Spelthorne College
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Spelthorne College was a sixth form
college in Ashford, Surrey
, England, positioned on the High Street.
Along with all colleges in the post 16 sector in England and Wales, Spelthorne was removed from the control of the County Council in 1992 when the funding passed to a central government quango - the Further Education Funding Council for England
, later replaced by the Learning and Skills Council
. The college performed well in external reviews, notably gaining 23/24 points in the Quality Assurance Agency's (QAA) review of its higher education provision in business studies.
A college archive is being maintained and some historic items are now lodged with the Spelthorne Museum.
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
college in Ashford, Surrey
Ashford, Surrey
Ashford is a town almost entirely in the Surrey borough of Spelthorne in England, with a small part falling within Greater London. It is a suburban development situated 15 miles west south-west of Charing Cross in London and forms part of the London commuter belt...
, England, positioned on the High Street.
Former school
It was originally founded as Ashford County Grammar School, for 11-18 year olds, in 1911 in what was then the county of Middlesex.Sixth form college
In the 1970s, with Middlesex ceasing to exist as a county, it was redesignated by Surrey County Council as an Ashford Sixth Form College.Merger
Following a merger with the sixth form college in Sunbury, it became Spelthorne College, Spelthorne being the name of the borough council.Along with all colleges in the post 16 sector in England and Wales, Spelthorne was removed from the control of the County Council in 1992 when the funding passed to a central government quango - the Further Education Funding Council for England
Further Education Funding Council for England
The Further Education Funding Council for England was a non-departmental public body of the Department for Education and Skills in the United Kingdom which distributed funding to Further Education and Sixth Form Colleges in England between 1992 and 2001....
, later replaced by the Learning and Skills Council
Learning and Skills Council
The Learning and Skills Council was a non-departmental public body jointly sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Children, Schools and Families in England...
. The college performed well in external reviews, notably gaining 23/24 points in the Quality Assurance Agency's (QAA) review of its higher education provision in business studies.
Brooklands College
As part of a strategic area review conducted by the Learning Skills Council in 2004, it was recognised that in order to expand the college and modernise its premises, it should be merged with a larger institution. On 1 August 2007, the merger was completed and the college now operates as the Ashford Campus of Brooklands College, the other campus being the Brooklands College's Weybridge site.A college archive is being maintained and some historic items are now lodged with the Spelthorne Museum.
Current use
Currently the college is home to the London Heathrow Acers basketball team. Formed from the Spelthorne Acers, the team have performed with some success in the national women's league.Ashford County Grammar School, Sunbury and Ashford Colleges and Spelthorne College
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External links
- Spelthorne Museum
- Brooklands College Ashford Campus
- Capital Bid Minutes
- LSC Capital Funding Cash Freeze
- Dissolution Order
- QAA Review of Business Studies
- FE Focus on 18 September, 2009
- FE Focus on 13 November, 2009
- FE Focus on 4 December, 2009
- FE Focus on 29 January, 2010
- London Heathrow Acers
- 2009 College Inspection Report