Huddersfield New College
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Huddersfield New College is a former grammar school
and current sixth form college
located in Salendine Nook
on the outskirts of Huddersfield
, in the English county of West Yorkshire
. The current Principal is Angela Williams.
in 2008. Like most sixth form colleges, good performance at GCSE is required to attend. It is situated to the west of the town, on New Hey Road (A640
) less than a mile from junction 23 of the M62
.
, the chess master, had been Principal from 1909-36. In 1959, the girls-only Longley Technical High School moved to the campus, with a new school called Huddersfield High School also on New Hey Road with 700 girls run by Huddersfield Education Committee. Princess Margaret opened the girls' school on the campus on 14 November 1958. The whole site, including Salendine Nook High School, had cost £1 million. Sir Edward Boyle
opened Huddersfield New College on 26 March 1958.
The last admission of 11-year-olds was in 1972, and the college then began a gradual transition from a boys only grammar school to a co-educational sixth form college. During the dissolution of the grammar schools under Harold Wilson's watch, (an old boy of the nearby Royds Hall Grammar School), he infamously said that grammar schools would be dismantled over his dead body. However the sixth form college has retained much of the academic-minded ethos of his former school.
. In 2001 it was administered by West Yorkshire LSC, whose executive director was Margaret Coleman, a former Principal of the College.
In January 2007, building works commenced to expand the current school to increase capacity. New buildings will house additional classrooms for Geography, Art, Psychology, Textiles, Modern Languages, IT, Media Studies and a new student dining area (known as the IT Café by students). Additional expansion to 'The boiler house' - the current performing arts area is also commencing, yielding increased classrooms a recording studio and a new theatre. There has also been expansion to the sports center, which now houses: Sports Studies, Travel and Tourism, Sociology, Health and Social Care, Children's Learning, Care and Development. Also a large gym with state-of-the-art equipment, and a large sports hall.
, Germany
, Poland
Tanzania
, and Spain
.
In January 2010, one teacher of the college, Shelley Martin, was awarded the "best teacher" of the year for West Yorkshire Teachers.
The following year, in March 2011, mathematics teacher Hassan Rezaei was the runner-up to the "best teacher" award for West Yorkshire Teachers.
, who praised the college and rated it "Good" with some "outstanding" features. It has also been said that the college would be ranked as 'Outstanding' overall if not for the wide intake of students from all backgrounds and ability. The college is non-selective and also has the best results in the country for vocational courses, which can be taken at foundation, intermediate, or higher levels.
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
and current sixth form college
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 Salendine Nook
Salendine Nook
Salendine Nook is a district of Huddersfield to the north-west of Huddersfield in the English county of West Yorkshire.Bordered to the north-east by Laund Hill, Weather Hill and Low Hill and to the south-west by the natural scar of Longwood Edge, above the suburb of Longwood...
on the outskirts of Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
, in the English county of West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
. The current Principal is Angela Williams.
Admissions
It should not be confused with Huddersfield Technical College, which became Kirklees CollegeKirklees College
Kirklees College is a further education college with two main centres in the towns of Dewsbury and Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England.-History:...
in 2008. Like most sixth form colleges, good performance at GCSE is required to attend. It is situated to the west of the town, on New Hey Road (A640
A640 road
The A640 is a road in England which runs between Rochdale in Greater Manchester and Huddersfield in West Yorkshire.The Rochdale terminus is the junction of Drake Street and Manchester Road...
) less than a mile from junction 23 of the M62
M62 motorway
The M62 motorway is a west–east trans-Pennine motorway in Northern England, connecting the cities of Liverpool and Hull via Manchester and Leeds. The road also forms part of the unsigned Euroroutes E20 and E22...
.
Grammar school
The college was founded in 1958 when the existing Huddersfield College (founded in 1839) was merged with Hillhouse Technical School to form a new boys' grammar school at a new campus at Salendine Nook with 950 boys. Henry Ernest AtkinsHenry Ernest Atkins
Henry Ernest Atkins was a British chess master who is best known for his unparalleled record of winning the British Chess Championship nine times in eleven attempts. He won every year from 1905 to 1911, and again in 1924 and 1925...
