Ullswater Community College
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Ullswater Community College (UCC) is a large mixed comprehensive school in Penrith, Cumbria. It currently has around 1450 students, including about 200 in the sixth form.
The School was formed under the name of Ullswater High School some years ago when two single sex secondary modern schools on the same site called Tynefield (girls) and Ullswater (boys) merged. Apart from having two of everything (two halls, two gyms, two kitchens) the only real relic of the old days is the 'Mixed Yard' in the middle of the school. This was a playground where boys and girls were allowed to 'mix' at breaks.
The character of the school comes from two main factors. The first is its enormous catchment area, allegedly the largest in England. The second is the existence of its neighbour and great rival, Queen Elizabeth Grammar School ('QEGS'). QEGS is a selective school which means that prospective students must take an entrance test to get in.
UCC had a good Inspection in 2006, led by the current headteacher Mr Stewart Gimber, who succeeded Mr David Robinson in 2004.
UCC is a Business & Enterprise College and has many links with the local community through enterprise projects.
The school also has a large adult or further education centre.
Schools in Cumbria | |
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| Comprehensive | Caldew School · Dallam School · Kirkbie Kendal School · Nelson Thomlinson School · Parkview Community College of Technology · Queen Katherine School · St Bernard's Catholic High School · Ullswater Community College · Ulverston Victoria High School · William Howard School · Wyndham school |
| Sixth Form Colleges | Barrow-in-Furness Sixth Form College |
| Further Education Colleges | Furness College, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Grammar | Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith |
| Independent | Austin Friars St Monica's School · St Bees School · Chetwynde School · Sedbergh School · Windermere St Anne's School |
