Richard Taunton Sixth Form College

Richard Taunton Sixth Form College
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College
Address
	Hill Lane; Southampton , Hampshire , SO15 5RL; England
Coordinates	50°55′36″N1°25′02″W / 50.92657°N 1.41728°W
Information
Type	Sixth form college
Established	1760
Founder	Richard Taunton
Local authority	Southampton
Department for Education URN	145228 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Paul Swindale
Gender	Coeducational
Age	16to 18
Enrolment	1000
Website	http://www.richardtaunton.ac.uk/

Last updated October 09, 2023

Richard Taunton Sixth Form College, until 2012 called Taunton's College, is a sixth form college in Upper Shirley, Southampton attended by approximately 1000 students.

Admissions

It offers a range of courses, mostly A Levels.^[1]^[2] Many students participate in a range of extracurricular activities.

It is situated to the west of Southampton Common next to the Bellemoor pub at the junction of Hill Lane and Bellemoor Road. Near to the south is King Edward VI School, Southampton.

History

Foundation

Taunton's School was founded in 1760 by Richard Taunton, former Mayor of Southampton.^[3] In 1864 it moved to a specially built site on New Road.^[4] In 1875 it was established as an endowed school, to be called Taunton's Trade School. The school became a public secondary school and the name changed once more to Taunton's School.

Grammar school

In 1926, the school moved to a new campus on Highfield Road.^[5] It was officially opened by Eustace Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Newcastle (then the Coalition Conservative MP for Hastings) on 26 April 1927. It was administered by the City of Southampton Education Committee. In 1968 it had around 850 boys.

Sixth form college

In 1969, it was reorganised as a sixth form college for boys and renamed to Richard Taunton College.^[5] From 1978 girls were admitted.^[5]

Hill College

Meanwhile, in 1858, the Southampton College and High School for Girls was founded.^[4] In 1936 it moved to a site on Hill Lane.^[5] In 1967, it was reorganised as a sixth form college for girls and renamed to Southampton College for Girls.^[5] Boys were admitted from 1979, along with a name change to Hill College,^[5] reflecting the location of the college.

Merger

In 1989 the two colleges merged using the name Taunton's College although the Hill Lane site was refurbished and moved into in 1993.^[6]

Redevelopment proposal 2007

A 2007 redevelopment proposal for Taunton's College, on Hill Lane in Southampton, which proposed replacement of nearly all the buildings on the site including the main building completed in 1937 as the Southampton Grammar School for Girls was formally cancelled by June 2009.

Funds hoped for the redevelopment of many sixth form and Further Education colleges throughout England were revealed earlier in 2009 to be insufficient for a mooted major national programme of rebuilds. Taunton's proposal was one of many which in the outturn could not be funded.

Name Change

On 11 July 2012, Taunton's College changed its name to Richard Taunton Sixth Form College.

Notable recent alumni

Caity Baser, musician
Alex Bellos, writer
Craig David, musician
Gareth Bale, Welsh international footballer^[7]
Chris Packham, naturalist and television presenter
Chris Tremlett, cricketer^[7]
Manisha Tank, presents World Report on CNN
Theo Walcott, English international footballer^[7]

