre including the swimming pool which was refurbished in 2007. There is also the Catmose Gallery and the Catmose Theatre.
The Catmose Gallery, opened in May 2003 by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, provides students and the public with a programme of high calibre national, local and student exhibitions. It is now one of Rutland’s leading centres of cultural excellence and attracts visitors from across the region. The Catmose Gallery has shown work by artists such as David Hockney, Pablo Picasso, Anthony Green, Mary Cozens-Walker, Henry Moore, Peter Blake, Paula Rego, Ahmed Moustafa, PJ Crook and Kurt Jackson. The Gallery organised a UK-touring Kenyan exhibition, loaned an illustration exhibition from the Victoria & Albert Museum and displays work by local students and regional artists.
The Catmose Theatre’s seasonal programmes provide the opportunity to experience the best in both local and national touring events. Past programmes have included The Angel Brothers, poet Ian McMillan, Sheena Davis Group, New Perspectives, poet Mahendra Solanki, Talia Theatre, Peterborough Opera, Duo Symetry, Rutland Sinfonia, Abalino Theatre and Ascendance REP, and school musicals and music competitions including Battle of the Bands. The college works with Rutland County Council and other organisations to provide the town with a hub of cultural activity.
Sports
Sport is highly valued at Catmose, as it is integrated within the college’s core curriculum, as an examination subject, and as a key component of the extracurricular opportunities available there.
Each student participates in two physical education lessons per week, and has the opportunity to study GCSE PE or BTEC Sport in years 10 and 11.
Through Sport, the college aims to develop students’ competence and confidence to take part in a range of physical activities that become a central part of their lives, both in and out of school.
The high-quality curriculum offered by the college enables all pupils to enjoy and succeed in many kinds of physical activity. Students develop a wide range of skills and the ability to use tactics, strategies and compositional ideas to perform successfully.
Extracurricular sport is a key component of the school’s curriculum. Teams operate in a variety of sports and activities, competing in local, regional and national competitions. Enrichment clubs, practices and fixtures operate at both lunchtimes and afterschool throughout the year along with a thriving Inter House Sporting competition. Moreover, Sport is an important part of the electives programme. A wide variety of sporting options are available, complimenting the core and examination curriculum.
The college offers over twenty-five sports throughout the academic year through core physical education, extracurricular sport, the electives programme and examination PE. Catmose College prides itself in its pursuit of sporting excellence, and in preparing students for a lifelong involvement in sport and physical activity.
Music
Student participation in the extra-curricular programme is around a hundred students and the range of activities on offer is extensive and includes a Chamber Choir for higher-ability students, a Samba Band for the percussionists to practice ensemble skills, and a classical guitar group.
These groups perform for the college and wider community throughout the year, highlights include five lunch recitals at the church, eleven recitals in the Gallery, a joint concert in the Museum with students from Uppingham Community College and Oakham School, and a Performing Arts tour to Holland, Belgium, France and Germany.
School Uniform
- White shirt with full length sleeves worn with school tie
- Black sweatshirt with VCC logo (different colour for year 11 pupils is optional)
- Black shoes
- Black trousers or a Black, knee length skirt.
- It is intended to introduce a new uniform in September 2009 which will include blazers.
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Black Jumper and Trousers -
VCC School Tie -
Y11 Uniform
Term Dates for 2009/10
Term 1
Tuesday 1 September - Training Day
Wednesday 2 September - School Opens
Friday 16 October School Closes
Term 2
Monday 2 November School Opens
Friday 18 December School Closes
Term 3 - (2010)
Monday 4 January School Opens
Friday 12 February School Closes
Term 4 - (2010)
Monday 22 February School Opens
Thursday 1 April School Closes
Term 5 - (2010)
Monday 19 April School Opens
Monday 3 May - May Bank Holiday
Friday 28 May School Closes
Term 6 - (2010)
Monday 7 June School Opens
Thursday 22 July School Closes
Friday 23 July Training Day