Cherry Willingham Community School
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Cherry Willingham Community School (formerly Cherry Willingham Comprehensive School and Cherry Willingham Secondary Modern School) is a school for pupils aged 11–16 (or up to age 18 including the new 6th Form) on Croft Lane in the village Cherry Willingham
, located just outside the city of Lincoln
, England.
, Fiskerton
, Greetwell
, Langworth
and Nettleham
. The school replaced the old secondary school that was sited at Fiskerton and many of the teachers who taught at Fiskerton transferred to Cherry Willingham. The first headteacher was Jock Borthwick. Pupils who passed the 11plus examination and went on to a grammar school, went either to Lincoln or to De Aston School
in Market Rasen
. This situation continued until 1974, when the education system was reformed through the Local Government Act 1972
, after which administration of the school was transferred from Lindsey
Education Committee to Lincolnshire County Council.
to a comprehensive school, and built what became known as The New Block to house the rising number of pupils. Mobile classrooms were also housed on the playground.
In 1984 Jock Borthwick retired, Peter Fletcher replacing him as as headmaster. Fletcher fought to save the school from closure as either Cherry Willingham or Sturton by Stow
school was to close; Cherry Willingham survived. Fletcher left to become a Schools Inspector. John Whittle became headmaster in summer 1987, and David Mills in 1993.
During the later 1980s the mobile classrooms were removed. At this time the school had a small farm situated on the site of a previous outdoor swimming pool. The farm included rare breed chickens, ducks, rabbits and sheep, which the school exhibited at the Lincolnshire Show.
In 1991 the Technology Block was updated accommodate curriculum changes and subjects taught. The typing room, joint needlework and domestic science rooms, and metalwork and woodwork rooms were modernised to provide practical and theory lessons in technology, textiles, food technology, design realisation and graphics. The block was opened on 6 December 1991 by Edward Leigh
MP. In 1974 the Partial Hearing Unit was opened in two classrooms in the original main block. The unit's main room maximised sound quality by including baffled walls, double doors, double-glazing, curtains and carpeted floors.
A garage area, previously used to build canoes, and later used as a potting shed and store, was converted to the Dorothy Bowman Art Studio, named after Dorothy Bowman, Chair of the Governors since the school opened.
Work followed to update the older concrete New Block shortly afterwards. Windows were replaced, a pitched roof added and walls insulated, and a facing applied to give the appearance of red brick. These works reduced condensation and increased heating efficiency. The building was renamed Fletcher Block and was officially re-opened by former headteacher, Peter Fletcher, who at that time was the Director of Education in Hull.
A new sports complex, complete with dance studio, weights room and gymnasium, changing rooms and a large main sports hall, was officially opened on 10 October 2001 by Princess Alexandra
.
, since The school became a Foundation School in April 2008; its "Community School" title was retained because of its nature and its close relationship with the local community.
Schools in LSSG:
Cherry Willingham
Cherry Willingham is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies approximately four miles outside the city of Lincoln. Neighbouring villages are Reepham, Nettleham and Fiskerton....
, located just outside the city of Lincoln
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
, England.
Admissions
The school is situated at the junction of Hawthorn Road and Croft Lane' on the northern edge of the village and parish, the opposite side of Hawthorne Road being the Parish of Reepham. The school houses around 500 pupils. Recently, Cherry Willingham Community School has begun taking steps to form their own Sixth Form, jointly with Yarborough High School, in Lincoln.Secondary modern school
Cherry Willingham Secondary Modern School was built during 1964-65, and opened in 1965 to serve the villages of Cherry Willingham, ReephamReepham, Lincolnshire
Reepham is a small village in Lincolnshire, England, 5 miles north east of Lincoln, and lies in the district of West Lindsey. Approximately 1250 people populate the village....
, Fiskerton
Fiskerton, Lincolnshire
Fiskerton is a small commuter village within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, located approximately east of the city of Lincoln and on the north side of the River Witham.-History:...
, Greetwell
Greetwell
Greetwell is a village and civil parish about east of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.The parish church is dedicated to All Saints and is a grade II* listed building built of limestone and dating from the 11th century, which was restored in the 19th century. Both the west tower and the...
, Langworth
Langworth
Langworth is a small village in Lincolnshire about 7 miles north-east of Lincoln in the United Kingdom.The central spine of the village is the A158 Lincoln - Skegness road, on which are two public houses, a village store/post office and two garages. Langworth railway station, on the Grimsby–Lincoln...
and Nettleham
Nettleham
Nettleham is a large village and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:It is located four miles north-east of the city of Lincoln between the A46 and A158, and has a total resident population of 6,514....
