Worcester Sixth Form College
| Worcester Sixth Form College | |
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Spetchley Road Worcester , Worcestershire , WR5 2LU United Kingdom | |
| Coordinates | 52°11′02″N 2°11′05″W / 52.18391°N 2.18465°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Sixth Form College |
| Established | 1983 |
| Local authority | Worcestershire |
| Department for Education URN | 144888 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Edward Senior |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 16 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 1,750 [1] |
| Former name | Worcester Grammar School for Girls |
| Website | http://www.wsfc.ac.uk |
Worcester Sixth Form College is a 16-19 Academy in Worcester, England. It is located in the south-east of the city and was founded on the site of the former Worcester Grammar School for Girls following reorganisation in 1983.[1] The College joined the Heart of Mercia Multi-Academy Trust in 2019.
Admissions[edit]
The College currently has approximately 1750 students enrolled.[1] The majority of students are full-time and are enrolled on A Level, Applied or T Level courses. Thirty-four A Level subjects are presently offered along with Applied programmes in Business, Criminology, Engineering, Health and Social Care, Law, IT, and Sport & Exercise Science. We also offer a T Level in Education and Early Years Education.[1] In January 2023, an Ofsted inspection confirmed that the College continues to be a Good provider.[1]The College is just over a mile north of junction 7 of the M5, accessed via the A44 and A4440. New College Worcester, a school for the blind, is nearby to the south. The College has an excellent site on the edge of the city bounded by ancient woodland, the County Hall water gardens and an 11-16 partner school. The building is spread over four floors and is fully accessible.
Regular development and maintenance of the site has ensured an attractive, welcoming and secure environment for staff and students. In addition to modern classrooms and ICT facilities, the College has a vibrant Learning Resources Centre along with other student study spaces and social areas. In September 2014, work was completed on a Science Centre, with a £3 million extension completed in September 2023.
History[edit]
Grammar school[edit]
As the City of Worcester Grammar School for Girls, it was situated on Sansome Walk in the centre of Worcester. This has now become flats. It started in 1908 as the Worcester Secondary School for Girls, which moved into new buildings on 2 November 1910, and moved again in 1929 to a site in Barbourne. It became the City of Worcester Grammar School for Girls in September 1945. In September 1962 it moved to the Spetchley Road site.[2]
Royal Grammar School Worcester was the analogous boys' school, and was partly maintained by Hereford and Worcester until 1983 when it became completely independent. Due to the boys' school becoming independent, the LEA proposed changes to its education policy (under a Conservative government) during 1982 to create a 'super' co-educational grammar school on the girls' school site to educate 125 boys and girls (potentially) from the whole of Hereford and Worcester. Sir Keith Joseph had doubts about the scheme.[citation needed] The grammar school closed in 1983.
Sixth form college[edit]
The sixth form college opened in September 1983 - instead of a 'super' 11-18 co-educational grammar school and six 11-16 comprehensives in Worcester, the sixth form college model was chosen with six comprehensives. In 1998, the LEA changed from Hereford & Worcester to Worcestershire.
Former teachers[edit]
- Labour MP for Redditch and former Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith
- Rosamund Stanhope, poet
- Mary Taylor Slow, physicist, first woman to take up the study of radio as a profession.
Alumni[edit]
- Jake Abbott, Rugby player
- Simon Archer, Badminton player
- Kit Harington, Actor
- Chelsea Weston, Footballer
- Timothy Antstey, Teacher
- Cher Lloyd, Singer
Worcester Grammar School for Girls[edit]
- Lesley Charles, Runner-up in the 1974 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles (with Mark Farrell)
- Anne Diamond, Journalist and presenter
- Nicky Gavron, Deputy Mayor of London from 2000–03 and 2004–08, Labour Member of the London Assembly from 2000-04 for Enfield and Haringey, and married to Robert Gavron, Baron Gavron
- Lindsey Hilsum, Channel 4 News International Editor, daughter of important physicist Prof Cyril Hilsum (who invented LCD screen technology at the nearby Royal Radar Establishment in Malvern)
- Jane Moore, Sun Columnist
- Elizabeth Organ, Artist and gallery owner[3]
- Brigadier Gael Ramsey CBE, last Director of the Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC) from 1989–92 and Chief Executive from 1997-2004 of the British Executive Service Overseas (merged with Voluntary Service Overseas in 2005)[citation needed]
See also[edit]
- Worcester College of Technology, local further education college
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Ofsted report January 2023 Retrieved 23 March 2023
- ^ History of former school
- ^ "Elizabeth Organ | Obituary". TheGuardian.com. 22 July 2009.
