[1][2] Bottisham Village College was designed by local architect Urwin and built by Ambrose of Ely during the 1930s.

Fox - His Majesty's Inspector - along with Mr. Stanley and the Earl of Elgin were met at the college by Lord Fairhaven, Chairman of the Managers and the Warden.

Lessons were very gender-based, with boys studying farming, woodwork, sports, science and gardening whilst girls learnt more cookery or needlework.

During the nationwide 'Dig for Victory' campaign, the tennis courts, located behind the warden's lawn, were converted to cabbage patches in an attempt to grow as many vegetables as possible.

The fact that he was Warden through the ROSLA to 15 and later to 16 allowed him to see the growth of the College in numbers, from 350 to 850 as well as the extension of buildings, equipment and grounds into the school that it was when he left at the end of 1975.

[7] Out-of-school activities for pupils, still uncommon to secondary schools that were not Village Colleges, formed an important part of the lives of pupils during the 1950s with many school sports teams taking part in a variety of inter-school competitions in disciplines such as hockey and athletics.

[6] At the time, Bottisham was a showplace, only second to Impington for all those influential people who were captivated by Henry Morris' ideas.

However, Brereton was determined to maintain the spirit of the Village College, an uplifting environment and a caring community.

In 1997, the school changed the uniform from blue blazers and ties to a more casual bottle green polo shirt and sweatshirt.

This new building includes a new suite of English classrooms as well as a new purpose-built SEN (Special Educational Needs) unit.

Along with new buildings, this has also led to the redevelopment and landscaping of the Warden's lawn as well as the installation of a new sculpture to be designed and constructed by the local sculptor Matt Sanderson.

The building cost £16.7 million and was constructed in a partnership project between Cambridgeshire County Council and Anglian Learning Trust.

The Morris Wing, named in honour of the founder Henry Morris, contains 12 new classrooms, as well as the Evans auditorium (named after departing CEO Kate Evans), a dance studio, a recording studio and practice rooms to be utilized by students.