East Durham College
East Durham College Houghall campus
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| Established | 1999 |
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| Principal | Suzanne Duncan |
| Location |
Willerby Grove Peterlee County Durham SR8 2RN England  Coordinates: 54°45′44″N 1°21′00″W / 54.762256°N 1.349999°W |
| Local authority | North East England LSC (but situated in County Durham) |
| DfE number | ???/8008 |
| DfE URN | 131859 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 16+ |
| Former names | Peterlee Grammar School, East Durham & Houghall Community College |
| Website | East Durham College |
East Durham College, formerly known as East Durham & Houghall Community College, is a community college with campuses in Peterlee and Houghall, south-east of Durham.
The College student roll, as at the last Ofsted report, February 2014, was 1579 full-time and 4,154 part-time students.
East Durham College operates across three campuses, as well as providing work force development within individual work places across the region.
The Peterlee campus is situated on Willerby Grove off the B1320 (Burnhope Way) in Peterlee, near the A19. The Houghall campus is situated on the A177 (Stockton Road) to the south-east of Durham, near Shincliffe. The Peterlee campus includes a variety of facilities including the bistro restaurant Scene1, two functional beauty and hair salons, recording studio, IT suites, sports centre and fitness suite, dance studio, theatre and a conference suite.
The 400-acre Houghall Campus includes football and rugby pitches, gardens, woodland, stables, an all-weather equine arena, small-animal care unit and working farm. Houghall now hosts the Durham Flower Festival.
The College's third site is The Technical Academy located on Peterlee's South West Industrial Estate.
Houghall Campus: Agriculture, Animal Care, Arboriculture & Forestry, Environmental Conservation, Equine Studies, Floristry, Horticulture and Land-based Operations (LBO).
Peterlee Campus: Access to Higher Education, Art & Design, Barbering, Beauty Therapy, Brickwork, Business, Carpentry, Catering, Childcare, Computing, Construction, Hairdressing, Health & Social Care, Hospitality, ICT, Media, Music, Outdoor Education, Painting & Decorating, Performing Arts, Plastering, Sport, Teacher Training, Travel & Tourism, Uniformed Public Services, Apollo Studio Academy
The Technical Academy: Engineering, Electrical, Gas, Fitted Interiors (Kitchen & Bathroom Plumbing and Fitting), Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Tiling (Wall and Floor)
The history of Houghall Farm can be traced back through many centuries. In 1260 the manor at Houghall, plus the attached lands were granted to the Priory and Convent of Durham. Although some of the land was leased, most of the area was farmed by the monks themselves. Sheep were a very important part of the farm at this time and also crops, such as oats and barley were grown. The land was very marshy so fish farming took place in the many ponds and the rushes, which grew abundantly, were harvested for use in the Cathedral, Cloisters and Castle.
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