Bilborough College
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Type | Sixth form college |
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Established | 1975 |
Principal | Dave Shaw |
Location | , |
Website | www |
Bilborough Sixth Form College is a sixth form college in Nottingham, England. The college has students from across the conurbation. A third of its students come from Nottingham, another third from the surrounding Nottinghamshire another third from Derbyshire. The majority of students will study at the college for two years.
History[]
Opened in 1957 as Bilborough Grammar School, the school became a sixth form college in 1975 when Nottingham's education system became comprehensive. The college has grown from 635 students to 1600 full-time students enrolled to be attending the college in September 2016.
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 "soundproof" 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.
Curriculum[]
The curriculum is based on A-level provision with the option for some BTEC qualifications. The college offers students the opportunity to study a wide variety of subjects.
A Level[]
Visual and Performing Arts | Social Science | Language and Communication | Professional Studies | Science and PE | Mathematics and Computing | Extended Studies |
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Art | Ethics, Philosophy and Religion | English Language | Business Studies | Chemistry | Further Mathematics | Trinity Acting |
Dance | Geography | English Literature | Economics | Electronics | Mathematical Studies | Extended Project Qualification |
Drama and Theatre Studies | Government and Politics | French | Law | Physical Education | Mathematics | |
Film Studies | History | German | Physics | Computer Science | ||
Media Studies | Psychology | Spanish | Biology | |||
Music | Sociology | |||||
Music Technology | Criminology | |||||
Photography | ||||||
Product Design |
BTEC[]
The college offers BTEC qualifications across the following areas:
- Performing Arts
- Information Technology
- Creative Digital Media Production
- Business
- Sport
- Applied Science
International Baccalaureate[]
The International Baccalaureate was taught at the college from 2009 to 2016 and celebrated some of the best national results, including three 40+ scores.
Academic performance[]
Bilborough College students have had A-level pass rates exceeding 98% since 2004, with 27 of the subjects on offer reaching pass rates of 100%. Twenty-five per cent of entries achieved A*- A, 3% more than the previous year, while over 50% achieved grades A*-B.[1]
The most recent Ofsted inspection, in 2020, found the college rated as “good” in all categories by inspectors. The college was also rated good in the previous inspection in 2016.[2]
Alumni[]
- Rosie Barnes, former SDP MP
- Alice Levine DJ and presenter
References[]
- ^ "A Level Results exceed 99% - Bilborough College". Bilborough College. 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
- ^ "Bilborough is a "Good" college: Ofsted 2016 - Bilborough College". Bilborough College. 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
External links[]
- Educational institutions established in 1957
- Sixth form colleges in Nottinghamshire
- 1957 establishments in England