Bilborough College

Bilborough Sixth Form College is a sixth-form college in Nottingham, England. The college has students from across the conurbation. A third of its students come from Nottingham, another third from the surrounding county of Nottinghamshire, and a final third from Derbyshire. The majority of students study at the college for two years.

History

Opened in 1957 as Bilborough Grammar School, the school became a sixth-form college in 1975 when Nottingham's education system became comprehensive. The college has grown from 635 students to 1600 full-time students enrolled to be attending the college in September 2016.

The new accommodations opened officially on 21 July, 2006. The new building is divided into 3 blocks (A, B, and C), and 4 floors (0-3). The new building has a photographic lab, lecture theatre, theatre, shop, refectory, large art rooms, library, and "soundproof" music rooms. The development, designed by CPMG Architects, has won a design award from the local civic society, and has received the Lord Mayor of Nottingham's Award for Urban Design.

Curriculum

The curriculum is based on A-level provision with the option for some BTEC qualifications. The college offers students the opportunity to study a wide variety of subjects.^[1][2]

A Level

BTEC

The college offers BTEC qualifications across the following areas:

• Performing Arts
• Information Technology
• Creative Digital Media Production
• Business
• Sport
• Applied Science

International Baccalaureate

The International Baccalaureate was taught at the college from 2009 to 2016 and celebrated some of the best national results, including three 40+ scores.

Academic performance

Bilborough College students have had A-level pass rates exceeding 98% since 2004, with 27 of the subjects on offer reaching pass rates of 100%. Twenty-five per cent of entries achieved A*- A, 3% more than the previous year, while over 50% achieved grades A*-B.^[3]

The most recent Ofsted inspection, in 2020, found the college rated as “good” in all categories by inspectors. The college was also rated good in the previous inspection in 2016.^[4]

Alumni

• Tom Blyth, actor (2011-)
• Rosalie Craig, theatre and musical actress
• Richard Leafe, Chief Executive since 2007 of the Lake District National Park Authority^[5] (1981-83)
• Janey Lee Grace, radio presenter (1976-78)
• Alice Levine, DJ and presenter (2002-04)
• Nadia Whittome, British Labour Politician, MP for Nottingham East since 2019 (2012-14)
• Molly Windsor, actress and winner of the 2018 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress

Bilborough Grammar School

• Rosie Barnes (née Allen), former SDP MP from 1987-92, and also her husband Graham Barnes (1957-64)
• Dame Judith Rees, Director from 2011-12 of the London School of Economics, and President from 2012-15 of the Royal Geographical Society (1955-62)

References

External links

• Bilborough College Website
• £20.8m development
• Aluminium use in building
• Ofsted Report
• Former grammar school (BGS)

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This page was last edited on 28 December 2023, at 23:51