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Long Road Sixth Form College
Long Road Sixth Form College
	Looking across towards the College's main buildings from the top floor of D Block.
Address
	Long Road; Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 8PX; England
Coordinates	52°10′41″N 0°07′58″E / 52.178135°N 0.132784°E
Information
School type	Public sector, sixth form college
Established	1974; 50 years ago
Status	Open
Local authority	Cambridgeshire LA
Ofsted	Reports
Chairperson	Ian Wilson
Principal	Yolanda Botham
Staff	190
Gender	Coeducation
Age	16 to 19
Enrolment	2,300 (2017)
Language	English
Campus size	23 acres (9.3 ha)
Colour(s)	Purple, orange, red, green, teal, yellow;
Sports	Badminton, basketball, football, hockey, netball, rounders, rugby, tennis, cricket, volleyball
Feeder schools	Bassingbourn Village College, Bottisham Village College, Cambourne Village College, Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology, Chesterton Community College, Ely College, Coleridge Community College, Comberton Village College, Cottenham Village College, Impington Village College, Linton Village College, Manor Community College, Melbourn Village College, Netherhall School, Parkside Community College, Sawston Village College, Soham Village College, St Bedes Inter-Church School, Swavesey Village College, Trumpington Community College, Witchford Village College
Website	www.longroad.ac.uk

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Long Road Sixth Form College (LRSFC) is a public sector co-educational sixth form college in Cambridge, England. It is situated on Long Road, from which it draws its name, and is located next to the Cambridge Bio-Medical Campus which encompasses Addenbrooke's Hospital. The College provides full-time A level courses in addition to Level 3 Diploma courses, Level 2 Diploma courses and GCSE consolidation courses.

History

Established in 1974, the College occupies a 23-acre (9.3 ha) site.^[1] Prior to this it was the Cambridgeshire High School for Girls, a girls' grammar school. A significant proportion of the College's current buildings date from this period, although there has been extensive renovation and the construction of three entirely new buildings, as well as a new sports centre that opened in 2005 (the College's first new sports building since 1939). Other renovation projects included the expansion of the Learning Resource Centre (in 2010), performing arts studios (in June 2012) and the student centre (in November 2012). Science laboratories were updated in August 2013 and new teaching spaces for media diploma and business diploma courses were opened in August 2013. Additional classroom space was provided for sociology and for the Level 4 Foundation in art and design course (2015). There are extended classrooms for the Criminology Diploma (2016).

Academia

The College has approximately 2,300 full-time students, who are between the ages of 16 and 19. Most of these students study A level courses, with others taking Level 3 Diploma courses, one-year GCSE courses or Level 2 Diploma courses.^[2]

Sports

The College has sport facilities including playing fields (a football pitch, a rugby pitch), floodlit all-weather hockey pitch, two outdoor basketball courts, two tennis courts, and an indoor sports centre which includes a gymnasium and an indoor basketball court.^[3]

External clubs also use the College's facilities as their home venue, such as Cambridge South Hockey Club on the Hockey pitch and Cambridge Cats Basketball Club in the gymnasium.

Notable staff members

Dan Gresham, a drum and bass producer who was a teacher of music technology^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni

Cambridgeshire High School for Girls

Long Road Sixth Form College

Sam Corley, Anglican bishop
Heather Craney, actor who has appeared in Vera Drake, Life of Riley and Torchwood
Everton Fox, weather presenter who previously presented for BBC Weather
Emerald O'Hanrahan, actor who plays Emma Carter in The Archers
Nick Mulvey, musician, twice nominated for the Mercury Music Prize
Thomas Ridgwell, known for his internet videos under the name TomSka
Rowan Robertson, musician, recruited to play guitar for Dio at age 17

References

^ "Long Road Sixth Form College - Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted. November 2008.
^ "Long Road Sixth Form College - Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted. February 2014.
^ "Long Road Sixth Form". Cambridge School Sports Partnership. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.

[Ofsted_-_LRSFC_-_2008-1] "Long Road Sixth Form College - Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted. November 2008.

[Ofsted_-_LRSFC_-_2014-2] "Long Road Sixth Form College - Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted. February 2014.

[Cambridge_SSP_-_LRSFC-3] "Long Road Sixth Form". Cambridge School Sports Partnership. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.