Alumni of Taunton's School

Ronald Allison, Press Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II^[8]
Prof Brian Barry, Lieber Professor of Political Philosophy from 1998–2005 at Columbia University, New York^[9]
Major General Daniel Beak, VC
Martin Bell, poet^[10]
Paul Bennett, footballer
Prof. Robert Bennett, geographer, Cambridge University^[11]
Prof. John Benyon, criminologist^[12]
Eugene Bernard, footballer
Martin Binks, conductor, Leeds Symphony Orchestra^[13]
Sir John Butters, Chief Commissioner of Australia’s Federal Capital Commission^[14]
Alfred Augustus Levi Caesar, geographer, Cambridge University
Ian Carnaby, sportswriter and broadcaster^[15]
Martin Chivers, footballer
Ben Cockram, Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand^[16]
Norman Cole, footballer
Professor Kenneth Connell, historian^[17]
George Robert Graham Conway, civil engineer and historian
N. J. Crisp, playwright^[18]
Denis Henry Desty, scientist and inventor^[19]
Sir William Arthur Dring, General Manager, East India Railway
Gavyn Davies, BBC Chairman
Kenneth East, British Ambassador to Iceland^[20]
John Eldridge, sociologist^[21]
Don Finlay, Olympic athlete and Battle of Britain pilot
Trevelyan Codrington (Trevor) Gardner, Cambridge University Treasurer^[22]
Edward Grayson, barrister and author^[23]
David Haller, Olympic swimmer and coach^[24]
Professor John Hemmings, scholar of French literature^[25]
Benny Hill, comedian
Bertram Maurice Hobby, entomologist^[26]
Clive Hollick, Baron Hollick, chief executive from 1996–2005 of United Business Media
Walter Ismay, managing director, Milton Keynes Development Authority^[27]
Eric James, Baron James of Rusholme, first Vice-Chancellor from 1962–73 of the University of York
Dom Christopher Jenkins, headmaster of Belmont Abbey School^[28]
David Keeble, economic geographer^[29]
Charles Knott, cricketer
Bernard Lee, actor^[30]
Jack Mantle, VC
Sir Ian Mills, Chairman, NHS Executive, London^[31]
Bob Mitchell, Labour MP from 1971–83 for Southampton Itchen, and from 1966–70 for Southampton Test
Eric Moon, librarian^[32]
Dominic Muldowney, composer, and Music Director from 1976–97 of the Royal National Theatre ^[33]
Air Commodore Frank Padfield, first programme director of the Skynet British military satellite system^[34]
Sir Donald Perrott, UK Atomic Energy Authority^[35]
Julian Peto
Sir Richard Peto, Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology since 1992 at the University of Oxford
Dick Rowley, footballer
Ken Russell, film director^[36]
Harry Simmons, Olympic athlete^[37]
John Stonehouse, former politician who notoriously faked his own death in 1974
Francis S. E. Trew, British High Commissioner, Belize, and British Ambassador to Bahrain^[38]
Derek Tulk, cricketer
R. E. Witt, classicist^[39]

Related Research Articles

Clive Richard Hollick, Baron Hollick is a British businessman with media interests, and a supporter of the Labour Party.

Bournemouth School is a boys' grammar school and co-educational sixth form in Charminster, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, for children aged 11 to 18.

Itchen Sixth Form College is a mixed sixth form college in Bitterne, Southampton, Hampshire, England. It was established in 1906 and was originally a mixed secondary school, it later became Itchen Grammar School under the reforms of the Butler Education Act. It became its present state following further reform in the 1980s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northampton School for Boys</span> Academy in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Northampton School for Boys (NSB) is a secondary school in Northampton, England. It was founded as Northampton Town and County Grammar School in 1541 by Thomas Chipsey, Mayor of Northampton. Years 7 to 11 are boys-only, while Sixth Form classes are mixed. The school generally ranks among the best-performing in the county.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christ's College, Finchley</span> Academy in London, UK

Christ's College is a secondary school with academy status in East Finchley, London, United Kingdom. It falls under the London Borough of Barnet Local Education Authority for admissions. Since September 2018, Christ’s College Finchley has offered education to both girls and boys joining Year 7. The school presently has 860 pupils and specialises in Maths and Sciences.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aldenham School</span> Public school in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England

Aldenham School is a co-educational independent school for pupils aged eleven to eighteen, located between Elstree and the village of Aldenham in Hertfordshire, England. There is also a preparatory school for pupils from the ages of five to eleven. It was founded in the late sixteenth century by Richard Platt.

Taunton School is a co-educational independent school in the county town of Taunton in Somerset in South West England. It serves boarding and day-school pupils from the ages of 13 to 18.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Highfield, Southampton</span> Human settlement in England

Highfield is a suburb of Southampton, England. The suburb is situated to the north of the city centre, and is bounded by Southampton Common, Bassett, Swaythling and Portswood. Highfield is home to the main campus of the University of Southampton, which is built on a former brickfield.

Monkton Combe School is a public school, located in the village of Monkton Combe near Bath in Somerset, England.

Richard Hale School is a boys' secondary school located in Hertford in the south east of England. In the 2014–2015 academic year, the school had over 1,000 pupils including students attending the optional sixth form, which is also open to girls.

