Strode's College

Strode's College

Infobox UK school
name = Strode's College
established = 1975
type = Sixth form college
head_label = Headmaster
head = Dr. Frank Botham
street = High Street
city = Egham
county = Surrey
country = England
postcode = TW20 9DR
LEA = Surrey
enrollment = 1,250 (approx.)
religion = Non-denominational
gender = Mixed
lower_age = 16
upper_age = 19


free_label_1 = Telephone
free_1 = 01784 437506
free_label_2 = Fax
free_2 = 01784 471794
website = http://www.strodes.ac.uk
website_name = www.strodes.ac.uk

Strode's College is a sixth form college located in Egham, Surrey. Its history began in 1704 when Henry Strode bequeathed £6,000 to set up a free school in his native parish of Egham. In the twentieth century Strode's became a boys' grammar school before being designated a sixth form college in 1975. [Strode's College - [http://www.strodes.ac.uk/AboutUs/OurHistory/tabid/347/Default.aspx How Strode's started] ] It currently provides the widest range of A- and AS-Level courses for 16-19 year olds in North-West Surrey and at present has a roll of some 1250 students. Results exceed national averages and the College recorded 100% passes in 30 A level subjects in 2008. The college also provides a wide range of day and evening Adult Education courses. [Strode's College - [http://www.strodes.ac.uk/AdultEducation/tabid/180/Default.aspx Adult Education] ]

History

The College traces its origins to the free school founded by Henry Strode and this School and the Almshouses were built on the same site in Egham in 1706. The original buildings were pulled down. Of their replacements, built in 1828, two ranges of almshouses remain. Listed as historic buildings, they are still in use by the College. The present main College building dates from 1915.

The Worshipful Company of Coopers

From the time of its foundation the Coopers' Company was the Trustee of Henry Strode's Charity which administered the School but in 1912 the Charity Commissioners drafted a new Scheme which gave the School its own Board of Governors, changed it from an elementary to a secondary school and brought it into the Surrey education system. Under further changes introduced following the 1944 Education Act, the School was granted Voluntary Controlled status as a Boys' Grammar School and the composition of its Governing Body set to include four Foundation Trustees, one of whom, at least, was to be a representative of the Company.

The Company continues to provide funds administered by the Foundation Trustees for the benefit of the College.

Notable alumni

*Paul Casey, professional golfer
*Aubrey Manning, zoologist and broadcaster
*Gavin Greenaway, composer and conductor
*Hard-Fi band members [The Independent - [http://news.independent.co.uk/education/further/article2715260.ece Musicians take note: FE colleges are ideal for budding artists] , 28 June 2007]
*Susie Amy, actress
*James Martinez, lead singer of the Daniel Ash's

External links

* [http://www.strodes.ac.uk Strode's College Website]
* [http://www.coopers-hall.co.uk The Worshipful Company of Coopers]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?urn=130833&providerCategoryID=524288 Strode's College Ofsted Report]
* [http://www.strodes.ac.uk/Home/tabid/54/Default.aspx 2006 results]

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