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 ==History==
-Established in 1974, the College occupies a {{convert|23|acre|ha|adj=on}} site.<ref name="Ofsted - LRSFC - 2008">{{cite web|title=Long Road Sixth Form College - Inspection Report|url=http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/937219/urn/130616.pdf|publisher=Ofsted|date=November 2008}}</ref> Prior to this it was the '''Cambridgeshire High School for Girls''', a girls' [[grammar school]]. A significant proportion of the College's current buildings date from this period, although there has been extensive renovation and the construction of three entirely new buildings, as well as a new sports centre that opened in 2005 (the College's first new sports building since 1939). Other renovation projects included the expansion of the [[Learning Resource Centre]] (in 2010), performing arts studios (in June 2012) and the student centre (in November 2012). Science laboratories were updated in August 2013 and new teaching spaces for media diploma and business diploma courses were opened in August 2013. Additional classroom space was provided for sociology and for the Level 4 Foundation in art and design course (2015). There are extended classrooms for the Criminology Diploma (2016).
+Established in 1974, the College occupies a {{convert|23|acre|ha|adj=on}} site.<ref name="Ofsted - LRSFC - 2008">{{cite web|title=Long Road Sixth Form College - Inspection Report|url=http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/937219/urn/130616.pdf|publisher=Ofsted|date=November 2008}}</ref> Prior to this it was the '''Cambridgeshire High School for Girls''', a girls' [[grammar school]]. A significant proportion of the College's current buildings date from this period, although there has been extensive renovation and the construction of three entirely new buildings, as well as a new sports centre that opened in 2005 (the College's first new sports building since 1939). Other renovation projects included the expansion of the [[Learning Resource Centre]] (in 2010), [[performing arts]] studios (in June 2012) and the student centre (in November 2012). Science laboratories were updated in August 2013 and new teaching spaces for media diploma and business diploma courses were opened in August 2013. Additional classroom space was provided for sociology and for the Level 4 Foundation in art and design course (2015). There are extended classrooms for the Criminology Diploma (2016).
 == Academia ==
-The College has approximately 2,300 full-time students, who are between the ages of 16 and 19. Most of these students study A level courses, although an increasing number are taking Level 3 Diploma courses, and many also study one-year [[GCSE]] courses or Level 2 Diploma courses.<ref name="Ofsted - LRSFC - 2014">{{cite web|title=Long Road Sixth Form College - Inspection Report|url=http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/2344313/urn/130616.pdf|publisher=Ofsted|date=February 2014}}</ref>  Around 75% of students go on to [[higher education]] each year, they apply to a broad range of different universities. A significant proportion of students each year also go onto full-time apprenticeships, including degree apprenticeships. Others go straight into full-time employment or take a gap year before further study or work. The College is in the top 25% in England for helping students achieve better grades than were predicted when they joined the College.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
+The College has approximately 2,300 full-time students, who are between the ages of 16 and 19. Most of these students study A level courses, with others taking Level 3 Diploma courses, one-year [[GCSE]] courses or Level 2 Diploma courses.<ref name="Ofsted - LRSFC - 2014">{{cite web|title=Long Road Sixth Form College - Inspection Report|url=http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/2344313/urn/130616.pdf|publisher=Ofsted|date=February 2014}}</ref>
-===Subjects===
-A wide range of A level subjects and Diplomas are offered.<ref name="Ofsted - LRSFC - 2014" /> From 2018 the following subjects were available:
-'''A levels:'''
-Art, Craft and Design; Biology; Business Studies; Chemistry; Design Technology; Drama and Theatre; Economics; English Language; English Language and Literature; Film Studies; French; Geography; History; Mathematics; Further Mathematics; Media Studies; Photography; Physical Education; Physics; Politics; Psychology; Religion, Philosophy and Ethics; Sociology; Spanish
-'''Level 3 Diplomas:'''
-Applied Science; Art and Design; Business; Computing; Criminology; Graphic Design; Health & Social Care and Early Years; ICT; Media; Music; Musical Theatre; Photography; Sport
-'''GCSEs:'''
-English Language; Maths; Biology; Chemistry; Film Studies; ICT; Psychology; Sociology
-'''Level 2 Diplomas:'''
-Art and Design; Health and Social Care; Media; Sport
 ==Sports==
-The College has excellent sport facilities with playing fields (a football [[Association football pitch|pitch]], a [[rugby football|rugby]] pitch), floodlit all-weather hockey pitch, two outdoor [[basketball]] courts, two [[tennis]] courts, and an indoor sports centre which includes a modern [[gym]]nasium and an indoor basketball court.<ref name="Cambridge SSP - LRSFC">{{cite web|title=Long Road Sixth Form|url=http://www.cambridgessp.com/fesco/home.php?fesco=4|publisher=Cambridge School Sports Partnership|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125256/http://www.cambridgessp.com/fesco/home.php?fesco=4|archivedate=2015-04-02}}</ref>
+The College has sport facilities including playing fields (a football [[Association football pitch|pitch]], a [[rugby football|rugby]] pitch), floodlit all-weather [[Field hockey|hockey]] pitch, two outdoor [[basketball]] courts, two [[tennis]] courts, and an indoor sports centre which includes a  [[gym]]nasium and an indoor basketball court.<ref name="Cambridge SSP - LRSFC">{{cite web|title=Long Road Sixth Form|url=http://www.cambridgessp.com/fesco/home.php?fesco=4|publisher=Cambridge School Sports Partnership|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125256/http://www.cambridgessp.com/fesco/home.php?fesco=4|archivedate=2015-04-02}}</ref>
 External clubs also use the College's facilities as their home venue, such as [[Cambridge South Hockey Club]] on the Hockey pitch and Cambridge Cats Basketball Club in the gymnasium.
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 {{alumni|date=September 2018}}
+*[[Sam Corley]], Anglican bishop
 *[[Heather Craney]], actor who has appeared in ''[[Vera Drake]]'', ''[[Life of Riley (TV series)|Life of Riley]]'' and ''[[Torchwood]]''
 *[[Everton Fox]], [[weather presenter]] who previously presented for ''[[BBC Weather]]''

