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Thurston Community College, Bury St Edmunds

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Thurston Community College details

Address:
Thurston Community College
Norton Road, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP31 3PB
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Exam data
Authority:
Suffolk
Type:
Community
Admissions:
Comprehensive
Gender of entry:
Mixed
Age range:
13-18
Number of students:
1,419
Gender of sixth form:
Mixed
Last inspection:
March 2002. Read the full inspection report.
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Artsmark Silver 2003Schools Curriculum Award Sportsmark Specialism: Science

General information

Background: Thurston Community College's school building won a design award when it was first built in 1984. The school has an auditorium with an adjacent music suite, a drama studio, and a new sixth-form community learning centre. The school has a teacher-training partnership with Cambridge University. Sports facilities include a sports barn, a gymnasium, a fitness centre, eight tennis courts, a climbing wall and playing fields. The school has more than 200 networked computers. There is an orchestra, a big band, a choir, a traditional jazz band and a swing band. The school arranges regular foreign exchanges and visits to United States, France, Germany and Denmark, and there are World Challenge expeditions to Venezuela, Mexico, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Pupils helped to build a school in Namibia through charity work.

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