At Clyst Vale we’ve maintained an in-house website since around 2010.
During that time we’ve recorded details of hundreds of student events and successes. This section of our new website acts as an archice of this content.
Below you’ll see a random assortment of stories from the Clyst Vale archives. Clicking on one will allow you access to the full article.
We hope you enjoy this look back at the recent life of the College.
Variety is the Spice of DLD
Our September Deep Learning Day saw our students gaining a wide variety of experiences once again, with a strong
Rights Respecting School – update
Clyst Vale Community College is a Rights Respecting School, meaning that the UN’s Convention on the 54 Rights of the
Ex-student receives Gold D of E at Buckingham Palace
Pictured right is ex-student Zoe Williamson outside Buckingham Palace, where she received her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award recently. She
Former Student’s African Adventure
One of our former students, Abbie Phillips, has recently returned following four months’ teaching in Tinguri, a village in
DLD Climbing Experience
We arrived at the quay on a bright sunny day. We had the place to ourselves and we were
Year 10 Girls Represent Devon Rugby U15’s:
Congratulations go to the five Year 10 girls who represented Devon U15’s recently in a series of games against other

Y10 Mixed Indoor Cricket Tournament
Well done to all of the Y10 students who took part in the Mixed Indoor Cricket Tournament last Tuesday at

Duke of Edinburgh Award Update
We’re very proud of all our students participating in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, on all 3 levels: Bronze, Silver
First Aid Qualification
For the fifth year running more than 35 students enrolled on our First Aid course. The course is run to
Clyst Vale Makes the News!
Key Stage 3 Students get the opportunity to be live news reporters for the day! The last few months have

Womens Relay Competition
The young team of Franziska Hildebrand, Franziska Preuss, Vanessa Hinz and Dahlmeier clocked 1 hour, 11 minutes, 54.6 seconds to
Y10 Eden Project Visit
On Tuesday 27th September Year 10 Art and Photography students visited the Eden Project. Students enjoyed a day of exploring