The Community College Whitstable

The Community College Whitstable is a community school in Whitstable, Kent, southeast England. It was established in 1952 as the Sir William Nottidge School and was known by this name until 1998. There are approximately 850 students in the school aged 11 to 18.HistoryIn 1998, the name Sir William Nottidge was dropped and the school was relaunched as the Community College Whitstable along with the introduction of a new badge and re-introduction of the house system. The school joined Swale Academies Trust in 2016 which also includes Westlands School, Westlands Primary School, Regis Manor Primary School, Meopham School and Sittingbourne Community College.School structureThe house system was established in 1952, when there were four houses: Coppens, Minters, Torrith and Sedberry, each of which had selected house prefects. The house colours were: red for Coppens, yellow for Minters, blue for Torrith and green for Sedberry.The school is now divided into two houses and is based around two famous ships, Victory and Endeavour. The famous warship HMS Victory is best known as Lord Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. HMS Endeavour was the British Royal Navy research vessel that Lieutenant James Cook commanded on his first voyage of discovery, to Australia and New Zealand, from 1769 to 1771. This house system provides pupils with the pastoral support, academic challenge and sense of belonging that are essential in developing our pupils into young adults.CurriculumThe school year runs from September to July, split across three terms: the autumn term, spring term and the summer term . Students receive two weeks off for Christmas and Easter, a six-week summer break, and three "half term" breaks.