Sports College
The College achieved Sports College status in c. 2003. The PE department enjoys some of the best facilities in the Local Authority with a gym, sports hall, enclosed and flood-lit AGS pitch (Artificial Grass Surface), full-sized climbing wall, athletics track, tennis, netball and outdoor basketball courts as well as approximately 20 hectares of sports fields (making it one of the largest school sites in County Durham).
As of March, 2010, Roseberry Sports and Community College was named as one of the "most improved specialist schools" by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust. It narrowly lost out on the "Most Improved in the North East Region" prize to nearby Oxclose Community School.
As of December, 2010, Roseberry Sports and Community College received confirmation from the BBC that it is a winning school for the BBC/British Council’s Olympic Schools search. As part of being a winning school, Roseberry Sports and Community College has been twinned with Colégio Certo in Piaui, in the North-East of Brazil which was the high school of Sarah Menezes. The two colleges will work collaboratively with others on activities and projects with all year groups in the lead up to the 2012 London Olympic games.
As of June, 2011, Roseberry Sports and Community College won the RBS Personal Finance Education Awards for Schools. The College won the "The Best all-round approach to Personal Finance Education", beating off UK-wide competition.
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