Philip Morant School and College
| Motto | Aspiration, Success, Kindness |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy |
| Principal | Ms Catherine Hutley |
| Chair of Governors | Lorna Kean |
| Location |
Rembrandt Way Colchester Essex CO3 4QS England 51°52′53″N 0°52′18″E / 51.881423°N 0.871590°ECoordinates: 51°52′53″N 0°52′18″E / 51.881423°N 0.871590°E |
| DfE number | 881/5404 |
| DfE URN | 137619 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1,600 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Aylward, Ryder, Churchill, Nuffield, Faraday |
| Colours | Dark green |
| Website | www |
Philip Morant School and College (originally known as Norman Way School) is a Secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located within the Prettygate suburb of Colchester, Essex, England. The name Philip Morant was chosen a few months later, after the 18th Century local historian and archeologist. The school has been given academy status, with this plan going into action in November.
After Mr Roger Abo Henriksen left the school at the end of the 2012-2013 school year Mr James who was a deputy head of the school was chosen to be Mr Abo Henriksen's replacement. Catherine Hutley was appointed Principal from September 2014.
The school was founded in September 1965 as a comprehensive secondary school. For the first two years it was located in the Greyfriars area of Colchester and took on only first and second year pupils (nowadays termed Year 7 and Year 8). During this time the current House Block, Hall and Gym were built in the Prettygate. The school expanded in several stages – the main work took place in 1974 and 2003. In 1993 the school became a specialised Technology College. In 1996 a sixth-form college was added to the school. The school converted to academy status in 2011 but continues to have technology as a specialism.
In the summer of 2013 the school underwent building work, there was a new roof built to connect the house block and the main building together.
Construction work began in the early summer of 2015, which enabled the upper floor of the house block to be converted into science laboratories for students' lessons. Therefore, different faculties will be moving around the school.
Philip Morant was born in 1700 and died in 1770. Born in Jersey, he studied at Pembroke College Oxford, later taking his MA degree at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. From 1737 until his death he was rector of St Mary-at-the-Walls, Colchester, but his grave is to be found in Aldham in Essex, of which parish he was also appointed Rector in 1745. His chief claim to fame was as the author of a detailed History of Essex which remains a standard work of reference. A copy of Morant's History, in two volumes dated 1768, is on permanent loan to the School by the Essex Archaeological Society.
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