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Southway Community College

1962 establishments in England2001 disestablishments in EnglandDefunct schools in Plymouth, DevonEducational institutions disestablished in 2001EngvarB from July 2019
Former school buildings in the United KingdomUniversities and colleges established in 1962Use British English from February 2023

Southway Community College was a comprehensive school for ages 11–18 in Southway, Plymouth, England. It was opened in 1962 as Southway Comprehensive School, becoming a community college offering additional adult education in 1994. Its feeder primary schools included Langley Junior School, Mary Dean's CE Primary School, Southway Primary School and Tamerton Vale Primary School. The school closed in July 2001, largely as a result of falling student numbers. This was a decision that was opposed by many students, teachers and parents. It later became the site of Beechwood Primary School. In 1993, four students from the school were killed in a kayaking accident during a school trip to an adventure centre in Lyme Regis, Dorset.

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Southway Community College
Rockfield Avenue, Plymouth Southway

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Beechwood Primary Academy

Rockfield Avenue 31
PL6 6DX Plymouth, Southway
England, United Kingdom
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