Beauchamp College

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name = The Beauchamp College


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established = 15th century
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type = Community comprehensive
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head = Mr Richard Parker
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specialist = Technology College
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street = Ridge Way
city = Leicester
county = Leicestershire
country = England
postcode = LE2 5TP
LEA = Leicestershire
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staff = c. 300 total
enrollment = 1738
gender = Coeducational
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upper_age = 19
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The Beauchamp College (pronounced "bee chum") is a comprehensive upper school and further education community college, in Oadby, a town on the outskirts of Leicester, England. It is next door to the Gartree High School. All upper schools in Oadby and Wigston are built next door to other secondary schools.

History

The school started life as Kibworth Beauchamp Grammar School (KBGS), a long-established grammar school on "School Lane" in Kibworth, which dated back nearly 600 years to the mid 15th century. It became an Upper School in 1964 as the Beauchamp Grammar School when it moved into new buildings in Oadby, a rapidly growing residential suburban area to the South of Leicester, about four miles from the City of Leicester. In 1968 it became fully comprehensive, serving Oadby as its main catchment area as well as drawing from villages up to eight miles in radius outside of Oadby town.

Community college

Beauchamp is also a Community College, with over 2500 part-time students taking part in over 5000 day and evening classes recreational, cultural and academic.

Funding

On April 1, 1996 Beauchamp gained the status of Technology College. It received sponsorship of over £122,000 from The Garfield Weston Foundation, Lloyds Bank, Alliance & Leicester, Midland Bank, Psion, Sainsbury's. The college also receives a maintenance grant of £221,375 from the DfES. This additional funding has enhanced the quality of provision, and allowed for a number of refurbishments and new buildings at the College including a cutting-edge new design facility, that includes an exhibition centre. The most recently completed is an Adult Learning Centre which provides rooms and conference rooms for hire.

ports centre

The sports centre was completed in 2006, includes two full size basketball courts, two fully electronic scoreboards and a state-of-the-art dance studio. There are also vending machines which provide delicious nutritional bars along with energy drinks. The fitness centre, run by [http://www.activelifehealthandfitness.co.uk Active Life] , is open to the public on a membership fee basis.

Publications

* "A History of Kibworth Beauchamp Grammar School" by Bernard Elliott

Alumni

* Queen bassist John Deacon (as a grammar school for six years) 1962-9
* Sara Dhada- Candidate on The Apprentice Series Four.
* Amanda Drew- Dr. May Wright in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders
* Frank Dunlop - theatre director (1928-35)
* Bill Maynard (1940-45) - British comedian and actor.
* Kellie Moody - Quarter Finalist On BBC Three's Britain's Missing Top Model, Miss Deaf UK
* Lathaniel Rowe-Turner - Leicester City F.C.Player
* David Shrigley - Cartoonist
* Amy Voce- Radio presenter on Heart 106
* Peter Wilby - Editor of the New Statesman

External links

* [http://www.beauchamp.leics.sch.uk Beauchamp Website]
* [http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~pml1/kbgs/welcome.htm Former grammar school in 1958]