Collingham College
Collingham College is an independent, co-educational school, founded as Collingham Tutors in 1975, by Old Etonian John Marsden and Nicholas Browne.[1] Collingham is situated in London's Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is directly between Earl's Court and Gloucester Road stations, both served by the District and the Piccadilly lines. Collingham's campus includes the sixth form building at 23 Collingham Gardens, and the GCSE school occupying a large Georgian townhouse on Young Street by Hyde Park.
The Principal of Collingham is Sally Powell, BA PGCE MPhil Oxon and the Deputy Principal is James Allder BA. Many of the tutors at Collingham are expert academics, who join the school after professional careers in their field.[2] Collingham provides special assistance to prepare students for entry into Oxford and Cambridge universities.
There are about two hundred and fifty students at Collingham. Pupils come from a range of academic abilities and backgrounds, with many coming from public schools. Most of the students are from 14 to 19 years of age.[2] They run Christmas and Easter revision courses near to exams which are available to the public. Tony Blair sent his daughter to school there.
According to the Good Schools Guide, "You go to Collingham for two things - the academics and the sense of being independent while, in reality, being nurtured and carefully monitored. The level of support given to students is exceptional, reflected in a growth of confidence and the desire to succeed."[3]
References[]
- ^ Telegraph Obituaries John Marsden 5 March 2004[dead link]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Collingham Independent College". CIFE. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2008-10-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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Coordinates: 51°29′31.5″N 0°11′18″W / 51.492083°N 0.18833°W
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