v t e Schools in Cambridgeshire (including Peterborough)
Primary	Cromwell Community College Hampton College The King's (The Cathedral) School St Matthew's Primary School Thomas Deacon Academy University of Cambridge Primary School
Secondary	Abbey College Arthur Mellows Village College Bassingbourn Village College Bottisham Village College Cambourne Village College Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology Chesterton Community College Coleridge Community College Comberton Village College Cottenham Village College Cromwell Community College Ely College Ernulf Academy Greater Peterborough UTC Hampton College Hinchingbrooke School Impington Village College Jack Hunt School Ken Stimpson Academy The King's (The Cathedral) School Linton Village College Longsands Academy Melbourn Village College Neale-Wade Academy Nene Park Academy Netherhall School North Cambridge Academy Northstowe Secondary College Ormiston Bushfield Academy Parkside Community College Queen Katharine Academy St Bede's Inter-Church School St Ivo Academy St John Fisher Catholic High School St Peter's School Sawston Village College Sawtry Village Academy Sir Harry Smith Community College Soham Village College Stanground Academy Swavesey Village College Thomas Clarkson Academy Thomas Deacon Academy Trumpington Community College Witchford Village College
Independent (preparatory)	Cambridge International School King's College School, Cambridge Magdalene House St Faith's School St John's College School
Independent (senior & all ages)	Alconbury High School Heritage School Iqra Academy Kimbolton School King's Ely Landmark International School Mander Portman Woodward College The Leys School The Perse School Perse School for Girls The Peterborough School St Andrew's College St Mary's School Sancton Wood School Stephen Perse Foundation Wisbech Grammar School
Sixth form & further education	Cambridge Regional College Hills Road Sixth Form College Huntingdonshire Regional College College of West Anglia Long Road Sixth Form College
Defunct	Cambridge Centre for Sixth-form Studies Cambridgeshire High School for Boys Deacon's School Ely High School for Girls Gamlingay Village College John Mansfield School Malting House School Peterborough County Grammar School for Girls

v t e Universities and colleges in the East of England
Universities	Anglia Ruskin Bedfordshire BPP Cambridge Cranfield East Anglia Essex Hertfordshire NUA Suffolk Writtle University College
Other higher education	University Centre Peterborough
Further Education colleges	Barnfield Bedford Braintree Cambridge Central Bedfordshire Chelmsford Colchester Easton & Otley Epping Forest Great Yarmouth Harlow Hertford Huntingdonshire Lowestoft North Hertfordshire Norwich Oaklands Peterborough Shuttleworth South Essex Suffolk New Tresham College of Further and Higher Education USP (Seevic) West Anglia West Herts West Suffolk
Sixth form colleges	Bedford Braintree The Corby Sixth Form Colchester Dereham East Norfolk Hills Road Kimberley Long Road Lowestoft Luton USP (Palmer's) Paston Sir Isaac Newton One