Brooklands College
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| Brooklands College | |
|---|---|
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United Kingdom | |
| Information | |
| Motto | Outstanding Every Day |
| Established | 1951[1] |
| Principal | Christine Ricketts |
| Staff | Over 500 |
| Enrollment | 5,000+ |
| Website | brooklands.ac.uk |
Brooklands College is a further education college in Weybridge and Ashford, England.
In August 2007 Brooklands merged with Spelthorne College in Ashford.[2] In 2016 the Ashford Campus moved to a new building and the former Spelthorne College site was demolished. The Weybridge campus is in the grounds of Hugh F. Locke King's historic mansion at Brooklands;[3] the Ashford campus is adjacent to Thomas Knyvett College, Ashford.
The college provides courses for those leaving school after GCSEs, vocational subjects, A-levels, apprenticeships, and professional courses for adults including foundation degrees.[citation needed]
There are approximately 5,000 students attending the college; of these about 2,500 are full-time.[citation needed]
- Tom Chilton, racing driver.[4]
- Martin Freeman, actor.[5]
- Gary Numan, musician.[6]
- Lucie Silvas, singer-songwriter.[citation needed]
- Wendy Smith-Sly, athlete who competed mainly in the 3,000 metres; silver medallist at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles; 1983 World Champion in the World 10 km road race championship.[citation needed]
- Norman Willis, General Secretary of the TUC, 1984–1993.[citation needed]
- James Purefoy, actor.
In popular culture
- The 2007 film, I Want Candy, starring Carmen Electra, was filmed at Brooklands College.[7]
- Four members of the pop punk band You Me at Six attended Brooklands College.[8][9]
- A 2018 Waitrose Christmas advert was filmed at Brooklands College.
