Abbey College, Ramsey
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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 area. The school also offers courses for post-16 and has had a specialist Technology College status since 1999. There are over 1800 pupils.
School and Ailwyn School which was completed in September 2006, when the new school opened. The former Ramsey Abbey School had been open for several centuries dating back to its use as a monastery, while Ailwyn School opened during the 1950s.
The north part of the site (former Ramsey Abbey part) comprises:
The south part of the site (former Ailwyn part) comprises:
The school offers a wide variety of extra curricular activities. The opportunities provided by the music department in particular have been praised throughout the community; the Abbey College Concert Band recently won a competition, resulting in a tour to Paris, where they played a concert on Disneyland Paris' main stage. The flute group was recipient of the 'Best Overall Group' prize in the Rotary Club's 2010 Young Musician of the Year Competition, whilst year 11 students Hannah Butson and Natalie Davies were awarded the top prize in the 'Vocal Ensemble' category of the same competition.
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire
Ramsey is a small Cambridgeshire market town and parish, north of Huntingdon and St Ives. For local government purposes it lies in the district of Huntingdonshire within the local government county of Cambridgeshire....
, Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
about 10 miles from Huntingdon
Huntingdon
Huntingdon is a market town in Cambridgeshire, England. The town was chartered by King John in 1205. It is the traditional county town of Huntingdonshire, and is currently the seat of the Huntingdonshire district council. It is known as the birthplace in 1599 of Oliver Cromwell.-History:Huntingdon...
and Peterborough
Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...
, offering education for 11 to 18 year olds within its area. The school also offers courses for post-16 and has had a specialist Technology College status since 1999. There are over 1800 pupils.
History
The school was formed from the amalgamation of Ramsey AbbeyRamsey Abbey
Ramsey Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey located in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, England, southeast of Peterborough and north of Huntingdon, UK.-History:...
School and Ailwyn School which was completed in September 2006, when the new school opened. The former Ramsey Abbey School had been open for several centuries dating back to its use as a monastery, while Ailwyn School opened during 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 AbbeyRamsey AbbeyRamsey Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey located in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, England, southeast of Peterborough and north of Huntingdon, UK.-History:...
- 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 Science, Humanities, Religious Studies and part of Drama.
- The Garden building - home to Languages and Physical Education.
- The canteen and Café 6 (6th Form only).
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, part of ICT and infirmary.
- The Oswald building - home to English.
- The Frank Burton building - home to Music and part of Drama.
- The Ailwyn Science Building - home to Science in the college.
General Information
As of September 2011, the school has used a new 'vertical system' in which students from different year groups are all in the same tutor groups. The 'vertical system' has also seen the introduction of five new houses, these are Shakespeare, Mandela, Curie, Newton and Edison. Each house is headed by a member of staff, but it is also represented by students given the title of House Captain or House Leader; these students are generally Sixth Formers.The school offers a wide variety of extra curricular activities. The opportunities provided by the music department in particular have been praised throughout the community; the Abbey College Concert Band recently won a competition, resulting in a tour to Paris, where they played a concert on Disneyland Paris' main stage. The flute group was recipient of the 'Best Overall Group' prize in the Rotary Club's 2010 Young Musician of the Year Competition, whilst year 11 students Hannah Butson and Natalie Davies were awarded the top prize in the 'Vocal Ensemble' category of the same competition.