, the chess master, had been Principal from 1909-36. In 1959, the girls-only Longley Technical High School moved to the campus, with a new school called Huddersfield High School also on New Hey Road with 700 girls run by Huddersfield Education Committee. Princess Margaret opened the girls' school on the campus on 14 November 1958. The whole site, including Salendine Nook High School, had cost £1 million. Sir Edward Boyle
Edward Boyle
Edward Charles Gurney Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth CH PC was a British Conservative Party politician, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds.-Early life and career:...
opened Huddersfield New College on 26 March 1958.
The last admission of 11-year-olds was in 1972, and the college then began a gradual transition from a boys only grammar school to a co-educational sixth form college. During the dissolution of the grammar schools under Harold Wilson's watch, (an old boy of the nearby Royds Hall Grammar School), he infamously said that grammar schools would be dismantled over his dead body. However the sixth form college has retained much of the academic-minded ethos of his former school.
Sixth form college
It became a sixth form college when the two grammar schools, Huddersfield New College and Huddersfield High School, gradually merged from 1973. In 1974 it was administered by Kirklees Metropolitan Council until 1993 when funded by the FEFCFurther 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....
. In 2001 it was administered by West Yorkshire LSC, whose executive director was Margaret Coleman, a former Principal of the College.
Buildings
More recently, the eastern half of the original 1958 built building has been demolished, and replaced with a modern construction grafted onto the remaining half of the original building.In January 2007, building works commenced to expand the current school to increase capacity. New buildings will house additional classrooms for Geography, Art, Psychology, Textiles, Modern Languages, IT, Media Studies and a new student dining area (known as the IT Café by students). Additional expansion to 'The boiler house' - the current performing arts area is also commencing, yielding increased classrooms a recording studio and a new theatre. There has also been expansion to the sports center, which now houses: Sports Studies, Travel and Tourism, Sociology, Health and Social Care, Children's Learning, Care and Development. Also a large gym with state-of-the-art equipment, and a large sports hall.
Curriculum
The college provides pupils with abroad experiences, being that there are chances for the students to participate in exchanges and work experience overseas, including countries like FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
, and Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
In January 2010, one teacher of the college, Shelley Martin, was awarded the "best teacher" of the year for West Yorkshire Teachers.
The following year, in March 2011, mathematics teacher Hassan Rezaei was the runner-up to the "best teacher" award for West Yorkshire Teachers.
Academic performance
In October 2008, the college was formally inspected by 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 ....
, who praised the college and rated it "Good" with some "outstanding" features. It has also been said that the college would be ranked as 'Outstanding' overall if not for the wide intake of students from all backgrounds and ability. The college is non-selective and also has the best results in the country for vocational courses, which can be taken at foundation, intermediate, or higher levels.
Alumni
- Roger BerryRoger BerryDr Roger Leslie Berry is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Kingswood from 1992 to 2010.-Early life:...
, Labour MP from 1992-2010 for KingswoodKingswood (UK Parliament constituency)Kingswood is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... - James Duddridge, Conservative MP since 2005 for Rochford and Southend East
- Zöe LuckerZöe LuckerZöe Elizabeth Lucker is an English actress best known for playing the roles of Tanya Turner on ITV's Footballers' Wives and Vanessa Gold in EastEnders.-Career:...
, actress - Gary RamsdenGary RamsdenGary Ramsden is an English first-class cricketer, who played in one first-class match, and one one day match, for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2000. He played another one day match for the Yorkshire Cricket Board in 2002.Ramsden scored 0 not out in his only first-class innings, and did not...
, cricketer
Huddersfield College
- Edward Armitage CB, patent officer and President from 1983-6 of the International Association for the Protection of Industrial PropertyInternational Association for the Protection of Industrial PropertyThe International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property or AIPPI, an acronym for Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle in French , is a non-profit international organisation whose members are intellectual property professionals,...
- Prof Peter ArmitagePeter ArmitagePeter Armitage is a statistician specialising in medical statistics.Peter Armitage attended Huddersfield College and went on to read mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge. Armitage belonged to the generation of mathematicians who came to maturity in the Second World War...
CBE, statistician and President of the Royal Statistical SocietyRoyal Statistical SocietyThe Royal Statistical Society is a learned society for statistics and a professional body for statisticians in the UK.-History:It was founded in 1834 as the Statistical Society of London , though a perhaps unrelated London Statistical Society was in existence at least as early as 1824...
from 1982-4, and Professor of Applied Statistics from 1976–90 at the University of OxfordUniversity of OxfordThe University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096... - Dr Edward Broadbent FRS, aeronautical engineer at the Royal Aircraft EstablishmentRoyal Aircraft EstablishmentThe Royal Aircraft Establishment , was a British research establishment, known by several different names during its history, that eventually came under the aegis of the UK Ministry of Defence , before finally losing its identity in mergers with other institutions.The first site was at Farnborough...
