Sandbach School
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| Founded | 1677 |
| Headmaster | P.R. Wiles[1] |
| School type | Independent Comprehensive |
| Sports | Rugby, Hockey,Orienteering and Football |
| Location | Sandbach, Cheshire |
| Age Range | Age 11-16 (Years 7-11) With a Sixth Form aged 16-18(Years 12 and 13) |
| School Motto | UT SEVERIS SEGES (As you sow, so shall you reap [more literally: As you will have sown that will be your crop]) |
Founded in 1677, Sandbach School has been located on Crewe Road in Sandbach, Cheshire for almost 150 years.[citation needed] Sandbach School is unique in the United Kingdom in that it is an independent comprehensive school but it still has a relationship with the Cheshire Local Education Authority (LEA). It is an all-boys school offering admission from the age of 11. The school has its own Sixth Form and so offers A-Levels, amongst many other qualifications. Sandbach School now hold Specialist Arts College status.
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[edit] History
The school has occupied this site near to the centre of Sandbach since 1849. The site's original buildings were designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and have been added to substantially in subsequent years. The school operated as a charitable boarding and day school until 1955, when its unique status was established. It then became the grammar school for boys in South Cheshire. The school began to take pupils of all abilities in 1979.
[edit] International Links
The school is linked to schools across the world. In Europe the school band has toured in Germany, and it has formed a partnership with Leibniz Oberschule in Berlin. The school also has a long term partnership with Fukien Secondary School in Kowloon, Hong Kong where some of the students performed in October 2006. The school's American connection comes in the form of Dover High School in New Jersey. Regular football tours go out to Dover to play them and other schools in the area. In October 2004 a band tour accompanied the footballers. There are planned tours to America for football and Italy for rugby and hockey in October 2007.
[edit] Sports
Sandbach has enjoyed a good 2006-2007 season for sports. The 1st XV Rugby squad reaced the 5th round of the Daily Mail Cup whilst the 1st XI Hockey squad reached the final of the Cheshire Cup but were beaten by Birkenhead School 2-0.
[edit] Extra curricular
The school has a range of extra curricular activities, including an orienteering club, a growing club and many sports clubs. Recently a Chinese club was started where the language of Mandarin Chinese (or Putonghua in Mandarin) is taught. There is also a Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Contingent based at the school.
[edit] Drama and Performing Arts
Sandbach School has a proud drama heritage, perfoming two shows in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2006. Their performance of Oedipus was given a 4 star rating in the magazine Three Weeks. They also performed Shakespeare's A Midsummers Nights Dream. The school was awarded specilist arts college status in 2006
