South Dartmoor Community College

South Dartmoor Community College 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 and is split into 2 different populations, X and Y. The Tors are as listed, Hay Tor, Bel Tor, Fox Tor, Rippon Tor, Sharp Tor and Hound Tor.Trust and Academy statusFrom September 2007, South Dartmoor Community College became a Trust School.On 1 April 2011, South Dartmoor Community College officially gained academy status.AwardsThe College holds numerous awards: Investor in People Investor in Careers Artsmark at Gold level BECTA ICT Mark Investors in Work Related and Enterprise Learning Sports Partnership Mark SIMS Partnership Schools Work on Within School Variation is featured in national publications: Schools Learning from their Best Narrowing the Gap, NCSL, The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust Futures Vision Award for Excellence in Enterprise and Creativity CASIO Digital Award for the school developing the most innovative use of digital photography