- Sir William BroadbentWilliam BroadbentSir William Henry Broadbent, 1st Baronet was an English neurologist who was born in Lindley, now part of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. He studied medicine at Owens College and the Royal School of Medicine in Manchester...
, President from 1895-6 of the Neurological Society and from 1887-8 of the Clinical Society, and father of Walter BroadbentWalter BroadbentDr. Walter Broadbent was an English physician remembered for describing the Broadbent sign of constrictive pericarditis.- Biography :... - Joseph CoatesJoseph CoatesJoseph Coates was an English-born Australian schoolmaster and cricketer.-Early life:Coates was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, the son of Joseph, a cordwainer, and his wife Ellen...
- Prof Peter Chadwick FRS, Professor of Mathematics from 1965–91 at the University of East AngliaUniversity of East AngliaThe University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
- Prof John Craggs, Professor of Electronic Engineering from 1955–82 at the University of LiverpoolUniversity of LiverpoolThe University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
- Prof Roger Fletcher, Professor of Mathematics from 1993-2005 at the University of DundeeUniversity of DundeeThe University of Dundee is a university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on eastern coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland and with a small number of institutions elsewhere....
- Dr Geoffrey Fryer FRS, freshwater biologist
- Prof Ken Haley, Professor of Modern History from 1962–82 at the University of SheffieldUniversity of SheffieldThe University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
- Sir Amos Hirst OBE, Chairman from 1941-55 of The Football AssociationThe Football AssociationThe Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association...
- Prof Paul Hirst, Professor of Education from 1971–88 at the University of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
- Roger de Lacy Holmes CB, Chief Executive from 2002-7 of the St. John AmbulanceSt. John AmbulanceSt John Ambulance, branded as St John in some territories, is a common name used by a number of affiliated organisations in different countries dedicated to the teaching and practice of medical first aid and the provision of ambulance services, all of which derive their origins from the St John...
- Alfred Lee, Editor from 1965-7 of the Huddersfield ExaminerHuddersfield Daily ExaminerThe Huddersfield Daily Examiner is an English local daily evening newspaper covering Huddersfield and its surrounding areas. The first edition was published, as a weekly, on September 6, 1851, as the Huddersfield & Holmfirth Examiner and the newspaper has been published on a daily basis since...
- David LiddimentDavid LiddimentDavid Liddiment is a non-executive director of the independent production company All3Media, the largest independent production house in the UK...
, Director of Programmes at ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
from 1997–2002, and member of the BBC TrustBBC TrustThe BBC Trust is the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation. It is operationally independent of BBC management and external bodies, and aims to act in the best interests of licence fee payers.... - Frederick MallalieuFrederick MallalieuFrederick William Mallalieu was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Colne Valley at a by-election in 1916...
, Liberal MP for Colne ValleyColne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)Colne Valley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. In the post-war period the seat had the distinction of being one of the few Labour/Liberal marginals,...
from 1916–22 - Geoff Mayall, Director of Education for TamesideTamesideThe Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after the River Tame which flows through the borough and spans the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Mossley and Stalybridge. Its western...
from 1976-9 - Sir William MiddlebrookSir William Middlebrook, 1st BaronetSir William Middlebrook, 1st Baronet was an English solicitor and Liberal Party politician.-Family and education:...
, Liberal MP from 1908–22 for Leeds SouthLeeds South (UK Parliament constituency)Leeds South was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election... - Prof Michael Moore, Professor of Theoretical Physics since 1976 at the University of ManchesterUniversity of ManchesterThe University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
- Ian Munro, Editor from 1976–88 of The LancetThe LancetThe Lancet is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal. It is one of the world's best known, oldest, and most respected general medical journals...
and President from 1991-7 of Physicians for Human RightsPhysicians for Human RightsPhysicians for Human Rights was founded in 1986 by a small group of doctors who believed the unique scientific expertise and authority of health professionals could bring human rights violations to light and provide justice for victims...