Godalming Grammar School was a state-funded selective grammar School taking both boys and girls, situated in Tuesley Lane, Godalming, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Avenue Campus</span>

Avenue Campus is a campus of the University of Southampton and is located in Southampton, England. It currently houses most of the university's Faculty of Humanities. It is located off The Avenue, borders Southampton Common and is less than a mile from the university's main Highfield Campus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Redcar & Cleveland College</span> Fe college in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England

Redcar and Cleveland College is a further education college, based in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England. The college offers apprenticeship training as well as A-level, vocational and higher education courses.

The City of Leicester College (TCOLC) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Evington, Leicester, England. It has around 2,000 pupils and specialises in business and enterprise.

Cowley International College, formerly Cowley Language College and originally Cowley School, is an 11-18 secondary school located on Cowley Hill, in Windle, St Helens, Merseyside.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Longton High School</span> Former school in Stoke-on-Trent, England

Longton High School was a school in Longton and later Meir, Staffordshire from 1760 to 2010.

Burnley Grammar School was latterly, a state-funded selective boys grammar school, situated in Byron Street in Burnley, Lancashire. However, during its long history, it moved between a number of sites in the town.

St Mary's Independent School, formerly named St Mary's College, was an independent day school for boys and girls in Southampton, Hampshire, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The John of Gaunt School</span> Academy in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

The John of Gaunt School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Trowbridge in the English county of Wiltshire. The school is named after John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, as the school is built upon land that he once owned.

References

↑ "Taunton's College, Southampton – International Baccalaureate Organization". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
↑ "International Baccalaureate – Taunton's College". Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
↑ "College History – The Early Years, 1760–1864 – Old Tauntonians' Association" . Retrieved 18 October 2008.
1 2 "College History – New Road, 1864–1926 – Old Tauntonians' Association" . Retrieved 18 October 2008.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "College History – Highfield, 1926–1993 – Old Tauntonians' Association" . Retrieved 18 October 2008.
↑ "College History – Recent Years, 1989–Present – Old Tauntonians' Association" . Retrieved 18 October 2008.
1 2 3 Richard Taunton Sixth Form College Prospectus, 2018-19, p. 4.
↑ Obituary, Daily Telegraph, 31 July 2022.
↑ Who's Who 1991, A. & C. Black, London, p. 106.
↑ John Edgar Mann, Southampton People, Ensign Publications, Southampton, 1989. pp. 16-17.
↑ Who's Who 1991, p. 139.
↑ Obituary, Daily Telegraph.
↑ LSO obituary.
↑ H. Spooner, A History of Taunton’s School, Southampton, 1760-1967, Southampton, 1968, p. 198.
↑ Old Tauntonians' Association website.
↑ Who’s Who 1979-80, St Martin’s Press, New York, 1979.
↑ Dictionary of Irish Biography.
↑ Mann, Southampton People, pp. 34-5.
↑ Obituary, Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, Vol. 41, November 1995.
↑ Who’s Who 1991, A & C Black, London, 1991.
↑ Fowler, Bridget (14 February 2023). "John Eldrige obituary". The Guardian.
↑ Obituary, The Independent.
↑ Obituary, Daily Telegraph.
↑ Spooner, A History of Taunton's School, p. 419.
↑ Obituary, The Independent, 21 May 1997.
↑ Spooner, A History of Taunton's School, p. 187.
↑ Biographical note on Walter Ismay.
↑ Biographical notice of Dom Christopher Jenkins.
↑ Spooner, A History of Taunton's School, p. 452.
↑ Spooner, A History of Taunton's School, p. 158.
↑ Who’s Who 1991, A & C Black, London, 1991.
↑ Entry in Sotonopedia: the A-Z of Southampton's history.
↑ Who's Who 1991, p. 1321.
↑ Obituary, Guardian.
↑ Spooner, A History of Taunton's School, p. 360.
↑ Mann, Southampton People, pp. 78-79.
↑ Spooner, A History of Taunton's School, pp. 212-213.
↑ Obituary of Francis Trew.
↑ Spooner, A History of Taunton's School, p. 238.

External links

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "Taunton's College, Southampton – International Baccalaureate Organization". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2008.

[2] "International Baccalaureate – Taunton's College". Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2008.

[3] "College History – The Early Years, 1760–1864 – Old Tauntonians' Association" . Retrieved 18 October 2008.

