Prior Pursglove College

Coordinates: 54°32′15″N 1°02′54″W / 54.5374°N 1.0482°W / 54.5374; -1.0482

Prior Pursglove College is a sixth form college in Guisborough in the local education authority of Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. The college has been an educational institution since its founder Robert Pursglove set up the grammar school there in the 16th century after helping with the dissolution of the nearby Guisborough Priory. Other references to the English reformation remain in the college to this day such as the Coverdale building named after the creator of the English translated bible. It is situated on the former site of Guisborough Grammar School, which it replaced as a result of restructuring. The Grammar School was founded as a charitable school for poor boys. Prior Pursglove merged with South Park Sixth Form College in 1997, eventually consolidating the provision of education on to the Guisborough campus. The college currently educates around 1,600 students.^[1]

Buildings

The older part of the college buildings was built by architect Alfred Waterhouse in 1887 for Guisborough Grammar School, and is Grade II listed. A tablet over the archway reads: "Founded in the reign of Queen Elizabeth AD 1561 Guisborough Grammar School re-erected in the reign of Queen Victoria AD 1887".^[2] The Waterhouse Building was refurbished in 2013 and now houses Foundation Learning provision.

The Coverdale building is named after the creator of the English translated bible and houses humanity and language education.

A new specialist arts & media building was completed in October 2012. It was opened by descendants of Guisborough born Olympic gold medalist Willy Applegarth from the Stockholm Olympics of 1912 and Jade Jones, a current Prior Pursglove College student who competed at the London Paralympics in 2012.^[3]

Other buildings include the Southpark Centre which houses the music, English and drama department and the Priory Centre which houses science, geography, geology, maths, ICT, business studies and psychology. The Prior Centre also contains Resource Centre where students can spend private study time.

Educational provision

The college mainly specialises in full-time courses for the 16-19 age group, with a wide choice of Advanced level and intermediate courses.

Approximately 1,600 full-time students are enrolled at the college studying a range of courses including AS/A level, BTEC National Diploma and GCSEs.

The college also offers Foundation Learning courses, the Elite Project or Pathways Programme which are designed for 16- to 19-year-olds to help them get back into education, training or employment as well as a number of adult courses.

Students' union

The college also has a students' union which is a member of the National Union of Students. In 2011, the college received a Leading the Learner Voice Award in 'Most improved Provider’, for progress in raising the profile of student voice within the college.^[4]

The union is led by a President and Vice President, elected by all students. They also serve as student governors. In 2013 the then Students' Union President, Darren Melroy, was accoladed with the 'Student Governor of the Year' award.^[5]

Notable alumni

Prior Pursglove College

Abi Alton - X Factor contestant
Sarah Borwell - tennis player
Jonny Cocker - racing driver
Brad Halliday - professional footballer^[6]
Johanna Jackson - Commonwealth champion race walker
Rod Liddle - journalist
Katy Livingston - modern pentathlete
Faye Marsay - actress known for playing Anne Neville in BBC's The White Queen
Richard Milward - author
Chris Tomlinson - long jumper

Guisborough Grammar School

Eric Garrett - opera singer (1931-2009)
Robert Holman - dramatist
Dave Nellist - politician
Derek Thompson - sports commentator
Keith Williams - British Airways chairman and CEO

References

↑ "About us". Pursglove.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
↑ "Prior Pursglove College, including Master's House, gymnasium and assembly hall.". Listed Buildings Online. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
↑ "Special guests officially open £1.5 million Art and Media Centre". Pursglove.ac.uk. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
↑ "LSIS Leading the Learner Voice Award winners in full". FE Week. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
↑ "Prior Pursglove student wins national award". The Northern Echo. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
↑ "Sport student gets talent spotted by Newcastle United". Prior Pursglove College. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2014.

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Universities and colleges in North East England

Universities	Durham Newcastle Northumbria Sunderland Teesside

Further education colleges	Bishop Auckland Cleveland Darlington Derwentside East Durham Gateshead Hartlepool Middlesbrough Newcastle New College Durham Northumberland Redcar & Cleveland South Tyneside Stockton Riverside Sunderland Tyne Metropolitan

Sixth form colleges	Carmel Durham English Martyrs Gateshead Jewish Academy for Girls Hartlepool Newcastle Prior Pursglove Queen Elizabeth Stockton Usworth

Schools in North Yorkshire^*

Primary schools	Western Primary School

Secondary schools	Acklam Grange School All Saints RC School Archbishop Holgate's School Barlby High School Bedale High School Boroughbridge High School Brayton High School Caedmon College Canon Lee School Easingwold School Ebor Academy Filey Eskdale School Freebrough Academy Fulford School George Pindar School Graham School Harrogate Grammar School Harrogate High School Hillsview Academy Holy Family RC High School Huntcliff School Huntington School Joseph Rowntree School King James's School The King's Academy Lady Lumley's School Laurence Jackson School Macmillan Academy Manor CE Academy Malton School Millthorpe School Nidderdale High School Northallerton School Norton College Nunthorpe Academy Outwood Academy Acklam Outwood Academy Bydales Outwood Academy Ormesby Outwood Academy Ripon Redcar Academy Richmond School Risedale Sports and Community College Rossett School Ryedale School Rye Hills School Sacred Heart RC Voluntary Academy St Aidan's CE High School St Augustine's RC School St Francis Xavier School St John Fisher RC High School St Peter's RC Voluntary Academy Scalby School Scarborough University Technical College Selby High School Settle College Sherburn High School The Skipton Academy South Craven School Stokesley School Tadcaster Grammar School Thirsk School Trinity Catholic College Unity City Academy Upper Wharfedale School The Wensleydale School York High School

Grammar schools	Ermysted's Grammar School Ripon Grammar School Skipton Girls' High School

Independent schools	Ampleforth College Ashville College Aysgarth School Bootham School Clifton Pre-preparatory School Fyling Hall School Giggleswick School Harrogate Ladies' College Harrogate Tutorial College Menwith Hill School The Minster School The Mount School Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate Queen Mary's School Queen Margaret's School Read School St Martin's Ampleforth St Olave's School St Peter's School Scarborough College

Special schools	Beverley School Breckenbrough School

FE & sixth form colleges	Askham Bryan College Cleveland College Craven College Harrogate College Middlesbrough College Prior Pursglove College Redcar & Cleveland College Selby College Scarborough Sixth Form College York College Yorkshire Coast College

Defunct schools	Ashfield Secondary Modern School Burnholme Community College Clifton House Preparatory School Great Ayton Friends' School Elmfield College Eston Park Academy Gillbrook Academy Hall Garth Community Arts College King's Manor School Knavesmire Secondary School Malsis School New College, Harrogate Newlands School FCJ Norwood College Queen Anne Grammar School Raincliffe School Rathmell Academy St David's School St George's RC Secondary School St Mary's College Scorton Grammar School West End Preparatory School Woodleigh School York Bluecoat School

^*including schools in Redcar and Cleveland, Middlesbrough and York.

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