(UK) - Prof Alec Myers, Professor of Medieval History from 1967-80 at the University of LiverpoolUniversity of LiverpoolThe University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
, and President from 1973-6 of the Historical AssociationHistorical AssociationThe Historical Association is an organisation founded in 1906 and based in London, England. The goals of the Historical Association are to support "the study and enjoyment of history at all levels by creating an environment that promotes lifelong learning and provides for the evolving needs of... - Walter ParrattWalter ParrattSir Walter Parratt KCVO was an English organist and composer.-Biography:Born in Huddersfield, son of a parish organist, Parratt began to play the pipe organ from an early age, and held posts as an organist while still a child...
, organist - Rear-AdmRear AdmiralRear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
John Raven CB - Sir Charles Reece, ICIImperial Chemical IndustriesImperial Chemical Industries was a British chemical company, taken over by AkzoNobel, a Dutch conglomerate, one of the largest chemical producers in the world. In its heyday, ICI was the largest manufacturing company in the British Empire, and commonly regarded as a "bellwether of the British...
executive - Dr Derek Rushworth, Headmaster from 1971-85 of Holland Park SchoolHolland Park SchoolHolland Park School was opened in London, UK, in 1958. It became the flagship for comprehensive education, and in its heyday had over 2000 in the student body. It became known as the "socialist Eton", and a number of high-profile socialists sent their children to Holland Park School, adding to its...
- Prof George Sheldrick, Professor of Structural Chemistry since 1978 at the University of Göttingen
- Prof Alfred Sykes, Professor from 1980–99 of Inorganic Chemistry at Newcastle University
- Dr Nicholas TateNicholas TateDr. Nicholas Tate is a historian who was educated at Balliol College, University of Oxford, and at the universities of Bristol and Liverpool and until July 2011 was the Director-General of the International School of Geneva, Switzerland. Dr...
CBE, Chief Executive from 1997–2000 of the Qualifications and Curriculum AuthorityQualifications and Curriculum AuthorityThe Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency is an exempt charity, and an executive non-departmental public body of the Department for Children, Schools and Families... - Sir Thomas Palmer WhittakerThomas Palmer WhittakerSir Thomas Palmer Whittaker PC MP was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician. -Early life:...
, Liberal MP from 1882–1919 for Spen ValleySpen Valley (UK Parliament constituency)Spen Valley was a parliamentary constituency in the valley of the River Spen in West Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:... - William WillisWilliam Willis (politician)William Willis was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.Willis was the son of William Willis a manufacturer of Luton. He was educated at Huddersfield College and at the University of London. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1861 and...
, Liberal MP from 1880-5 for ColchesterColchester (UK Parliament constituency)Colchester is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:... - Prof William Wittrick FRS, Beale Professor from 1969–82 of Civil Engineering at the University of BirminghamUniversity of BirminghamThe University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
- Lewis Womersley CBE, architect - designed the Manchester Business SchoolManchester Business SchoolManchester Business School is the largest department of the University of Manchester in Manchester, England. According to Bloomberg Business Week's ranking of the world's best business schools the MBS MBA is ranked third in the world...
- Sir German Sims WoodheadGerman Sims WoodheadSir German Sims Woodhead, KBE was an English pathologist, born at Huddersfield. He studied in Huddersfield College, Edinburgh University, and in Berlin and Vienna. In 1899 he was made professor of pathology in Cambridge University. At various times he was president of the Royal Medical Society,...
, President of the Royal Medical SocietyRoyal Medical SocietyThe Royal Medical Society is the oldest medical society in the United Kingdom . Known originally as 'the Medical Society' when it was established in 1737, it was granted a Royal Charter in 1778...
in 1878 and the Royal Microscopical SocietyRoyal Microscopical SocietyThe Royal Microscopical Society is an international scientific society for the promotion of microscopy. RMS draws members from all over the world and is dedicated to advancing science, developing careers and supporting wider understanding of science and microscopy through its Science and Society...
from 1890-9
Salendine Nook Secondary School
- Prof Andrew Bradley, Professor of Surgery at the University of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
and President of the British Transplantation Society from 1999–2002
See also
- List of schools in Kirklees
- Huddersfield College of Education on Holly Bank Road in Lindley - became part of the Polytechnic, then the UniversityUniversity of HuddersfieldThe University of Huddersfield is a university located in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.- History :The University traces its roots back to a Science and Mechanic Institute founded in 1825...
's School of Education - Huddersfield College of Technology - was the institution that became the Polytechnic in June 1970