Rawlins Community College

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name = Rawlins Community College


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religion = Church of England
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head = Mr. Callum Orr
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specialist = Arts College
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street = Loughborough Road
city = Loughborough
county = Leicestershire
country = England
postcode = LE12 8DY
LEA = Leicestershire
ofsted = 120301
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enrollment = 1337
gender = Coeducational
lower_age = 14
upper_age = 18
houses = Bradgate, Beaumanor, Swithland, Outwoods, Beacon, and Buddon
colours = No school uniform worn
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website = http://www.rawlinscollege.org.uk/
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Rawlins Community College is a secondary school of about 1500 students situated in Quorn, Leicestershire, England.

Rawlins has Media Arts College status and is partnered with the Number 2 Middle School in Luzhou, China.

They have a young adult special needs centre attached, which is known as "Stride".

According to the BBC website, Rawlins has above-average exam results for Leicestershire.Fact|date=December 2007

Former Students

*Matt Piper, Leicester City football player; famous for scoring the last goal at Filbert Street stadium.
*Chris Farnell, published author.
*Bonnie Holt, contestant in Big Brother 2006.
* Charlotte Wood, FHM High Street Honey finalist.
* Louise Lear, BBC Weather presenter.
* Tim Davey, A central figure in todays modern art world

Houses

At the beginning of the 2006 autumn term, Rawlins was divided into six houses. These are Bradgate (Purple), Beaumanor (Red), Swithland (Blue), Outwoods (Green), Beacon (Orange), and Buddon (Yellow).

In the 2006–07 academic year, the House Challenge was won by Beaumanor house. In second place was Bradgate, followed by Beacon, Outwoods, Swithland, and Buddon House. Swithland house also won the 'best house ever' award during this year.

At the end of the 2007-08 academic year, the house challenge was won by Beacon while Beaumanor took the sports award.

Headteacher change

David Brindley retired from the helm of Rawlins (after eight years) in July 2007. He was replaced in August 2008 by Callum Orr.

External links

* [http://www.rawlinscollege.org.uk/ Rawlins College website]