Gillbrook College
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Gillbrook College is a secondary school situated in Teesville
, Redcar and Cleveland
, England
.
, and round the corner from the Redcar & Cleveland Council Town Hall and Eston Park School
, whose playing fields adjoin the school. It is in the Anglican parish of Christ Church, Eston.
with 650 boys and girls. The schoolmotto was Sapera Aude.
in 1994 until 2006 and an Arts College
in 2009.
Teesville
Teesville is an area in the Middlesbrough agglomeration in the north east of England, and part of the Unitary Authority of Redcar and Cleveland and in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. It has a population of approximately 7,000 residents...
, Redcar and Cleveland
Redcar and Cleveland
The borough of Redcar & Cleveland is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England consisting of Redcar, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Guisborough, and small towns such as Brotton, Eston, Skelton and Loftus. It had a resident population of 139,132 in 2001, and is part of the Tees...
, England
England
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.
Location
It is situated just south of Eston Sports Academy on Normanby Road near the A1085A1085 road
The A1085 is a road that runs from Middlesbrough to Marske-by-the-Sea in the former county of Cleveland. There is a long straight part of the road whilst it passes the former ICI Wilton plant towards Redcar, this part of the road is the main road towards Redcar from the west and towards...
, and round the corner from the Redcar & Cleveland Council Town Hall and Eston Park School
Eston Park School
Eston Park Secondary School is a Business & Enterprise Specialist Foundation secondary school located in Teesville, near Middlesbrough, England...
, whose playing fields adjoin the school. It is in the Anglican parish of Christ Church, Eston.
Grammar school
It opened in September 1955 as Eston Grammar School in TeesvilleTeesville
Teesville is an area in the Middlesbrough agglomeration in the north east of England, and part of the Unitary Authority of Redcar and Cleveland and in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. It has a population of approximately 7,000 residents...
with 650 boys and girls. The schoolmotto was Sapera Aude.
Comprehensive
It became known as Gillbrook School in 1973, then Gillbrook Technology College, and finally Gilbrook College. It became a Technology CollegeTechnology College
Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...
in 1994 until 2006 and an Arts College
Arts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts...
in 2009.
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