Principal Natalie Davison DfE URN 130657 Tables Phone +44 1388 443000 Number of students 8,500 | Chairman of Governors Brian Allen Ofsted Reports Gender Mixed-sex education | |
Type Further Education College Location Bishop Auckland
Co Durham
DL14 6JZ
England Address Main Campus, Woodhouse Ln, Bishop Auckland DL14 6JZ, UK Similar Derwentside College, East Durham College, New College Durham, Darlington College, King James I Communi | ||
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Bishop Auckland College (formerly Bishop Auckland Technical College) is a further education college located in the town of Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England. It is located on Woodhouse Lane next to St John's Catholic School, and opposite Bishop Barrington School (now Bishop Barrington Sports with Mathematics College).
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Bishop Auckland College began life as a Technical Institute with classes being run in the Mechanics Institute in Victoria Avenue and other town centre locations. In September 1950 the Technical Institute was opened in the old Railway Offices, Station Approach. Enrolment in 1950/51 was 250 part-time day and evening students. Today that figure is almost 8,500.
It was the demand for engineering courses needed by local industry that led to the first buildings for the Bishop Auckland Technical College (now Bishop Auckland College) on Woodhouse Lane. This was formally opened by County Alderman F. Hunt JP on Wednesday 26 February 1958 at 2.30pm.
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Since 1958 there have been only four other Principals prior to Anne Isherwood and these were Joanna Tait, H.F. Tirrell, H.A. Dickinson and Keith Byfield.
The college has approximately 8,500 students, most of whom are part-time, with around 1000 full-time students.