Vale of Catmose College (VCC)

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name = Vale of Catmose College


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established = 1920
type = comprehensive secondary school (state school)
specialist = Specialist Arts College
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head = Stuart Williams
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street = Cold Overton Road
city = Oakham
county = Rutland
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lower_age = 11 (year 7)
upper_age = 16 (year 11)
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website = http://www.rutnet.co.uk/vcc/

Vale of Catmose College is a community college (or a comprehensive secondary school) on Cold Overton Road in Oakham, Rutland. The catchment area covers the county town of Oakham and surrounding villages, although students are drawn from a wider area through parental choice.

VCC is a Specialist Arts College and the Catmose Gallery is the first professional public art gallery located in a community college. Compared to the other two Rutland secondary schools, it gets slightly lower results, but with 54% getting 5 grades A-C at GCSE (including English and Maths), this is well above the national average.

History

* 1920 - Selective Central School
* 1937 - Secondary Modern School
* 1955 - Vale of Catmose Village College
* 1968 - new classroom block erected
* 1974 - new language department with language laboratory
* 1976 - new library and new science block
* 2006 - announcement of rebuild as part of Government's Building Schools for the Future programme, works due to complete around September 2009 [ [http://www.rutland.gov.uk/pp/pressrelease/pressdetail.asp?id=4787 Press release] ]
* 2008 - Stuart Williams becomes the new school principal

Facilities

In the grounds of the school is the Vale of Catmose Sports Centre including the swimming pool which was refurbished in 2007. There is also the Catmose Gallery and the Catmose Theatre.

ports

In December 2007, VCC won the Leicestershire & Rutland Schools' County Cup. They beat JCC 5-3 in the final, making them the best school football team in Leicestershire.

chool Uniform

* White shirt with full length sleeves worn with school tie
* Black sweatshirt with VCC logo (different colour for year 11 pupils is optional)
* Black shoes
* Black trousers OR Black, knee length skirt.
* (Blazers may be worn in the future)

Term Dates for 2008/9

Autumn Term

Thurs 28 August to Fri 17 Oct

1/2 Term

Mon 3 Nov to Fri 19 Dec

Spring

Tues 6 Jan to Fri 13 Feb

1/2 Term

Mon 23 Feb to Fri 3 April

Fri 10 April, Good Friday

Mon 13 April, Easter Monday

Summer

Mon 20 April to Fri 22 May

Mon 4 May, May Bank Holiday

1/2 Term

Mon 1 June to Fri 17 July

External links

* [http://www.rutnet.co.uk/vcc/ Website]
* [http://www.rutnet.co.uk/vcc/newvcc/sportscentre.htm Sports Centre]