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| Fareham College | |
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Bishopsfield Road , , PO14 1NH | |
| Coordinates | 50°51′03″N 1°11′57″W / 50.8507°N 1.1991°W |
| Information | |
| Established | 1982 |
| Local authority | South East England LSC (although in Hampshire LEA) |
| Specialist | General Further Education College |
| Department for Education URN | 130693 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Andrew Kaye [1] |
| Staff | 140 |
| Gender | Coeducational [1] |
| Age | 16 to 99 [1] |
| Enrolment | 1800 |
| Website | http://www.fareham.ac.uk |
Fareham College is a further education college situated on a 22-acre (89,000 m2) campus on the western side of the town of Fareham in Hampshire, England.
History
Fareham College was formed in 1984 as a merger between an earlier technical college (Fareham Technical College) on the same site and the sixth-form college at the historic Price's School, a boys' grammar school on Park Lane, (before the latter's site was sold to developers), and became the sole state provider of post-16 education in Fareham (a tertiary college). Price's School became a sixth form college in 1976. [2] Fareham Grammar School for Girls was on Birdwood Grove, and became Cams Hill School.
Principals
- Peter Watkins, Principal from 1980-74 of Price’s Sixth Form College (Head from 1974-9 of Chichester High School For Boys and from 1969-74 of King Edward VI Five Ways)
- Carl Groves (2002-2011)
- Nigel Duncan (2012– ??)
- Andrew Kaye ( ??-
Academic performance
The latest Ofsted report (2017) rated Fareham College as an 'Outstanding' college.
Alumni
Price's School
- Neil Astley, who founded Bloodaxe Books
- Rear-Adm Roger Dimmock CB, commanded HMS Hermes from 1982-3, and RNAS Culdrose from 1980-2
- Robert Goddard (novelist)
- Peter Long, businessperson [3]
References
- ^ a b c "Fareham College". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Former school
- ^ Reece, Damian (13 August 2005). "The Interview: A Long day's journey into the sun for the king of the package holiday world". The Independent. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
External links
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| Fareham College | |
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| Address | |
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Bishopsfield Road , , PO14 1NH | |
| Coordinates | 50°51′03″N 1°11′57″W / 50.8507°N 1.1991°W |
| Information | |
| Established | 1982 |
| Local authority | South East England LSC (although in Hampshire LEA) |
| Specialist | General Further Education College |
| Department for Education URN | 130693 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Andrew Kaye [1] |
| Staff | 140 |
| Gender | Coeducational [1] |
| Age | 16 to 99 [1] |
| Enrolment | 1800 |
| Website | http://www.fareham.ac.uk |
Fareham College is a further education college situated on a 22-acre (89,000 m2) campus on the western side of the town of Fareham in Hampshire, England.
History
Fareham College was formed in 1984 as a merger between an earlier technical college (Fareham Technical College) on the same site and the sixth-form college at the historic Price's School, a boys' grammar school on Park Lane, (before the latter's site was sold to developers), and became the sole state provider of post-16 education in Fareham (a tertiary college). Price's School became a sixth form college in 1976. [2] Fareham Grammar School for Girls was on Birdwood Grove, and became Cams Hill School.
Principals
- Peter Watkins, Principal from 1980-74 of Price’s Sixth Form College (Head from 1974-9 of Chichester High School For Boys and from 1969-74 of King Edward VI Five Ways)
- Carl Groves (2002-2011)
- Nigel Duncan (2012– ??)
- Andrew Kaye ( ??-
Academic performance
The latest Ofsted report (2017) rated Fareham College as an 'Outstanding' college.
Alumni
Price's School
- Neil Astley, who founded Bloodaxe Books
- Rear-Adm Roger Dimmock CB, commanded HMS Hermes from 1982-3, and RNAS Culdrose from 1980-2
- Robert Goddard (novelist)
- Peter Long, businessperson [3]
References
- ^ a b c "Fareham College". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Former school
- ^ Reece, Damian (13 August 2005). "The Interview: A Long day's journey into the sun for the king of the package holiday world". The Independent. Retrieved 28 August 2020.