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 will study at the college for two years.

Bilborough Sixth Form College
TypeSixth form college
Established1975
PrincipalDave Shaw
Location
Nottingham
,
England
Websitebilborough.ac.uk

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 already won a design award from the local civic society, and has more recently 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
Visual and Performing Arts Social Science Language and Communication Professional Studies Science and PE Mathematics and Computing Extended Studies
Art Ethics, Philosophy and Religion English Language Business Studies Chemistry Further Mathematics Trinity Acting
Dance Geography English Literature Law Electronics Mathematical Studies Extended Project Qualification
Drama and Theatre Studies Government and Politics French Physical Education Mathematics
Film Studies History German Physics Computer Science
Media Studies Psychology Spanish Biology
Music Sociology
Music Technology Criminology
Photography Economics
Product Design

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

References
  1. "A-level | Bilborough College". Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. "BTEC | Bilborough College". Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. "A Level Results exceed 99% - Bilborough College". Bilborough College. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. "Bilborough is a "Good" college: Ofsted 2016 - Bilborough College". Bilborough College. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

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