A message from the Principal

Welcome to Bottisham Village College. We hope that you will find this website a useful starting point in introducing our College to you.

Following a very successful Ofsted inspection in September 2007, we remain a Specialist Humanities College with Geography, History and Citizenship as our lead subjects. We have also been identified as a High Performing School and consequently, successfully achieved Applied Learning status; this enables us to provide a broader and more personalised curriculum, designed to meet the needs of all learners.

In September 2010, Bottisham Village College became a Trust school. This gives us the opportunity to work with a wide range of local partners to increase the opportunities on offer for all of our students. Further information about the details of the Bottisham Education Partnership, are available on our website.

Following a period of consultation, Bottisham Village College changed status to become an Academy from 1st April 2011. This means that we are a publicly funded independent school. The ethos and day to day running of the school has not changed; we continue to be committed to our role as a fully comprehensive school, determined to meet the needs of all members of our school community.

We are very proud of our wider role as a community college and we emphasise this strongly to our students because we want them to leave the College able to play positive roles in their own communities. We offer many opportunities for students to take leadership responsibility. As school council members, mentors and buddies, for example, students have a vital part to play in the life of the college.

We have very high expectations of all students with regard to behaviour and attitude to learning. We achieve outstanding results in many fields; you will find details of our record breaking examination results in our prospectus. Our code of conduct is based on mutual respect and is underpinned by a series of core rights and responsibilities. We are very much committed to working in partnership with parents and carers to help to ensure that each student has the opportunities to achieve their full potential, both academically and socially.

We are very keen to praise good work and strong contributions to College life. Through awards and commendations, we promote the idea that students should be proud to accept praise in class, in assembly or at our annual prize-giving celebration.

There is a wealth of extra curricular activities on offer to students at Bottisham. These include trips abroad and a strong programme of arts and sporting clubs. One highlight is the Year 7 annual camp which provides long lasting memories.

Kate Evans