Collingwood College, Surrey
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| Motto | Believe, Succeed |
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| Established | 1971 |
| Type | Comprehensive academy |
| Co-Principals | Karen Griffths, Eden Tanner |
| Chair | Steve Barker |
| Location |
Kingston Road Camberley Surrey GU15 4AE England Coordinates: 51°21′00″N 0°43′17″W / 51.3499°N 0.7215°W |
| DfE URN | 125301 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 260 |
| Students | Over 2,000 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Blue, white and black |
| Former name | Frimley and Camberley Grammar School |
| Website | Collingwood College |
Collingwood College is a state secondary school located in Surrey, England for boys and girls, 11- to 18-year-olds.
Collingwood is the largest secondary school in Surrey, with over 2,000 pupils, including more than 400 in the sixth form. It occupies a 30-acre (120,000 m2) campus and is divided in the three main areas 'Kingston' (Years 10 & 11) and 'Barossa' (Years 7-9), and the new, purpose-built, sixth form centre. This was funded by the sale of land, on which the college's previous sixth form centre (named 'Ballard') was situated. Collingwood College is a DfE designated high-performing specialist academy, specialising in technology and vocational-education.
It is situated just north of the A30, near the Jolly Farmer roundabout on the Old Dean Estate, Camberley.
The school derives itself from the Frimley and Camberley County Grammar School, the Bagshot County Secondary School, and the Barossa County Secondary School. In July 1970, Surrey County Council wavered over whether to go ahead with the comprehensive plan.
The first Headmaster in 1971 was Mr. Leonard Roe, who had previously been Headmaster of the grammar school. He was followed by Peter Halls-Dickerson, who was a major advocate of the idea of direct grant schools. Collingwood was one of the earliest direct grant schools to be created after the passage of the legislation by the then Conservative government. The headmaster from 1974 until the 1990s was Peter Halls-Dickerson.
On 1 September 1991 Collingwood School became Collingwood College – a Grant Maintained school. This change of status was overwhelmingly supported by the parents. In 1999, under the new School’s Framework, the school adopted Foundation status.
In September 1994 Collingwood College became a Self-Governing Technology College. Following the new funding, the school built the Halls-Dickerson Technology centre, also one of the first of its kind. As of 1 April 2008, the College has been granted High Performing Specialist School status. The school also specialises in Vocational Education, which provides education for working life; such as hairdressing, building and other manual labour based jobs.
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