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The school grounds including a large wood, two football and rugby pitches and a cricket square. The woodland walk around the grounds takes about ninety minutes. The school pitches have a problem with being waterlogged as they are built on a bed of clay which quickly becomes saturated.
The school grounds including a large wood, two football and rugby pitches and a cricket square. The woodland walk around the grounds takes about ninety minutes. The school pitches have a problem with being waterlogged as they are built on a bed of clay which quickly becomes saturated.


==Ofsted Report==
{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}
The Schools latest [[Ofsted]] inspection took place on 01/05/2008. The report was published on 02/06/2008, the school received an overall quality rating of satisfactory.
The recommendations for improvement were:


• ensure that written parental permission has been obtained in advance for the administration
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== Boys Boarding House ==
of first aid.


• ensure crockery, cutlery and dining facilities are clean, and that the quality and quantity
⚫
The Boys boarding house in Tettenhall College is part of a building which is attached to the school library, sex hall,dining hall and the chapel. The boarding house contains 4 dormitories and 2 rooms in the middle of the boarding house. There are a mixture of single rooms and shared rooms across the boarding house; the single rooms are quite small with just enough room for a single bed, a cupboard, a desk , a mattress and a sink. The shared rooms are more open as there is space between the individual sleeping areas, these rooms are more spacious but less private. In the centre of the boarding house, there is a common room; this contains: many sofas, needles, a wall mounted flat screen television, a pool table and a table tennis table. There is also a small kitchen in the common room.
of food is sufficient to meet the needs of all boarders.

• ensure that no unacceptable punishments are used by staff, this relates to the setting of
repetitive lines.

• ensure the school's system for recruiting staff (including ancillary staff, contract/sessional
staff and volunteers) who will work with boarders includes all of the items listed in standard
38.2 before appointment, which can be verified from recruitment records.

• ensure that boarders have the opportunity to contribute views to the operation of boarding.

• enhance staff and boarder relationships by ensuring that communication between staff and
boarders is positive, for example confidentiality is maintained where there is no need for
the sharing information.

⚫
== Boys Boarding House ==


⚫
The Boys boarding house in Tettenhall College is part of a building which is attached to the school library, dining hall and the chapel. The boarding house contains 4 dormitories and 2 rooms in the middle of the boarding house. There are a mixture of single rooms and shared rooms across the boarding house; the single rooms are quite small with just enough room for a single bed, a cupboard, a desk and a sink. The shared rooms are more open as there is space between the individual sleeping areas, these rooms are more spacious but less private. In the centre of the boarding house, there is a common room; this contains: many sofas, a wall mounted flat screen television, a pool table and a table tennis table. There is also a small kitchen in the common room. This kitchen is often closed by members of staff due to the boarders' poor treatment of the facility.


==Alumni==
==Alumni==

Revision as of 18:31, 27 July 2010

Tettenhall College
Address
Map
Wood Road

Tettenhall
Wolverhampton
,
West Midlands
,
WV6 8QX England United Kingdom

England
Information
TypeMixed
MottoTimor Domini Initium Sapientiae (The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom)
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Established1863
Local authorityWolverhampton
Head teacherDr PC Bodkin
GenderCo-educational
Age1 to 19
Enrollment1000 including drive/lower/upper schools
Houses(Upper and Lower schools only) Bantock   Haydon   Pearson   Nicholson  
Colour(s)Blue & Light Blue   
Websitehttp://www.tettenhallcollege.co.uk

Tettenhall College is a private day and boarding school located in the Wolverhampton suburb of Tettenhall.

History

The College was founded in 1863 by a group of prominent local businessmen and industrialists, most of who were associated with the Queen Street Congregational Church. Tettenhall Towers was built by Thomas Thorneycroft as a house for him and his family. The Towers Theatre was originally a ballroom and has springs under the floor to make it a better dancing surface. The stage was built later on for the school when it started. The school was sold by the last member of the Thorneycroft family in 1942. The college now has a new lower school building finished in September 2000 and a new science department which finished around July 2007.

The school grounds including a large wood, two football and rugby pitches and a cricket square. The woodland walk around the grounds takes about ninety minutes. The school pitches have a problem with being waterlogged as they are built on a bed of clay which quickly becomes saturated.

Ofsted Report

[citation needed]

The Schools latest Ofsted inspection took place on 01/05/2008. The report was published on 02/06/2008, the school received an overall quality rating of satisfactory. The recommendations for improvement were:

• ensure that written parental permission has been obtained in advance for the administration of first aid.

• ensure crockery, cutlery and dining facilities are clean, and that the quality and quantity of food is sufficient to meet the needs of all boarders.

• ensure that no unacceptable punishments are used by staff, this relates to the setting of repetitive lines.

• ensure the school's system for recruiting staff (including ancillary staff, contract/sessional staff and volunteers) who will work with boarders includes all of the items listed in standard 38.2 before appointment, which can be verified from recruitment records.

• ensure that boarders have the opportunity to contribute views to the operation of boarding.

• enhance staff and boarder relationships by ensuring that communication between staff and boarders is positive, for example confidentiality is maintained where there is no need for the sharing information.

Boys Boarding House

The Boys boarding house in Tettenhall College is part of a building which is attached to the school library, dining hall and the chapel. The boarding house contains 4 dormitories and 2 rooms in the middle of the boarding house. There are a mixture of single rooms and shared rooms across the boarding house; the single rooms are quite small with just enough room for a single bed, a cupboard, a desk and a sink. The shared rooms are more open as there is space between the individual sleeping areas, these rooms are more spacious but less private. In the centre of the boarding house, there is a common room; this contains: many sofas, a wall mounted flat screen television, a pool table and a table tennis table. There is also a small kitchen in the common room. This kitchen is often closed by members of staff due to the boarders' poor treatment of the facility.

Alumni

References

  1. ^ Obituary in the Daily Telegraph, 28 June, 1995
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