Huddersfield New College

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Motto Success For All Type Sixth Form College DfE number 382/8601 Total enrollment 2,300 (2010) Local authority Kirklees Colors Green, Violet		Established 1958 Chairman of Governors Linda Summers Phone +44 1484 652341 Founded 1958 Principal Angela Williams

Location New Hey Road Huddersfield West Yorkshire HD3 4GL England Address New Hey Road, Huddersfield HD3 4GL, United Kingdom Notable alumni Zöe Lucker, James Duddridge, Roger Berry, William Middlebrook, Luther Burrell Similar Kirklees College, University of Huddersfield, Calderdale College, Leeds City College, Wakefield College Profiles Twitter Facebook

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. On 17 May 2016 the college was assessed as 'Outstanding' in all 6 inspection domains following an OFSTED review. They are the first Sixth Form College to receive such an accolade under the new (September 2016) inspection framework.

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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.

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. 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. 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.

On 17 May 2016 the college was assessed as 'Outstanding' in all 6 inspection domains following an OFSTED review. They are the first Sixth Form College to receive such an accolade under the new (September 2016) inspection framework.

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

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

Allan Dobson, Chief Superintendent, Huddersfield and Holmfirth, West Yorkshire Police from 1990-1995

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..

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

Ali Mazrui, Kenyan historian and political scientist

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

References

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