Taunton's College
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Taunton's College is a sixth form college
in Upper Shirley, Southampton
attended by approximately 1340 students.
It is situated to the west of Southampton Common
next to the Bellemoor pub at the junction of Hill Lane and Bellemoor Road. Near to the south is King Edward VI School, Southampton
.
, to be called Taunton's Trade School. The school became a public secondary school and the name changed once more to Taunton's School.
(then the Coalition Conservative MP for Hastings
) on 26 April 1927. On 14 July 1955, 18 year old Anthony Willis and 17 year old Douglas Lane of the school and 16 year old Elizabeth Bolton of the girls' grammar school (later to be Hill College) were killed on Southampton Common when sheltering under an oak tree which was struck by lightning. It was administered by the City of Southampton Education Committee. In 1968 it had around 850 boys.
for boys and renamed to Richard Taunton College. From 1978 girls were admitted.
for girls and renamed to Southampton College for Girls. Boys were admitted from 1979, along with a name change to Hill College, reflecting the location of the college.
Funds hoped for the redevelopment of many sixth form and Further Education colleges throughout England were revealed earlier in 2009 to be insufficient for a mooted major national programme of rebuilds. Taunton's proposal was one of many which in the outturn could not be funded.
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...
in Upper Shirley, Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
attended by approximately 1340 students.
Admissions
It offers a range of courses, mostly A Levels and more notably the International Baccalaureate. Many students participate in a range of extracurricular activities, including a yearly trip to rural Tanzania, which students fundraise for themselves.It is situated to the west of Southampton Common
Southampton Common
Southampton Common is a large open space to the north of the city centre of Southampton, England. It is bounded by the districts of Shirley, Bassett, Highfield and Portswood. The area supports a large variety of wildlife, including the largest recorded population of the internationally rare great...
next to the Bellemoor pub at the junction of Hill Lane and Bellemoor Road. Near to the south is King Edward VI School, Southampton
King Edward VI School, Southampton
King Edward VI School, often referred to as King Edward's, or simply KES, is a selective co-educational independent day School located in Southampton, United Kingdom and is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. It was founded in 1553, after the death of William Capon , who...
.
Foundation
Taunton's School was founded in 1760 by Richard Taunton, former Mayor of Southampton. In 1864 it moved to a specially built site on New Road. In 1875 it was established as an endowed schoolEndowed Schools Act 1869
The Endowed Schools Act 1869 was introduced in Britain during William Ewart Gladstone’s first ministry.An Endowed Schools Commission was created to draw up new schemes of distribution for schools which received funding from the government; previous endowments had been seen as poorly distributed and...
, to be called Taunton's Trade School. The school became a public secondary school and the name changed once more to Taunton's School.
Grammar school
In 1926, the school moved to a new campus on Highfield Road. It was officially opened by Eustace Percy, 1st Baron Percy of NewcastleEustace Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Newcastle
Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Newcastle PC , styled Lord Eustace Percy between 1899 and 1953, was a British diplomat, Conservative politician and public servant...
(then the Coalition Conservative MP for Hastings
Hastings (UK Parliament constituency)
Hastings was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1885 general election, when its representation was reduced to one member....
) on 26 April 1927. On 14 July 1955, 18 year old Anthony Willis and 17 year old Douglas Lane of the school and 16 year old Elizabeth Bolton of the girls' grammar school (later to be Hill College) were killed on Southampton Common when sheltering under an oak tree which was struck by lightning. It was administered by the City of Southampton Education Committee. In 1968 it had around 850 boys.
Sixth form college
In 1969, it was reorganised as a sixth form collegeSixth 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...
for boys and renamed to Richard Taunton College. From 1978 girls were admitted.
Hill College
Meanwhile, in 1858, the Southampton College and High School for Girls was founded. In 1936 it moved to a site on Hill Lane. In 1967, it was reorganised as a sixth form collegeSixth 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...
for girls and renamed to Southampton College for Girls. Boys were admitted from 1979, along with a name change to Hill College, reflecting the location of the college.
Merger
In 1989 the two colleges merged using the name Taunton's College although the Hill Lane site was refurbished and moved into in 1993.Redevelopment proposal 2007
A 2007 redevelopment proposal for Taunton's College, on Hill Lane in Southampton, which proposed replacement of nearly all the buildings on the site including the main building completed in 1937 as the Southampton Grammar School for Girls was formally cancelled by June 2009.Funds hoped for the redevelopment of many sixth form and Further Education colleges throughout England were revealed earlier in 2009 to be insufficient for a mooted major national programme of rebuilds. Taunton's proposal was one of many which in the outturn could not be funded.
Eminent alumni
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