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The Colne Community School and College

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Colne Community School and College
Address
Map
Church Road

Essex
,
CO7 0QL

England
Coordinates5°49′12″N 10°01′16″E / 5.81998°N 10.02115°E / 5.81998; 10.02115
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1937[1]
Department for Education URN146795 Tables
Executive HeadteacherNeil Gallagher
Head of SchoolSteven Crane
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1251
Websitehttp://www.colne.essex.sch.uk

The Colne Community School and College is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in Brightlingsea, Essex, England. The school is an inclusive, comprehensive provider that achieved academy status in 2011 and founded the Thrive Partnership along with the Philip Morant School and College. In 2018 the Thrive Partnership was dissolved and the Colne joined the Sigma Trust in 2018.[2]

History

  • Founded on 24 May 1937 as Brightlingsea Senior School
  • Changed name in 1943 to Brightlingsea Secondary Modern School
  • Changed name in 1957 to Brightlingsea County Secondary School
  • Changed name in 1974 to Colne High School
  • Changed name in 1991 to Colne School
  • Changed name in 1994 to Colne Community School[1]
  • Changed name in 2008 to The Colne Community School and College
  • Joined the Thrive Partnership in 2011
  • Joined the Sigma Trust in 2018

Sports facilities

The Colne Community School's AstroTurf pitch was officially opened The Princess Anne on 25 February 2003. The Astroturf has since been redone in 2023. The campus also contains Brightlingsea Sports Centre which is used by members of the public and students. This includes tennis, basketball, squash and netball courts. As well as containing a dance area strictly for use by the students of the Colne Community School and College.

References

  1. ^ a b "A Brief History". Colne Community School. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  2. ^ "Under-fire schools to be taken over by new trust". Gazette. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
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