[newroad-4] 1 2 "College History – New Road, 1864–1926 – Old Tauntonians' Association" . Retrieved 18 October 2008.

[highfield-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "College History – Highfield, 1926–1993 – Old Tauntonians' Association" . Retrieved 18 October 2008.

[6] "College History – Recent Years, 1989–Present – Old Tauntonians' Association" . Retrieved 18 October 2008.

[prosp-7] 1 2 3 Richard Taunton Sixth Form College Prospectus, 2018-19, p. 4.

[8] Obituary, Daily Telegraph, 31 July 2022.

[9] Who's Who 1991, A. & C. Black, London, p. 106.

[10] John Edgar Mann, Southampton People, Ensign Publications, Southampton, 1989. pp. 16-17.

[11] Who's Who 1991, p. 139.

[12] Obituary, Daily Telegraph.

[13] LSO obituary.

[14] H. Spooner, A History of Taunton’s School, Southampton, 1760-1967, Southampton, 1968, p. 198.

[15] Old Tauntonians' Association website.

[16] Who’s Who 1979-80, St Martin’s Press, New York, 1979.

[17] Dictionary of Irish Biography.

[18] Mann, Southampton People, pp. 34-5.

[19] Obituary, Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, Vol. 41, November 1995.

[20] Who’s Who 1991, A & C Black, London, 1991.

[21] Fowler, Bridget (14 February 2023). "John Eldrige obituary". The Guardian.

[22] Obituary, The Independent.

[23] Obituary, Daily Telegraph.

[24] Spooner, A History of Taunton's School, p. 419.

[25] Obituary, The Independent, 21 May 1997.

[26] Spooner, A History of Taunton's School, p. 187.

[27] Biographical note on Walter Ismay.

[28] Biographical notice of Dom Christopher Jenkins.

[29] Spooner, A History of Taunton's School, p. 452.

[30] Spooner, A History of Taunton's School, p. 158.

[31] Who’s Who 1991, A & C Black, London, 1991.

[32] Entry in Sotonopedia: the A-Z of Southampton's history.

[33] Who's Who 1991, p. 1321.

[34] Obituary, Guardian.

[35] Spooner, A History of Taunton's School, p. 360.

[36] Mann, Southampton People, pp. 78-79.

[37] Spooner, A History of Taunton's School, pp. 212-213.

[38] Obituary of Francis Trew.

[39] Spooner, A History of Taunton's School, p. 238.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[22]

[23]

[24]

[25]

[26]

[27]

[28]

[29]

[30]

[31]

[32]

[33]

[34]

[35]

[36]

[37]

[38]

[39]

v t e Universities and colleges in South East England
Universities	BPP Brighton Buckingham Buckinghamshire New Canterbury Chichester Creative Arts Kent Law Open Oxford Oxford Brookes Portsmouth Reading Solent Southampton Surrey Sussex Winchester
Further education colleges	Abingdon & Witney Andover Ashford Aylesbury Banbury & Bicester Basingstoke Berkshire Bracknell & Wokingham Brockenhurst Brooklands Canterbury Crawley College Chichester East Kent Eastleigh East Surrey East Sussex College (Lewes, Newhaven, Eastbourne and Hastings) Fareham Farnborough Guildford Hadlow Havant and South Downs Haywards Heath College Henley Highbury Isle of Wight Brighton MET College MidKent Milton Keynes Newbury Northbrook College North East Surrey North Kent Oxford (City) Plumpton Reading Ruskin Southampton Sparsholt Totton West Kent Windsor Forest
Sixth form colleges	Alton Barton Peveril Bexhill Brighton (BHASVIC) Esher Farnborough Farnham Godalming Itchen Peter Symonds Portsmouth Queen Mary's Reigate Richard Collyer St Vincent Strode's Taunton's Varndean Woking Worthing

Richard Taunton Sixth Form College
Address

Hill Lane Southampton , Hampshire , SO15 5RL England
Coordinates	50°55′36″N1°25′02″W / 50.92657°N 1.41728°W / 50.92657; -1.41728
Information
Type	Sixth form college
Established	1760 (1760)
Founder	Richard Taunton
Local authority	Southampton
Department for Education URN	145228 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Paul Swindale
Gender	Coeducational
Age	16to 18
Enrolment	1000
Website	http://www.richardtaunton.ac.uk/