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===Gateway Grammar School=== |
===Gateway Grammar School=== |
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* [[Damon Buffini]], head of private equity firm, [[Permira]] |
* [[Damon Buffini]], head of private equity firm, [[Permira]] |
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* Gregory Clarke, CEO of the [[Lend Lease Corporation]] since 2002, CEO of [[Cable & Wireless]] from 1999-2000 |
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* [http://councillor.leicester.gov.uk/home/Peter-Coley Peter Coley], leader of the Lib Dems on Leicester City Council |
* [http://councillor.leicester.gov.uk/home/Peter-Coley Peter Coley], leader of the Lib Dems on Leicester City Council |
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* [[Major-General (United Kingdom)|Maj-Gen]] Ian Dale CBE, Director General Land Equipment |
* [[Major-General (United Kingdom)|Maj-Gen]] Ian Dale CBE, Director General Land Equipment |
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* David Fish, Chairman of [[United Biscuits]] 2004- |
* David Fish, Chairman of [[United Biscuits]] 2004- |
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* Colin Greenhalgh CBE, Principal of [[Hills Road Sixth Form College]], Cambridge from 1984-2002 |
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* [[Harold Hopkins]], important physicist who developed the [[zoom lens]], and did significant work on [[Optical fiber|fibre-optics]] |
* [[Harold Hopkins]], important physicist who developed the [[zoom lens]], and did significant work on [[Optical fiber|fibre-optics]] |
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* Prof Trevor Stuart, Professor of Theoretical Fluid Mechanics, [[Imperial College London]] from 1966-94, President of the [[London Mathematical Society]] from 2000-2 |
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* [[Rear admiral|Rear-Admiral]] John Warsop CB, Naval Base Commander of [[HMNB Portsmouth]] 1983-5 |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 09:48, 4 July 2009
| Gateway Sixth Form College | |
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| Address | |
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The Newarke , LE2 7BY | |
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| Type | FE college |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Principal | Mr Nicholas Goffin |
| Gender | Coeducation |
| Website | http://www.gateway.ac.uk |
Gateway Sixth Form College is a further education college in Leicester, England. It is currently situated near the centre of Leicester, adjacent to the main campus of De Montfort University,
History
It was previously known as Gateway Grammar School. It became a sixth form college in the 1970s.
College future
The college is to relocate to Hamilton within the next few months (August 2009).
Courses
The student body consists of approximately 1,200 students aged 16-18 and 400 adult students. The college is highly diverse with 75% of all learners from minority ethnic backgrounds.
Academic performance
It gets low A level results.
Alumni
Gateway Grammar School
- Damon Buffini, head of private equity firm, Permira
- Gregory Clarke, CEO of the Lend Lease Corporation since 2002, CEO of Cable & Wireless from 1999-2000
- Peter Coley, leader of the Lib Dems on Leicester City Council
- Maj-Gen Ian Dale CBE, Director General Land Equipment
- David Fish, Chairman of United Biscuits 2004-
- Colin Greenhalgh CBE, Principal of Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge from 1984-2002
- Harold Hopkins, important physicist who developed the zoom lens, and did significant work on fibre-optics
- Prof Trevor Stuart, Professor of Theoretical Fluid Mechanics, Imperial College London from 1966-94, President of the London Mathematical Society from 2000-2
- Rear-Admiral John Warsop CB, Naval Base Commander of HMNB Portsmouth 1983-5