South Dartmoor Community College
Coordinates: 50°31′26″N 3°44′46″W / 50.524°N 3.746°W
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| Established | 1964 |
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| Type | Academy |
| Head of School | Paul Collins |
| Chairman of Governors | Graeme C |
| Location |
Balland Lane Ashburton Devon TQ13 7EW England |
| Local authority | Devon |
| DfE URN | 113519 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1,650 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Beltor , Fox Tor , Haytor , Hound Tor , Rippon Tor and Sharp Tor (All named after local tors found on Dartmoor) |
| Website |
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South Dartmoor Community College (SDCC) is a co-educational academy school located in Ashburton, Devon, England. The number of students on roll is 1,560. The school has a sixth form centre and has become a Specialist Sports College with Training School Status that is strongly linked with Ashmoor Hockey Club. It has 6 Tors from Dartmoor as its school houses split into 2 different populations X and Y so that X would not be mixed with Y in classes. The Tors are called Hay Tor, Bel Tor, Fox Tor in X Population and in Y Population is Rippon Tor, Sharp Tor and Hound Tor.
Trust and Academy status
From September 2007, South Dartmoor Community College became a Trust School.
On 1 April 2011, South Dartmoor Community College officially gained academy status.
Awards
The College holds numerous awards:
- Investor in People (2008 for fifth time)
- Investor in Careers (2008 for fifth time)
- Artsmark at Gold level (2007 and for the third time)
- BECTA ICT Mark (07)
- Investors in Work Related and Enterprise Learning (2007)
- Sports Partnership Mark (2007)
- SIMS Partnership Schools (2006)
- Work on Within School Variation is featured in national publications: Schools Learning from their Best (2008)
- Narrowing the Gap, NCSL, (2006)
- The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust Futures Vision Award for Excellence in Enterprise and Creativity (2006)
- CASIO Digital Award for the school developing the most innovative use of digital photography (2005/04)
Notable alumni
- Josh Widdicombe, English stand-up comedian
- Chester Mojay-Sinclare, British entrepreneur
- Ollie Watkins, Professional Footballer
- Matt Jay, Professional Footballer