Cramlington High School
| Motto | "Where the art of teaching meets the science of learning." |
|---|---|
| Established | 1969 as Cramlington Community High School 2008 as Cramlington Learning Village |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Mrs Wendy Heslop |
| Location |
Highburn Cramlington Northumberland NE23 6BN England Coordinates: 55°04′36″N 1°35′33″W / 55.0766°N 1.5925°W |
| DfE URN | 137457 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 2,178 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–19 |
| Colours | Red Black |
| Website | www |
Cramlington Learning Village, formerly Cramlington Community High School, is a large high school with academy status in Cramlington, Northumberland; it is a comprehensive school of around 2100 students. The school became an 11-18 school in September 2008 as part of a local authority reorganization which saw the old three-tier system become a two-tier system of primary and secondary education in England. The school takes on students from year 7 up to year 11 as well as year 12 and 13 in the sixth form.
The school was established in 1969 as Cramlington County High School, after the upgrading of Cramlington to a new town under the New Towns Act 1946. The name was changed to Cramlington Community High School in the early 1990s as part of Northumberland County Council's plan to encourage community use of all of its formerly county high schools.
Former head teachers include Peter Dines CBE, later the Chief Executive of Schools Council from 1988 to 1993 and the National Curriculum Council, and Derek Wise CBE (born 6 June 1949). Wise, who led the school from 1990 until 2010, began to implement the process of "Accelerated Learning" in 1997. He died on 16 June 2010 after having suffered for some time with Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
Operating under the new two-tier system in Northumberland implemented September 2008, the school takes students from age 11-18. It is a Science College and was recently awarded a second specialism in Vocational education. In 2003 it was selected as one of the nation's "Leading Edge" schools by the office of Public Service Reform (Cabinet Office).
The school claims to be a place "where the science of learning meets the art of teaching". Headteacher Derek Wise and Deputy Head Mark Lovatt wrote the book, Creating an Accelerated Learning School, explaining their implementation of accelerated learning techniques including Information Technology at CLV. It is published by Network Press as part of their Accelerated Learning series.
The school is 'split' into separate villages: The Junior Learning Village for years 7 and 8, the Senior Learning Village for years 9-11 and the Advanced Learning Village (Sixth Form) for years 12 and 13. Although named differently, they are all part of the same school; Cramlington Learning Village.
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