Sudbury Upper School
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Sudbury Upper School & Arts College is a 11 - 18 comprehensive school in the town of Sudbury, Suffolk
for 13 - 19 year old students. The school was established in 1972, following the country wide introduction of the comprehensive school
system, to serve the expanding town of Sudbury, and its surrounding villages. Sudbury Upper School was an amalgamation of Sudbury Grammar School
, the High School for Girls and the Secondary Modern School.
The school has a student population of approximately 944, with 180 in the sixth form
. It school draws students from three pyramid feeder middle schools, Uplands Middle School and All Saints Middle School in Sudbury, and from Clare Middle School. In addition, the school attracts students from outside its catchment area.
The school has achieved several notable national awards, including the Schools' Curriculum Award (1990 and 1997), the School Achievement Award (2002 and 2003), Investors in People
Standard, Sport England's Sportsmark
, Arts College Status (approved for redesgination 2007), and Artsmark
.
The uniform consists of a black v-neck sweater and white dress shirt or blouse, both of which sport the school's logo on the left breast.
Accommodation includes a separate performing arts block, a sports centre open to the public and an extension housing the modern foreign languages and mathematics departments. Building of a new vocational teaching block on the site to house construction was completed in Sept 2008.
The school is works closely with Great Cornard Upper School
, to enable students to access a wider curriculum across both sites, particularly at post-16. Students from both schools use the vocational facilities.
Sudbury, Suffolk
Sudbury is a small, ancient market town in the county of Suffolk, England, on the River Stour, from Colchester and from London.-Early history:...
for 13 - 19 year old students. The school was established in 1972, following the country wide introduction of the comprehensive school
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...
system, to serve the expanding town of Sudbury, and its surrounding villages. Sudbury Upper School was an amalgamation of Sudbury Grammar School
Sudbury Grammar School
Sudbury Grammar School was a boys' grammar school in Sudbury. The school was founded in 1491. In 1972, the school was amalgamated with other local schools to form Sudbury Upper School.-History:...
, the High School for Girls and the Secondary Modern School.
The school has a student population of approximately 944, with 180 in 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,...
. It school draws students from three pyramid feeder middle schools, Uplands Middle School and All Saints Middle School in Sudbury, and from Clare Middle School. In addition, the school attracts students from outside its catchment area.
The school has achieved several notable national awards, including the Schools' Curriculum Award (1990 and 1997), the School Achievement Award (2002 and 2003), Investors in People
Investors in People
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Standard, Sport England's Sportsmark
Sportsmark
Sportsmark is Sport England's accreditation scheme for secondary schools. The scheme recognises a school's out of hours sports provision.Sportsmark awards are given to secondary schools for provision for sport and physical education. They are currently being reviewed along with Activemark awards...
, Arts College Status (approved for redesgination 2007), and Artsmark
Artsmark
Artsmark is a national award scheme managed by Arts Council England. The scheme, that is open to all schools in England, recognises schools with a high level of provision in the arts.There are three levels of award:* Artsmark Gold* Artsmark Silver...
.
The uniform consists of a black v-neck sweater and white dress shirt or blouse, both of which sport the school's logo on the left breast.
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Extracurricular and Partnership Work
The school has a wide range of extracurricular activities including many related to sport and the performing arts. Many music events are held each year.The school is works closely with Great Cornard Upper School
Great Cornard Upper School
Great Cornard Upper School and Technology College is an upper school in the village of Great Cornard, located near the town of Sudbury, Suffolk, England that educates about 800 students aged 13–18 with a sixth form facility....
, to enable students to access a wider curriculum across both sites, particularly at post-16. Students from both schools use the vocational facilities.