Casterton Business and Enterprise College
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Casterton Business and Enterprise College (previously Casterton Community College) is one of three mixed comprehensive school
s in the county of Rutland
, England. Located in the village of Great Casterton
, the school provides education for 11 to 16 year olds, as well as a Childcare Centre for the under 5s and an adult education
programme. It opened as Great Casterton Secondary Modern School in the 1950s.
The catchment area is the eastern part of Rutland including Cottesmore
, Empingham
and Ketton
but the college attracts many of its students from Stamford
, across the Lincolnshire boundary.
With the withdrawal of the Tresham Institute from providing post-16 education in Rutland, CBEC took over responsibility in 2010 for Rutland College which has been renamed Rutland County College.
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
s in the county of Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
, England. Located in the village of Great Casterton
Great Casterton
Great Casterton is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is located at the crossing of the Roman Ermine Street and the River Gwash.-Geography:...
, the school provides education for 11 to 16 year olds, as well as a Childcare Centre for the under 5s and an adult education
Adult education
Adult education is the practice of teaching and educating adults. Adult education takes place in the workplace, through 'extension' school or 'school of continuing education' . Other learning places include folk high schools, community colleges, and lifelong learning centers...
programme. It opened as Great Casterton Secondary Modern School in the 1950s.
The catchment area is the eastern part of Rutland including Cottesmore
Cottesmore, Rutland
Cottesmore is a village in the north of the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. In terms of population it is the largest village in Rutland, and the third-largest settlement after Oakham and Uppingham. This is due in part to the presence of RAF Cottesmore.The Cottesmore Hunt takes...
, Empingham
Empingham
Empingham is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It lies close to the dam of Rutland Water and the A606 runs through the village...
and Ketton
Ketton
Ketton is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is located about eight miles east of Oakham and three miles west of Stamford in Lincolnshire...
but the college attracts many of its students from Stamford
Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford is a town and civil parish within the South Kesteven district of the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately to the north of London, on the east side of the A1 road to York and Edinburgh and on the River Welland...
, across the Lincolnshire boundary.
With the withdrawal of the Tresham Institute from providing post-16 education in Rutland, CBEC took over responsibility in 2010 for Rutland College which has been renamed Rutland County College.