Blanchelande College Explained

Blanchelande College
Motto Translation:Always faithful
Address:Les Vauxbelets
Town:Saint Andrew
Postcode:GY6 8XY
Country:Guernsey
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Type:Private school
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
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Local Authority:States of Guernsey
Oversight:Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth
Urn:132507
Principal:Robert O'Brien[1]
Gender:Mixed
Age Range:2–18
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Blanchelande College is a 2–18 mixed, Roman Catholic, private school and sixth form in Saint Andrew, Guernsey. It was established in 1902 and is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth.[2] It was the first independent school in Guernsey to become fully mixed.

The Department for Education categorises it as an overseas British school.[3]

History

Blanchelande College was established in 1902 and moved to its present site in Les Vauxbelets in 1999.[4]

In 2011, the school suspended its sixth form provision due to falling numbers and would be reviewed in 2013.[5] [6] In February 2019, it was announced the school would be reopening its sixth form from September 2020 and will offer a range of A-Level courses. The decision to reopen was made due to demand from students and parents, its numbers having risen by more than 20% in the last 18 months, the introduction of boys to the senior school for the first time in September 2015, which made it the only fully mixed independent school in Guernsey at the time, as well as its successful inspection report where it was rated 'excellent' by Independent Schools Inspectorate following its inspection in October 2018.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Principal's welcome . Blanchelande College . 9 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Blanchelande College . Directory . Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth . 9 September 2019 . en.
  3. Web site: British schools overseas: accredited schools inspection reports . Department for Education . GOV.UK . 21 May 2020 . 19 March 2020.
  4. News: Guernsey boys accepted at all girls Catholic school . 2 November 2020 . BBC News . 7 March 2014.
  5. News: Guernsey's Blanchelande College suspends its sixth form . 9 September 2019 . BBC News . 16 February 2011.
  6. News: Blanchelande is to suspend its sixth form . 9 September 2019 . Guernsey Press . 17 February 2011 . en.
  7. News: Blanchelande College to reopen sixth form . 9 September 2019 . ITV News . 25 February 2019 . en.
  8. News: Blanchelande to bring back its Sixth Form . 9 September 2019 . Guernsey Press . 25 February 2019 . en.