. The school replaced the old secondary school that was sited at Fiskerton and many of the teachers who taught at Fiskerton transferred to Cherry Willingham. The first headteacher was Jock Borthwick. Pupils who passed the 11plus examination and went on to a grammar school, went either to Lincoln or to De Aston School
De Aston School
De Aston School is a voluntary controlled, mixed comprehensive school in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England with a sixth form college and boarding house. The school has a broad Christian ethos but accommodates those of other faiths or no faith.-Admissions:...
in Market Rasen
Market Rasen
Market Rasen is a town and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the River Rase northeast of Lincoln, east of Gainsborough and southwest of Grimsby. According to the 2001 census, it has a population of 3,200....
. This situation continued until 1974, when the education system was reformed through the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
, after which administration of the school was transferred from Lindsey
Lindsey
Lindsey was a unit of local government until 1974 in Lincolnshire, England, covering the northern part of the county. The Isle of Axholme, which is on the west side of the River Trent, has normally formed part of it...
Education Committee to Lincolnshire County Council.
Comprehensive
After the 1970s reform of the education system, Cherry Willingham changed from a secondary modernSecondary modern school
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...
to a comprehensive school, and built what became known as The New Block to house the rising number of pupils. Mobile classrooms were also housed on the playground.
In 1984 Jock Borthwick retired, Peter Fletcher replacing him as as headmaster. Fletcher fought to save the school from closure as either Cherry Willingham or Sturton by Stow
Sturton by Stow
Sturton by Stow is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.The village is situated on the north-south B1241 and east-west A1500 Tillbridge Road . Nearby to the north is Stow. Sturton falls within the ecclesiastical parish of Stow, consequently the parish...
school was to close; Cherry Willingham survived. Fletcher left to become a Schools Inspector. John Whittle became headmaster in summer 1987, and David Mills in 1993.
During the later 1980s the mobile classrooms were removed. At this time the school had a small farm situated on the site of a previous outdoor swimming pool. The farm included rare breed chickens, ducks, rabbits and sheep, which the school exhibited at the Lincolnshire Show.
In 1991 the Technology Block was updated accommodate curriculum changes and subjects taught. The typing room, joint needlework and domestic science rooms, and metalwork and woodwork rooms were modernised to provide practical and theory lessons in technology, textiles, food technology, design realisation and graphics. The block was opened on 6 December 1991 by Edward Leigh
Edward Leigh
Edward Julian Egerton Leigh is a British Conservative politician. He has sat in the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Gainsborough in Lincolnshire since 1997, and for its predecessor constituency of Gainsborough and Horncastle between 1983 and 1997...
MP. In 1974 the Partial Hearing Unit was opened in two classrooms in the original main block. The unit's main room maximised sound quality by including baffled walls, double doors, double-glazing, curtains and carpeted floors.
A garage area, previously used to build canoes, and later used as a potting shed and store, was converted to the Dorothy Bowman Art Studio, named after Dorothy Bowman, Chair of the Governors since the school opened.
New buildings
In January 1998 a new block to house music, music practice rooms, drama, two classrooms and offices was opened. The block was built parallel to the main block and in line with the older New Block. The school decided to honour the first headteacher, naming the block, the Borthwick Block.Work followed to update the older concrete New Block shortly afterwards. Windows were replaced, a pitched roof added and walls insulated, and a facing applied to give the appearance of red brick. These works reduced condensation and increased heating efficiency. The building was renamed Fletcher Block and was officially re-opened by former headteacher, Peter Fletcher, who at that time was the Director of Education in Hull.
A new sports complex, complete with dance studio, weights room and gymnasium, changing rooms and a large main sports hall, was officially opened on 10 October 2001 by Princess Alexandra
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy is the youngest granddaughter of King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck. She is the widow of Sir Angus Ogilvy...
.
Community School
Although the school is no longer a Community schoolCommunity school
The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a...
, since The school became a Foundation School in April 2008; its "Community School" title was retained because of its nature and its close relationship with the local community.
Specialisms
In 2003 it became a Specialist Sports College, and was in 2007 rated as a High Performing Specialist School. This led to its acquiring its further specialisms of mathematics and computing in 2008.Fire
The school suffered a major fire to the school's Main Block on the 23rd of April 2010. There was significant damage to the first, second and ground floors, due to heat and smoke (with water damage caused by the attempts of fire fighters to extinguish the fire). The fire was apparently caused by an electrical fault, although the exact cause has yet to be identified. The building was repaired, officially reopened, and now includes computer suites.Facts
- Approximately 500 pupils attend the school, and approximately 80 staff work there.
