Abbey College, Ramsey

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name = Abbey College, Ramsey


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head = Mr Wayne Birks
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specialist = Technology College
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street = Abbey Road
city = Ramsey
county = Cambridgeshire
country = England
postcode = PE26 1DG
LEA = Cambridgeshire
ofsted = 131205
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enrollment = 1842
gender = Coeducational
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
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colours = Blue (7-11), Black (VI Form)
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website = http://www.abbeycollege.cambs.sch.uk/
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Abbey College is a comprehensive secondary school in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire about 10 miles from Huntingdon and Peterborough, offering education for 11 to 18 year olds within its catchment. area. The school offers courses for post-16 and has had a specialist Technology College status since 1999.

There are over 1800 pupils on roll.

History

The school was formed from the amalgamation of Ramsey Abbey School and Ailwyn School which was completed in September 2006, when the new school opened. The former Ramsey Abbey School has been open for several centuries dating back to its use as a monastery.The Ailwyn School was opened in the 1950s

Layout

The school is located over the sites of the former schools from which it was formed.

The north part of the site (former Ramsey Abbey part) comprises:

*Ramsey Abbey - home to Social Sciences, the Abbey Library, Sixth Form area and some computing rooms.
*The 'old' block - home to the North Hall, part of Technology and Art.
*The Millennium building - home to Biology, Chemistry, part of Science, Modern Languages, Religious Studies and part of Drama.
*Mary Barnes building - home to Sports Studies / Physical Education.
*The Garden building - home to Humanities.
*The canteen and sixth study area.

The south part of the site (former Ailwyn part) comprises:

*The Hereward Building - home to Maths, part of Technology and administration area.
*The Jones block - home to part of Technology and part of ICT.
*The Cromwell building - home to Cromwell Library and part of ICT.
*The Oswald building - home to English.
*The Frank Burton building - home to Music and part of Drama.
*The new Science building (construction completed at Easter 2007) - name yet to be decided - home to Physics and part of Science.

External links

* [http://abbeycollege.cambs.sch.uk Official Website]