Huddersfield New College
| Huddersfield New College | |
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| Address | |
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New Hey Road , , HD3 4GL England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Sixth Form College |
| Motto | Success For All |
| Established | 1958 |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
| Department for Education URN | 130539 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chairman of Governors | Mike Page |
| Principal | Angela Williams |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | c. 2,350 |
| Colour(s) | |
| Website | http://www.huddnewcoll.ac.uk |
Huddersfield New College is a former grammar school and current sixth form college located in Salendine Nook on the outskirts of Huddersfield, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The current Principal is Angela Williams.
Admissions
It should not be confused with Huddersfield Technical College, which became Kirklees College in 2008. Like most sixth form colleges, good performance at GCSE is required to attend. It is situated to the west of the town, on New Hey Road (A640) less than a mile from junction 23 of the M62.
History
Grammar school
The college was founded in 1958 when the existing Huddersfield College (founded in 1839) was merged with Hillhouse Technical School to form a new boys' grammar school at a new campus at Salendine Nook with 950 boys. Henry Ernest Atkins, the chess master, had been Principal from 1909-36. In 1959, the girls-only Longley Technical High School moved to the campus, with a new school called Huddersfield High School also on New Hey Road with 700 girls run by Huddersfield Education Committee. Princess Margaret opened the girls' school on the campus on 14 November 1958.[1] The whole site, including Salendine Nook High School, had cost £1 million. Sir Edward Boyle opened Huddersfield New College on 26 March 1958.
The last admission of 11-year-olds was in 1972, and the college then began a gradual transition from a boys only grammar school to a co-educational sixth form college. During the dissolution of the grammar schools under Harold Wilson's watch, (an old boy of the nearby Royds Hall Grammar School), he infamously said that grammar schools would be dismantled over his dead body.[2] However the sixth form college has retained much of the academic-minded ethos of his former school.
Sixth form college
It became a sixth form college when the two grammar schools, Huddersfield New College and Huddersfield High School, gradually merged from 1973. In 1974 it was administered by Kirklees Metropolitan Council until 1993 when funded by the FEFC. In 2001 it was administered by West Yorkshire LSC, whose executive director was Margaret Coleman, a former Principal of the College.
Buildings
More recently, the eastern half of the original 1958 built building has been demolished, and replaced with a modern construction grafted onto the remaining half of the original building.
In January 2007 building works commenced to expand the current school to increase capacity. New buildings will house additional classrooms for Geography, Art, Psychology, Textiles, Modern Languages, IT, Media Studies and a new student dining area (known as the IT Café by students). Additional expansion to 'The boiler house' - the current performing arts area is also commencing, yielding increased classrooms a recording studio and a new theatre. There has also been expansion to the sports centre, which now houses: Sports Studies, Travel and Tourism, Sociology, Health and Social Care, Children's Learning, Care and Development. Also a large gym with state-of-the-art equipment, and a large sports hall.
In September 2012 the college completed the construction of a £100,000 3G AstroTurf pitch which is also used by the neighbouring Salendine Nook High School.
Academic performance
In October 2011 the college was formally inspected by Ofsted, who praised the college and rated it as "a good college with outstanding features". Ofsted said that the college was showing a lot of improvement year-on-year and that the quality of teaching across all areas was good. All courses have high success rates, and students enjoy their time at the college.[3]
Notable alumni
- Roger Berry, Labour MP from 1992-2010 for Kingswood
- Professor Bob Cryan, vice-chancellor of the University of Huddersfield
- James Duddridge, Conservative MP since 2005 for Rochford and Southend East
- Zöe Lucker, actress[4]
- Gary Ramsden, cricketer
Huddersfield College
- Edward Armitage CB, patent officer and President from 1983-6 of the International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property
- Peter Armitage CBE, statistician and President of the Royal Statistical Society from 1982-4, and Professor of Applied Statistics from 1976–90 at the University of Oxford
- Edward Broadbent FRS, aeronautical engineer at the Royal Aircraft Establishment
- Sir William Broadbent, President from 1895-6 of the Neurological Society and from 1887-8 of the Clinical Society, and father of Walter Broadbent
- Joseph Coates
- Peter Chadwick FRS, Professor of Mathematics from 1965–91 at the University of East Anglia
- John Craggs, Professor of Electronic Engineering from 1955–82 at the University of Liverpool
- Prof Roger Fletcher, Professor of Mathematics from 1993-2005 at the University of Dundee
- Geoffrey Fryer FRS, freshwater biologist
- Ken Haley, Professor of Modern History from 1962–82 at the University of Sheffield
- Sir Amos Brook Hirst OBE, Chairman from 1941-55 of The Football Association, and president of Huddersfield Town F.C..[5]
- Paul Hirst, Professor of Education from 1971–88 at the University of Cambridge
- Roger de Lacy Holmes CB, Chief Executive from 2002-7 of the St. John Ambulance
- David Liddiment, Director of Programmes at ITV from 1997–2002, and member of the BBC Trust
- Frederick Mallalieu, Liberal MP for Colne Valley from 1916–22
- Sir William Middlebrook, Liberal MP from 1908–22 for Leeds South
- Prof Michael Moore, Professor of Theoretical Physics since 1976 at the University of Manchester
- Ian Munro, Editor from 1976–88 of The Lancet and President from 1991-7 of Physicians for Human Rights (UK)
- Alec Myers, Professor of Medieval History from 1967-80 at the University of Liverpool, and President from 1973-6 of the Historical Association
- Walter Parratt, organist
- Rear-Adm John Raven CB
- Sir Charles Reece, ICI executive
- Derek Rushworth, Headmaster from 1971-85 of Holland Park School
- George Sheldrick, Professor of Structural Chemistry since 1978 at the University of Göttingen
- Alfred Sykes, Professor from 1980–99 of Inorganic Chemistry at Newcastle University
- Nicholas Tate CBE, Chief Executive from 1997–2000 of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
- Sir Thomas Palmer Whittaker, Liberal MP from 1882–1919 for Spen Valley
- William Willis, Liberal MP from 1880-5 for Colchester
- William Wittrick FRS, Beale Professor from 1969–82 of Civil Engineering at the University of Birmingham
- Lewis Womersley CBE, architect - designed the Manchester Business School
- Sir German Sims Woodhead, President of the Royal Medical Society in 1878 and the Royal Microscopical Society from 1890-9
Hillhouse Technical School
- Rt Rev David Bonser, Bishop of Bolton from 1991-9
Salendine Nook Secondary School
- Andrew Bradley, Professor of Surgery at the University of Cambridge and President of the British Transplantation Society from 1999–2002
See also
- List of schools in Kirklees
- Huddersfield College of Education on Holly Bank Road in Lindley - became part of the Polytechnic, then the University's School of Education
- Huddersfield College of Technology - was the institution that became the Polytechnic in June 1970
References
- ^ Huddersfield One
- ^ Stewart, Graham (26 May 2007). "The grammar schools slow death since 1963". The Times. London.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Huddersfield Examiner
- ^ "Sir Amos Hirst." The Times, London, 28 November, 1955, pg. 13