South Dartmoor Community College

Coordinates: 50°31′26″N 3°44′46″W / 50.524°N 3.746°W / 50.524; -3.746

South Dartmoor Community College

Established	1964
Type	Academy
Head of School	Paul Collins
Chairman of Governors	Graeme C
Location	Balland Lane Ashburton Devon TQ13 7EW England
Local authority	Devon
DfE URN	113519 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	1,650
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–18
Houses	Beltor , Fox Tor , Haytor , Hound Tor , Rippon Tor and Sharp Tor (All named after local tors found on Dartmoor)
Website	www.southdartmoor.devon.sch.uk

South Dartmoor Community College (SDCC) is a co-educational academy school located in Ashburton, Devon, England. The number of students on roll is 1,560. The school has a sixth form centre and has become a Specialist Sports College with Training School Status that is strongly linked with Ashmoor Hockey Club. It has 6 Tors from Dartmoor as its school houses split into 2 different populations X and Y so that X would not be mixed with Y in classes. The Tors are called Hay Tor, Bel Tor, Fox Tor in X Population and in Y Population is Rippon Tor, Sharp Tor and Hound Tor.

Trust and Academy status

From September 2007, South Dartmoor Community College became a Trust School.

On 1 April 2011, South Dartmoor Community College officially gained academy status.

Awards

The College holds numerous awards:

Investor in People (2008 for fifth time)
Investor in Careers (2008 for fifth time)
Artsmark at Gold level (2007 and for the third time)
BECTA ICT Mark (07)
Investors in Work Related and Enterprise Learning (2007)
Sports Partnership Mark (2007)
SIMS Partnership Schools (2006)
Work on Within School Variation is featured in national publications: Schools Learning from their Best (2008)
Narrowing the Gap, NCSL, (2006)
The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust Futures Vision Award for Excellence in Enterprise and Creativity (2006)
CASIO Digital Award for the school developing the most innovative use of digital photography (2005/04)

Notable alumni

Josh Widdicombe, English stand-up comedian
Chester Mojay-Sinclare, British entrepreneur
Ollie Watkins, Professional Footballer
Matt Jay, Professional Footballer

External links

Schools in Devon (including Plymouth and Torbay)

Primary schools	Dartmouth Academy Hyde Park Junior School Marine Academy Plymouth St Budeaux CE Junior School

Secondary schools	All Saints CE Academy Axe Valley Community College Bideford College Braunton Academy Brixham College Chulmleigh Community College Clyst Vale Community College Coombe Dean School Coombeshead Academy Cullompton Community College Dartmouth Academy Dawlish Community College Eggbuckland Community College Exmouth Community College Great Torrington School Hele's School Holsworthy Community College Honiton Community College The Ilfracombe Academy Isca Academy Ivybridge Community College King Edward VI Community College The King's School Kingsbridge Community College Lipson Co-operative Academy Marine Academy Plymouth Newton Abbot College Notre Dame RC School Okehampton College Paignton Community Academy The Park Community School Pilton Community College Plymstock School Queen Elizabeth's Community College Ridgeway School St Boniface's Catholic College St Cuthbert Mayne School St James School St Luke's Science & Sports College St Peter's Church of England Aided School Sidmouth College Sir John Hunt Community Sports College South Dartmoor Community College South Devon UTC South Molton Community College The Spires College Stoke Damerel Community College Tavistock College Teign School Teignmouth Community School Tor Bridge High Torquay Academy Tiverton High School Uffculme School UTC Plymouth West Exe School

Grammar schools	Churston Ferrers Grammar School Colyton Grammar School Devonport High School for Boys Devonport High School for Girls Plymouth High School for Girls Torquay Boys' Grammar School Torquay Girls' Grammar School

Independent schools	Blundell's School Bramdean School Education First EF International Academy Exeter Tutorial College Exeter School Kingsley School The Maynard School Mount Kelly School Plymouth College Sands School Shebbear College The Small School Trinity School West Buckland School

Special education	Longcause Community Special School Oakwood Court College

Sixth forms & further education	Bicton College City College Plymouth Exeter College Exeter Mathematics School Petroc South Devon College

Defunct institutions	Allhallows College Edgehill College Grenville College Hele's Grammar School Kelly College Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Southway Community College Stokelake Residential School United Services College

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