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Sandbach School
Motto	UT SEVERIS SEGES (As you sow, so shall you reap [more literally: As you will have sown that will be your crop])
Established	1677
Type	Independant Comprehensive
Headteacher	Mr Peter Wiles
Specialism	Arts College
Location	Crewe Road Sandbach Cheshire CW11 3NS England
LEA	Cheshire
Ofsted number	111476
Staff	153
Gender	Male
Ages	11 to 18
Houses	Craig, Lea, Ward and Welles
School colours	Green, Red and White
Publication	The Sandbachian
Website	http://www.sandbachschool.cheshire.sch.uk
Coordinates: 53°08′45″N 2°22′25″W / 53.14571, -2.37358

Founded in 1677, Sandbach School has been located on Crewe Road in Sandbach, Cheshire for almost 150 years^[1]. Sandbach School is unique in the United Kingdom in that it is an independent comprehensive school but it still has a relationship with the Cheshire Local Education Authority (LEA)^[2]. It is an all-boys school offering admission from the age of 11. The school has its own Sixth Form and so offers A-Levels, amongst many other qualifications. Sandbach School now holds Specialist Arts College^[3] status and is currently building a new arts building which is set to have a fully sprung indoor performance stage and outdoor performance area^[4].

[edit] History

The school has occupied this site near to the centre of Sandbach since 1851^[5]. The site's original buildings were designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and have been added to substantially in subsequent years^[6]. The school operated as a charitable boarding and day school until 1955, when its unique status was established. It then became the grammar school for boys in South Cheshire. The school began to take pupils of all abilities in 1979.

[edit] International Links

The school is linked to schools across the world. Sandbach School gained the International Schools Award from the British Council, it has been granted from September 2007 to September 2010.^[7][8] In October 2007 the senior rugby squad toured Italy.

[edit] Leibniz Oberschule

In Europe the school band has toured in Germany, and it has formed a partnership with Leibniz Oberschule in Berlin. ^[9]

[edit] Fukien Secondary School

The school also has a long term partnership with Fukien Secondary School in Kowloon, Hong Kong where some of the students performed in October 2006.^[10][11]

[edit] Dover High School

The School's American connection comes in the form of Dover High School in New Hampshire. Regular football tours go out to Dover to play them and other schools in the area. In October 2004 a band tour accompanied the footballers. In October 2007 a football and music tour again travelled to New Hampshire.^[12]

[edit] The National Youth Drama School, New Zealand

The School has a link with The National Youth Drama School, New Zealand.^[13]

[edit] Hugh McRoberts High School, Vancouver Canada

The School has a Canadian link with Hugh McRoberts High School, Vancouver Canada^[14][15]

[edit] Sports

Sandbach has enjoyed a good 2006-2007 season for sports. The 1st XV Rugby squad became Cheshire county champions beating Lymm High School and reached the 5th round of the Daily Mail Cup whilst the 1st XI Hockey squad reached the final of the Cheshire Cup but were beaten by Birkenhead School 2-0. In the 2007-2008 season the 1st XI hockey squad reached the final of the Cheshire Cup again facing Birkenhead School but Sandbach lost 3-2.

The Orienteering Club are 2008 winners of the Cheshire and Merseyside Schools League.^[16]

[edit] Extra curricular

The school has a range of extra curricular activities, including a growing club and many sports clubs. The school has entered teams into the FIRST Lego League challenge, as well as competitions such as F1 In Schools and the Shell Eco-Challenge. The School now has an established Chinese club where the language of Mandarin Chinese (or Putonghua in Mandarin) is taught. There is also a Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Contingent based at the school. The School now has a successful Debating team , with two members of the team getting through to the regional final of MACE during the first time in the competition.

[edit] Drama and Performing Arts

Sandbach School has a proud drama heritage, performing two shows in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2006. Their performance of Oedipus was given a 4 star rating in the magazine Three Weeks. They also performed Shakespeare's A Midsummers Nights Dream. The school was awarded specialist arts college status in 2006.

The School's Director is John Lonsdale.

Sandbach School also has an international reputation for Drama, recently touring to Hong Kong, New Zealand and Brazil. The school's production of 'Oh What A Lovely War' is set to feature at the Edinburgh Fringe 2008.

The success of Sandbach School Theatre has led to the founding of a separate Theatre Group. The group, named after the school motto (Ut Severis Seges) has developed a reputation for superb theatre, under the leadership of John Lonsdale. Recent productions of 'Kafkas Dick', 'Nevilles Island' and 'The Permanent Way' have all been extremely successful in Sandbach and the local area. The success of Ut Severis Seges Theatre Company led to it touring to the Edinburgh Fringe alongside the school theatre group in 2006, with a production of 'Amadeus'. A second tour of the Edinburgh Fringe is planned for 2008, with an all-new production^[17].

[edit] Film

During the Summer of 2007 the school was host to the BYFA's production of the Film The School That roared. This offered students from the School a chance to work with Film professionals, and even to star in a feature film

[edit] References

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