Tollbar Business and Enterprise College

Tollbar Business and Enterprise College

Tollbar Business Enterprise and Humanities College is a Business, Enterprise and Humanities College on "Station Road" in New Waltham, North East Lincolnshire, England.

Admissions

A secondary school with a sixth form, it serves 11-18 year olds. The largest school in North East Lincolnshire, it has around 2000 pupils. [ [http://schoolsfinder.direct.gov.uk/8124078/school-profile/2004/] DirectGov, pupil numbers as of January 2007] The College lies on the border of North East Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire (East Lindsey), and is one mile south of Grimsby. Students come from Grimsby, Cleethorpes, and surrounding Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire villages.

History

The original school was opened in 1937 for 300 pupils. It became the Tollbar Secondary Modern School. Further expansion occurred in the 1970s, and has continued. It is situated on the junction of the A16 and B1219.

Academic performance

In July 2002, it was awarded Business and Enterprise College status. In September 2004, it was awarded foundation school status. [ [http://www.tollbarbec.co.uk/page2.htm] Official school website] The sixth form is a partnership with Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education. It gets the best GCSE results in North East Lincolnshire LEA, and the second best A level results after Franklin College with results similar to a grammar school.

In May 2008, Principal David Hampson suspended [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/7392684.stm] Grimsby Telegraph Article] 74 pupils for using the school computers to play a simple game based on the movie Tron. [ [http://www.armagetronad.net/] Armagetronad] The game was brought into the school on USB drives and passed between the students. The school also forbids mobile phones or any other electronic equipment.

ee also

* Healing School, another of the three good schools in North East Lincolnshire, although without a sixth form.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.tollbarbec.co.uk Official school website]
* [http://www.edubase.gov.uk/EstablishmentView.aspx?EstablishmentID=18073 EduBase]

News items

* [http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2002201069,00.html Mr Hampson]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6705047.stm Using search wands to spot mobile phones in May 2007]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/4167237.stm Introducing metal detectors in January 2005]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4180000/newsid_4181700/4181733.stm Newsround article on metal detectors]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/3758888.stm Changing to a five term year in October 2004]
* [http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=151720&command=displayContent&sourceNode=151488&contentPK=17753996&folderPk=86524&pNodeId=151459 Beauty Salon at school]


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