| Farringdon Community Sports College | |
| Type | Comprehensive Community School |
| Headteacher | Mr David Thornton |
| Specialism | Sports College |
| Location | Allendale Road Farringdon Tyne and Wear SR3 3EL England |
| LEA | Sunderland |
| Ofsted number | 108858 |
| Staff | 88 |
| Students | 1339 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11 to 16 |
| Website | http://www.sunderlandschools.org/farringdoncsc |
| Coordinates: | |
Farringdon Community Sports College is a Comprehensive School in the suburb of Farringdon in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. A comprehensive school is a Secondary school and State school for children from the age of 11 to at least 16 that does not select children on the basis of academic For the article on The Community School in Sun Valley Idaho, see Community School (Idaho. Sports Colleges were introduced as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. Farringdon (known locally as Farra) is a Suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Sunderland (, or /ˈsʌn(dlən/ is a City in Tyne and Wear, England. Mixed-sex education, (or just Mixed education) also known as Coeducation, is the integrated education to males and females at the same school facilities A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A comprehensive school is a Secondary school and State school for children from the age of 11 to at least 16 that does not select children on the basis of academic Farringdon (known locally as Farra) is a Suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. Sunderland (, or /ˈsʌn(dlən/ is a City in Tyne and Wear, England. The school is a specialist Sports College
The school was built along with the estate of Farringdon in 1956. Sports Colleges were introduced as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. Over decades the school has undergone a number of changes, including the construction of new blocks of classrooms and a state-of-the-art sports hall. It currently has 1000 students.
The Community Sports College acted as the main secondary school for the suburbs of Farringdon, Doxford Park, Silksworth and East Herrington. Farringdon may refer to Farringdon London Farringdon Within and Farringdon Without are wards in the City of London Doxford Park (known locally as Doxy Park) is a Suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, located to the south-west of the city centre Silksworth (known locally as Silky) is a suburb of Sunderland, located next to Tunstall, Farringdon and Gilley Law The area Herrington is an area in the South of Sunderland, formerly in County Durham. It's catchment area was reduced in 2003 following the completion of the Church of EnglandVoluntary Aided Venerable Bede School in Tunstall. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican A voluntary aided school is a school in England where the governing body, as opposed to the Local Education Authority, employs the staff and decides the Tunstall is a Suburb of Sunderland which is mostly a privately purchased estate
In 2002, the school became the site of the Farringdon Jubilee Centre which is a community centre of the residents of Farringdon, partly-funded by the school itself. The building includes, among other things, training rooms, computers and a crèche. Day care or child care is care of a child during the Day by a person other than the child's Parents or Legal guardians typically someone outside It is used to deliver training and courses to local residents, and to act as a meeting point for local residents and community groups. It hosts a regular community day 4 times a year, hosting the army, the RAF and many other organisations there.
A famous person to have visited the school is Kelly Holmes who visited in early June 2007 to promote an athletics day. Dame Kelly Holmes, DBE (born April 19 1970 is a retired English middle-distance athlete.
Following the Education Act (2002), Farringdon became a City Academy specialising in Sport, which had always been a focus of the school in the past. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Formally, it became known as a Community Sports College. As a result, floodlit tennis courts and a pavilion with dance studio and a large multi gym have been built.
References
School Website
City of Sunderland Extended Schools Position Paper
External links
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