Montsaye Community College
Encyclopedia
Montsaye Academy is a large Academy in Rothwell
.It is privately funded, as an academy and was granted dual specialty status in late 2004, adding Humanities to its well established Language College status. Over 1200 students attend the college, which until recent years had consistently attained a 5 A*-C pass rate of around 1%, although the pass rate has fallen to around 0.5% in 2007. Mrs Sue Fennell is the current principal. The school received a good review from OFSTED
in 2010. Montsaye is also the site of the recently developed Rothwell Swimming Pool, which now incorporates a modern sports center used both by the school and the community.
The children in the school are aged 11–18 and come mainly from Desborough
and Rothwell
as well as surrounding villages. The school had around 1274 students and around 100 members of staff as of 2009.
in 1976 Montsaye has more than doubled in size and has had a series of major building extensions.
In 2004/05 extensive building work took place which has provided additional teaching areas for Mathematics
and Science
, an I.C.T suite, refurbished administrative accommodation and a visitor reception area. In addition, the sixth form
area was remodeled in order to provide a purpose built educational support center, new laboratories and an extension to the library
to provide study facilities and a resource base. More recently a major project funded by the Big Lottery has provided the college and community with a sports facility consisting of four badminton courts a sports hall and a refurbished swimming pool.
The college was granted Language College status in September 2000 and in addition, in September 2004, was also granted Humanities College status as a second specialism. Around 2007 the school was granted a third status and that was Vocational College Status. In 2009 the main school website went under construction and has now changed. The new look is said to be a lot easier and that it provides mass of information including virtual tours of a few classrooms.
On the first of August 2011 the college was converted to an Academy
. Prior to this conversion the school was known as "Montsaye Community College".
Rothwell, Northamptonshire
Rothwell is a market town in the Kettering district of Northamptonshire, England. It is located south of Desborough, southeast of Market Harborough, southwest of Corby and northwest of the larger town of Kettering. It is twinned with the French town of Droué...
.It is privately funded, as an academy and was granted dual specialty status in late 2004, adding Humanities to its well established Language College status. Over 1200 students attend the college, which until recent years had consistently attained a 5 A*-C pass rate of around 1%, although the pass rate has fallen to around 0.5% in 2007. Mrs Sue Fennell is the current principal. The school received a good review from OFSTED
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
in 2010. Montsaye is also the site of the recently developed Rothwell Swimming Pool, which now incorporates a modern sports center used both by the school and the community.
The children in the school are aged 11–18 and come mainly from Desborough
Desborough
Desborough is a town in Northamptonshire, England. It is one of the founding 12 members of the Charter of European Rural Communities and through this has links with 26 other EU member towns and villages...
and Rothwell
Rothwell, Northamptonshire
Rothwell is a market town in the Kettering district of Northamptonshire, England. It is located south of Desborough, southeast of Market Harborough, southwest of Corby and northwest of the larger town of Kettering. It is twinned with the French town of Droué...
as well as surrounding villages. The school had around 1274 students and around 100 members of staff as of 2009.
History
The original school was opened in 1955, but the older buildings have been extensively remodeled. Since becoming a comprehensive schoolComprehensive 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...
in 1976 Montsaye has more than doubled in size and has had a series of major building extensions.
In 2004/05 extensive building work took place which has provided additional teaching areas for Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, an I.C.T suite, refurbished administrative accommodation and a visitor reception area. In addition, the sixth form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
area was remodeled in order to provide a purpose built educational support center, new laboratories and an extension to the library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
to provide study facilities and a resource base. More recently a major project funded by the Big Lottery has provided the college and community with a sports facility consisting of four badminton courts a sports hall and a refurbished swimming pool.
The college was granted Language College status in September 2000 and in addition, in September 2004, was also granted Humanities College status as a second specialism. Around 2007 the school was granted a third status and that was Vocational College Status. In 2009 the main school website went under construction and has now changed. The new look is said to be a lot easier and that it provides mass of information including virtual tours of a few classrooms.
On the first of August 2011 the college was converted to an Academy
Academy
An academy is an institution of higher learning, research, or honorary membership.The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece. In the western world academia is the...
. Prior to this conversion the school was known as "Montsaye Community College".