Bottisham Village College

Bottisham Village College is a mixed secondary school located in Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England. The school opened in 1937 as the second village college in part of the Local Director of Education Henry Morris' vision for providing education for local people in the countryside around Cambridge. Henry Morris also established many other schools in the area including Soham Village College, Impington Village College and the first village college, Sawston Village College. The school aims to educate the entire community thus many adult classes are offered in the evenings and at weekends. The school provides education for children aged 11–16 in the local area around Bottisham.HistoryBottisham Village College was designed by local architect Urwin and built by Ambrose of Ely during the 1930s. Originally the school site included both a senior school (secondary school) and a junior school (primary school). The school was opened as a secondary modern on 1 January 1937.OpeningThe college was officially opened on 6 May 1937 by the Right Honourable Oliver Stanley - President of the Board of Education. Henry Morris and Mr. H. F. B. Fox - His Majesty's Inspector - along with Mr. Stanley and the Earl of Elgin were met at the college by Lord Fairhaven, Chairman of the Managers and the Warden. Mr. Stanley and Lord Elgin met the staff and then inspected the buildings and equipment. At 12:50, the party left the college to take lunch with Lord Fairhaven at Anglesey Abbey. On return to the college, the group were met by a guard of honour consisting of boys and girls of the Senior School and a boy and girl representing the Junior School.