Ivybridge Community College

Ivybridge Community College is a state-funded secondary school and academy in Ivybridge, Devon, England. Located on the southern slopes of Dartmoor, it takes students from the surrounding of the South Hams, from 14 contributory primary schools. It is the second-largest secondary school in Devon and among the ten largest secondary schools in England, with over 2,400 pupils, few of whom are from ethnic minorities and 14% of whom are registered special educational needs pupils. It has many departments and caters for special needs and disabled pupils, with sensory rooms and lifts for the pupils in wheelchairs. They vary from Year 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13. There is plenty of support as the school has a SEND department team, four of which are specially assigned to the disabled pupils. They have a range of different subjects and a Learning Resource Centre with computers and books. There are also a large range of clubs and elite gymnastics and football. The football and rugby go occasionally to an away game. History It was awarded a sports specialism in 1997, a specialism in science in 2004 and a third specialism in languages in 2005. In December 2009, Geoffrey Rees CBE retired as Principal of Ivybridge Community College after holding the position for 22 years. The next principal, Rob Haring, moved from Hanley Castle High School, a specialist language college in Worcestershire, to assume office at the start of 2010. The school introduced blazers to the uniform and new PE kits at the start of the 2010/11 academic year. In June 2010, it was announced that it had applied to become an academy, independent from Devon County Council's control and funded directly from central government. This took effect in November 2010. New PE kit was introduced in 2016/17.