Bilborough College
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Bilborough College is a sixth form college
in College Way, Bilborough
, Nottingham
, United Kingdom
.
The college has students from across the conurbation. A third of its students come from Nottingham, another third from the surrounding Nottinghamshire
and a third from South East Derbyshire
and Derby
city.
in 1975 when Nottingham's education system became comprehensive
. The college has grown from 635 students to 2,250 full-time students enrolled to be attending the college in September 2010. The college has a 65% of female students and 35% male. The new accommodations opened officially on 21 July 2006. The new building is divided into 3 blocks (A, B and C) and 4 floors (0-3). The new building has a , photographic lab, lecture theatre, theatre
, shop, refectory
, large art
rooms, library
and "sound proof" music
rooms. The development, designed by CPMG Architects, has already won a design award from the local civic society
, and has more recently received the Lord Mayor of Nottingham
's Award for Urban Design in October 2006.
is based entirely on Curriculum 2000, on Advanced Subsidiary-level (AS-level) and General Certificate of Education Advanced-Level (GCE A-level) provision. However it also caters for evening classes, with a programme provided in partnership with Broxtowe College, Nottingham. The college offers students the opportunity to study a variety of subjects:
report it gave the college 'Outstanding' in Mathematics
and English
and modern foreign languages. It received 'Good' in the remainder (Science
, Business
and information communications technology, Visual and performing arts, Humanities).
The college also earned an Ofsted
Particularly Successful College awards. This award recognised the excellent results for the college in 2004 and in 2005. The overall pass rate for 2005 was 98.4%, with an A-C pass rate of nearly 75% for 'A' level results.
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 College Way, Bilborough
Bilborough
Bilborough is a suburb of the city of Nottingham, England.Located just off the A6002 road is Bilborough College.Bilborough has a high street containing a bank , a butcher's shop, a Gregg's, a library and a Co-op store among others....
, Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
The college has students from across the conurbation. A third of its students come from Nottingham, another third from the surrounding Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
and a third from South East Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
and Derby
Derby
Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
city.
History
Opened in 1957 as Bilborough Grammar School, the school became 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...
in 1975 when Nottingham's education system became comprehensive
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
. The college has grown from 635 students to 2,250 full-time students enrolled to be attending the college in September 2010. The college has a 65% of female students and 35% male. The new accommodations opened officially on 21 July 2006. The new building is divided into 3 blocks (A, B and C) and 4 floors (0-3). The new building has a , photographic lab, lecture theatre, theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
, shop, refectory
Refectory
A refectory is a dining room, especially in monasteries, boarding schools and academic institutions. One of the places the term is most often used today is in graduate seminaries...
, large art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
rooms, library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
and "sound proof" music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
rooms. The development, designed by CPMG Architects, has already won a design award from the local civic society
Civic society
In the United Kingdom a civic society is a voluntary body or society which aims to represent the needs of a local community.A civic society may campaign for high standards of planning of new buildings or traffic schemes, conservation of historic buildings, and may present awards for good standards...
, and has more recently received the Lord Mayor of Nottingham
Lord Mayor of Nottingham
The Lord Mayor of Nottingham is a largely ceremonial role for the city of Nottingham, England. The position was historically Mayor of Nottingham; this was changed to Lord Mayor in 1928. The current Lord Mayor of Nottingham for 2010/2011 is Councillor Brian Grocock...
's Award for Urban Design in October 2006.
Curriculum
The curriculumCurriculum
See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...
is based entirely on Curriculum 2000, on Advanced Subsidiary-level (AS-level) and General Certificate of Education Advanced-Level (GCE A-level) provision. However it also caters for evening classes, with a programme provided in partnership with Broxtowe College, Nottingham. The college offers students the opportunity to study a variety of subjects:
| Visual and Performing Arts | Social Science | Language and Communication | Professional Studies | Science and PE | Mathematics and Computing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art | Government and Politics | Modern Languages | Accounting | Biology | Computing | ||
| Drama | History | English Language | Business Studies | Chemistry | Information and Communication Technology | ||
| Dance | Philosophy | English Literature | Economics | Physics | Mathematics | ||
| Film Studies | Psychology | General Studies | Critical Thinking | Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) | Electronics | Further Mathematics | |
| Media Studies | Religious Studies | Geography | Physical Education | ||||
| Music | Sociology | Law | |||||
| Music Technology | |||||||
| Performance Studies | |||||||
| Photography |
OFSTED Report
The most recent OfstedOfsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
report it gave the college 'Outstanding' in Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and modern foreign languages. It received 'Good' in the remainder (Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, Business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
and information communications technology, Visual and performing arts, Humanities).
The college also earned an Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
Particularly Successful College awards. This award recognised the excellent results for the college in 2004 and in 2005. The overall pass rate for 2005 was 98.4%, with an A-C pass rate of nearly 75% for 'A' level results.