- The school was renamed Cherry Willingham Community School in 1997.
- The school gained sports college status in 2003 and was awarded a second additional Maths & Computing specialism in 2008.
- The school operates a traditional house systemHouse systemThe house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
. The 4 houses were formerly named after Stately HomesStately homeA stately home is a "great country house". It is thus a palatial great house or in some cases an updated castle, located in the British Isles, mostly built between the mid-16th century and the early part of the 20th century, as well as converted abbeys and other church property...
located in Lincolnshire (such as Burghley HouseBurghley HouseBurghley House is a grand 16th-century country house near the town of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England...
), but were renamed after local RAF bases; ConingsbyRAF ConingsbyRAF Coningsby , is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England. It has been commanded by Group Captain Martin Sampson since 10 December 2010.-Operational units:...
, WaddingtonRAF WaddingtonRAF Waddington is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England.-Formation:Waddington opened as a Royal Flying Corps flying training station in 1916 until 1920, when the station went into care and maintenance....
, CranwellRAF CranwellRAF Cranwell is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire close to the village of Cranwell, near Sleaford. It is currently commanded by Group Captain Dave Waddington...
and ScamptonRAF ScamptonRoyal Air Force Station Scampton is a Royal Air Force station situated north of Lincoln in England, near the village of Scampton, on the site of an old First World War landing field.-First World War:...
, which correspond with the school's initials (CWCS). However, this has been recently changed and the old house system has been abandoned. As of late 2009, these were replaced with the Newton, Tennyson and Alexander facilities. Each corresponding with the school's Maths, ICT and Sports specializations, respectively. (Alexander, named after the footballer Keith AlexanderKeith Alexander (footballer)Keith Alexander was a Saint Lucian footballer and manager. Born in Nottingham, England, he was the manager of League Two side Macclesfield Town at the time of his death, in a career that included international appearances for Saint Lucia. Alexander played for a whole host of lower league football...
, who officially opened the school's 3G Pitch.) - In 2010, 87% of the students achieved 5 A*-C GCSE grades; 50% of the students succeeded in attaining 5 GCSE A*-C grades including English and Maths. This is the first time the school has ever achieved this.
Buildings
- The Main Block
- The Fletcher Block (formerly the New Block), opened in 1972, reopened in 2001.
- The Whittle Science Block
- The Borthwick Block, opened in 1998
- The Dorothy Bowman Art Studio
- The Sports Hall, opened in 2001 by Princess AlexandraPrincess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady OgilvyPrincess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy is the youngest granddaughter of King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck. She is the widow of Sir Angus Ogilvy...
- The Darwin Block, opened in 2004
- The Technology Corridor (adjoining the main block)
- The Keith Alexander building, opened by Keith AlexanderKeith Alexander (footballer)Keith Alexander was a Saint Lucian footballer and manager. Born in Nottingham, England, he was the manager of League Two side Macclesfield Town at the time of his death, in a career that included international appearances for Saint Lucia. Alexander played for a whole host of lower league football...
Awards
- Achievement Award (twice)
- Schools Curriculum Award (twice)
- Sportsmark (three times)
- Artsmark Silver
LSSG
The school joined with six other secondary schools in the area to make the 'Lincoln Specialist Schools Group' (LSSG) in July 2007. The move will see the schools share staff, specialist resources and even governors.Schools in LSSG:
- Branston Community CollegeBranston Community CollegeBranston Community Academy, formerly known as Branston School and Community College, is a comprehensive school for 11-18 year old students on Station Road in Branston, Lincolnshire, England...
(business and enterprise specialist) - Cherry Willingham Community School (sports)
- Lincoln Christ's Hospital SchoolLincoln Christ's Hospital SchoolLincoln Christ's Hospital School is a state comprehensive school for 11-18 year olds located on Wragby Road in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.-Admissions:Its student population is just under 1400, including over 300 in the sixth form...
(language) - North Kesteven SchoolNorth Kesteven SchoolNorth Kesteven School is a co-educational comprehensive school on , off the A1434 in North Hykeham which is in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England.-Admissions:...
(performing arts) - Robert Pattinson SchoolRobert Pattinson SchoolSir Robert Pattinson Academy is a secondary school on the east side of in North Hykeham, Lincolnshire, England opposite North Kesteven School.-Admissions:...
(language, maths and science) - St Peter and St Paul Catholic High School (science)
- Yarborough High School (business and enterprise)
External links
- Cherry Willingham Community School website
- Cherry Willingham Village Website
- EduBase
- Lincoln Specialist Schools.org