Esher Sixth Form College
Esher Sixth Form College is an open access, non-selective 16-19 Academy located in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England.
Esher Sixth Form College | |
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Address | |
Weston Green Road , Surrey , KT7 0JB England | |
Coordinates | 51°23′16″N 0°20′34″W |
Information | |
Type | 16-19 Academy |
Established | 1974 |
Department for Education URN | 145006 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Principal | Daniel Dean BA |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 16 to 18 |
Enrolment | 2000 (approx.) |
Former name | Esher College |
Previous URN | 130830 |
Former name | Esher County Grammar School |
Website | https://www.esher.ac.uk |
Rated as "outstanding" by Ofsted,[1] as Esher College, it now has around 2000 students enrolled, with a catchment drawn from north Surrey and southwest London.
Location
Esher Sixth Form College is very close to Thames Ditton railway station on the northern edge of Surrey. It is situated just south of the roundabout of the A309 and B364.
History
Grammar school
It was formerly Esher County Grammar School which was the new site of Surbiton County Grammar, which moved from a site now occupied by the Hollyfield School in 1965.
Sixth form college
It became a sixth form college in 1974. It had 600 pupils in the 1970s, 700 in the 1980s, and 800 in the 1990s.
16-19 Academy
It became a 16-19 Academy in September 2019 and changed its name to 'Esher Sixth Form College' [2]
Former pupils
- India de Beaufort, actress
- Josh Franceschi, (You Me at Six lead singer)
- Mike Galsworthy, science researcher and pro-EU advocate
- Charlie Hodgson, rugby player
- Camilla Kerslake, singer
- Keira Knightley, actress
- Ray Lewington, Fulham assistant manager
- Matthew Needham, actor known for Casualty
- Ruth Wilson, actress
- Finn Cole, actor
- Phill Langhorne, actor
Esher County Grammar School
- David Lock, Labour member of parliament (1997-2001) for Wyre Forest