Saffron Walden County High School

Saffron Walden County High School is a coeducational comprehensive school for ages 11-18 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England. Its headmaster is John Hartley.

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head = John Hartley
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specialist = Technology College
street = Audley End Road
city = Saffron Walden
county = Essex
country = England
postcode = CB11 4UH
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enrollment = c. 2000
gender = Co-educational
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website = http://www.saffronwalden.essex.sch.uk
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Saffron Walden County High School is a specialist Technology College and is accredited by the Department for Education and Skills as a training school. It is much bigger than most secondary schools, with 1950 students on roll, 1552 of whom are in Years 7 to 11 (as of 2003). In most year groups there are more boys than girls, although the balance varies from year to year. There are very few students from ethnic minority groups. A low proportion of students speak English as an additional language. Recent intakes at Year 7 have been of 'above average ability', and GCSE examinations in recent years have won the school a reputation of success with similar levels of success in A level results in the school's excellent sixth form. It consistently performs above average in secondary school league table scores and is one of the top performing comprehensive schools. The school is located in a semi-rural area of north-west Essex and has a farm unit on site. Students come from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds but overall these are above average. It also recently opened a brand new cinema (also known as Saffron Screen) in 2006, along with a brand new block of classrooms bridging the gap between the library and the maths block, named "The David Boatman Centre" also called "Q block".

During the most recent years a "Green Group" has been formed (made of "eco-reps" voted for by forms) with the motto "Think green. Feel green. Go green." Some students from the group led an assembly outlining the importance of recycling and explaining their plans to make Saffron Walden County High School an ecological school, and hoping that other schools in the area will follow.

External links

* [http://www.saffronwalden.essex.sch.uk/ Saffron Walden County High School website]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=summary&id=115324 OFSTED entry for Saffron Walden County High School]