King George V College
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| King George V Sixth Form College | |
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Scarisbrick New Road , , PR8 6LR | |
| Coordinates | 53°38′13″N 2°58′44″W / 53.636954°N 2.978754°W |
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| Type | Further education college |
| Established | 1926 as a school,[1] 1978 as a college[2] |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Department for Education URN | 130492 Tables |
| Principal | Michelle Brabner |
| Gender | mixed |
| Age | 16 to 19 |
| Enrolment | c. 1200 full time, c. 600 part time[2] |
| Publication | The Violet |
| Website | http://www.kgv.ac.uk |
King George V Sixth Form College (KGV) is a sixth form college in Southport, Merseyside, England. It provides A-level and BTEC education, and between 2009 and 2012 offered the International Baccalaureate Diploma. It was previously a grammar school for boys. The college has the distinction of being placed consistently in the top 10 sixth form and further education colleges in the country for A-level results, and has won a number of Good Schools Guide awards.[3]
King George V College merged with Southport College in January 2018. The combined colleges maintain their separate identities and offer A-level and Vocational education.
History[edit]
The college opened in September 1920 as Southport Municipal Secondary School for Boys. New buildings were constructed at the current site on Scarisbrick New Road in 1926, in preparation for a reopening by the Earl of Derby on 16 October of that year, when the institution was rechristened King George V Grammar School. In September 1979 the college assumed its current name; in 1982 its school section ceased to exist.
In October 2014, Ofsted placed KGV — previously a grade 1 'outstanding' college — in the 'inadequate' or grade 4 boundary for education providers. The report cited a lack of effective leadership and severe staff cuts as reasons for its poor findings. In June of the following year, Ofsted upgraded the college's 'inadequate' grade after a second report announced significant improvement. Since 2014 several of the site's buildings have been refurbished, including the sports hall and the humanities building. During this renovation the two-room Classics building, then the longest-standing building on the campus, was demolished.
Academic structure[edit]
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The college no longer uses the house system established when it also served as a secondary school. It previously opted for five subject specific faculties, namely:
- AE - Arts and English Subjects.
- BI - Business and Information Subjects.
- HL - Humanities and Languages Subjects.
- MS - Maths and Science Subjects.
- SO - Social Science Subjects, including sociology, psychology and the PASE scheme.
Students' union[edit]
The college hosts an independent students' union which is a member of the National Union of Students. The student union is run by the Student Council, which meets at least once a month. Student Council members are typically second-year students elected by members of their tutor groups. The council's two co-chairpersons are elected in a college-wide student election, and are members of KGV's governing body as required by the Education Act 1994.
Notable alumni[edit]
King George V College[edit]
- Sarah Barrand, actress.
- Sophie Howard, glamour model.
- Joanne Nicholas, Badminton player.
- Stacey Roca, actress.
King George V Grammar School[edit]
- Marc Almond of Soft Cell.
- John Culshaw OBE, classical record producer and Head of Music Programmes at the BBC from 1967 to 1975.
- Arthur Davidson, Member of Parliament for Accrington from 1966 to 1983.
- Air Vice-Marshal Peter Dodworth CB OBE, Station Commander of RAF Wittering from 1983 to 1985.
- Michael English, Member of Parliament for Nottingham West from 1964 to 1983.
- Ronnie Fearn, Baron Fearn, Member of Parliament for Southport from 1987 to 1992 and 1997-2001.
- Frank Hampson, artist and creator of Dan Dare.
- Michael Weston King, singer.
- David Lonsdale, actor.
- Michael Meadowcroft, Member of Parliament for Leeds West from 1983 to 1987.
- John Pickard FRCS FMedSci, professor emeritus of neurosurgery at the University of Cambridge.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "King George V School & College History". History of KGV. Old Georgian's Association. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
- ^ a b Newton, Peter (February 2003). "King George V College" (PDF). Ofsted inspection report. Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills. p. 3. Retrieved 12 June 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Good Schools Guide A Level Awards 2005 for teaching excellence". The Good Schools Guide. 2005. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
- ^ "PICKARD, Prof. John Douglas". Who's Who. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
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