Saffron Walden County High School
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| Saffron Walden County High School | |
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Audley End Road , , CB11 4UH England | |
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| Type | Academy |
| Motto | A local school of exceptional quality |
| Established | 1951 |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Specialist | Technology College |
| Department for Education URN | 136776 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Caroline Derbyshire |
| Staff | c. 350 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 (Year 7) to 18 (Year 13) |
| Enrollment | c. 2300 |
| Colour(s) | |
| Publication | High Note |
| Website | http://www.swchs.net/ |
Saffron Walden County High School is a coeducational academy school and an ex-specialist Technology College for ages 11–18 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England. The current headteacher is Caroline Derbyshire, following the departure of John Hartley.[1] It is also an accredited training school.
The school has developed a growing sporting pedigree, particularly in Rugby Union. Numerous forays into the latter stages of the Daily Mail National Cup competition culminated in the under 15's achieving victory at Twickenham in the plate competition of 2011.[2]
Facilities
In November 2013, the school opened a new "world-class" concert hall[3] dubbed Saffron Hall.[4] The £10m auditorium was funded by the Yellow Car Charitable Trust[5] and replaced the previous main school hall. Saffron Hall won the Project of the Year award at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors East of England Awards 2014.[6]
The only cinema in Saffron Walden has operated within the school since 2006.[7] It is a not-for-profit cinema run by volunteer projectionists using both digital projectors and 35mm film.[8] Both Saffron Screen and Saffron Hall are open to the public outside of school hours and used by the school otherwise.
Notable alumni
- Iain Dale, political commentator
- Louise Miller, Olympic high jumper
- Ben Maher, Olympic show jumper
References
- ^ Cooke, Phoebe (6 May 2015). "Former deputy head to take the helm at Saffron Walden County High school". Saffron Walden Reporter. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Hooley, Jim (14 April 2011). "Daily Mail/RBS U15 Vase final: Saffron Walden underdogs waltz to glory as Sam McReynolds seals victory over Harrogate". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ "Saffron Walden: Work on world-class concert hall set to begin". Saffron Walden Reporter. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Saffron Walden: Multi-million pound performance auditorium is named". Saffron Walden Reporter. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Ward, Lucy (23 October 2013). "Secondary school unveils music hall as philanthropy hits high note". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "£10m concert venue Saffron Hall awarded 'Project of the Year'". Cambridge News. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Date for cinema opening". Cambridge News. 11 April 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Inside Saffron Screen". Saffron Screen. Retrieved 20 October 2015.