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Northallerton College 
Established 1323 Type Voluntary controlled school Principal Mick Hill Specialisms Technology, Applied Learning Location Grammar School Lane
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL6 1DD
England
Students 821 Ages 14–18 Houses Endeavour, victory, Invincible, Endurance Sixth form 395 Website www.northallertoncoll.org.uk Coordinates: 54°20′09″N 1°25′49″W / 54.33597°N 1.43025°W
Northallerton College, formerly known as Northallerton Grammar School, was founded in 1323. Parts of the old school building can be seen adjacent to All Saints' Church near the north end of Northallerton High Street. The Grammar School moved to its current site in 1909.[1]
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Admissions
Northallerton College receives students from the town of Northallerton and from a number of primary schools in surrounding villages, these include:
- Appleton Wiske
- Ainderby Steeple
- Brompton
- East Cowton
- East Harlsey
- Great Smeaton
- Hornby
- Ingleby Arncliffe
- Kirkby Fleetham
- Knayton
- North Cowton
- Osmotherley
- Romanby
- South Otterington
- Worsall
Northallerton College receives a number of A Level students from local schools. Northallerton College educates young people between the ages of 14 and 18, (Year 10 to Year 13), as an upper school in the three-tier system. The Allertonshire School is the college's partner school, educating children between the ages of 11 and 14 (Year 7 to Year 9). The College received a 'good' rating in its last Ofsted report.[2]
It is situated in the centre of Northallerton off the A167.
History
In its early history it was known as Northallerton Free School.
Selective school
In the 1940s it had around 250 boys and girls, and 450 by 1970. It was administered by the North Riding Education Committee.
Comprehensive
In 1973 became a comprehensive under the name Northallerton Grammar School, administered by North Yorkshire, based in Northallerton. As a comprehensive it has always had a 14-18 age range. At the same time the Allertonshire School was formed from the town's two secondary modern schools. In 2009 the school became federated with Risedale Sports and Community College in Catterick.
Name change
In 1994 the school governors decided to change the name from Grammar School to College in order to reflect the reality of their service to the whole community. This still stands.
Academic performance
It gets GCSE results above average, and A level results at the England average.
Alumni
- Paul Tonkinson, TV presenter
Northallerton Grammar School
- Thomas Burnet, theologian
- George Hickes, theologian
- Alan Hinkes, mountaineer
- John Kettlewell, clergyman
- Lt-Col George Kirkland MBE, civil engineer, former President of the Institution of Structural Engineers from 1960-1, and structural engineer for the Millbank Tower
- John Radcliffe (physician), physician to William of Orange
- Thomas Rymer, Historiographer Royal
References
External links
Categories:- 1323 establishments in England
- Educational institutions established in the 14th century
- Technology Colleges in England
- Comprehensive schools in North Yorkshire
- Hambleton
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