Esher College
Encyclopedia
Esher College is a sixth form college
located in Thames Ditton
, Elmbridge
, U.K
on the northern edge of Surrey. It is situated just south of the roundabout of the A309 and B364.
, which moved from a site now occupied by the Hollyfield School
in 1965.
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who trended as a topic of twitter after his heroic performance in keeping calm whilst under a barage from a racist rant in Croydon - November 2011.
Sixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
located in Thames Ditton
Thames Ditton
Thames Ditton is a village in Surrey, England, bordering Greater London. It is situated 12.2 miles south-west of Charing Cross between the towns of Kingston upon Thames, Surbiton, Esher and East Molesey...
, Elmbridge
Elmbridge
Elmbridge is a local government district and borough in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Esher. The district has only one civil parish, which is Claygate...
, U.K
United Kingdom
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Admissions
It has just under 1700 students enrolled. Esher College is very close to Thames Ditton railway stationThames Ditton railway station
Thames Ditton railway station serves Thames Ditton in the Elmbridge district of Surrey, England. It is the only intermediate station on the Hampton Court branch...
on the northern edge of Surrey. It is situated just south of the roundabout of the A309 and B364.
Grammar school
It was formerly Esher County Grammar School which was the new site of Surbiton County GrammarSurbiton County Grammar
Surbiton County Grammar was a school in Surbiton on the borders of London and Surrey, that having been established in the 1920s, went through a number of changes, moving location and changing name. The school was attended by boys from the whole of north Surrey. It boasted a number of notable...
, which moved from a site now occupied by the Hollyfield School
Hollyfield School
Hollyfield School is a co-educational comprehensive foundation school, located in Surbiton, in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, London – with Technology College status. There are approximately 1,100 students on roll, with 220 in the sixth form...
in 1965.
Sixth form college
It became a sixth form college in 1974. It had 600 pupils in the 1970s, 700 in the 1980s, and 800 in the 1990s.Alumni
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The Guy in the Background -
who trended as a topic of twitter after his heroic performance in keeping calm whilst under a barage from a racist rant in Croydon - November 2011.
Esher County Grammar School
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