Tettenhall College Explained

Tettenhall College
Coordinates:52.5949°N -2.1696°W
Motto:
(The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom)
Religious Affiliation:Church of England (officially)
Head Label:Headmaster
Head:Mr Christopher McAllister
R Head Label:Deputy Head
R Head:Mrs Caroline Troughton
Chair Label:Chair of Governors
Chair:Mr Jeremy F Woolridge
Founder:Businessmen of the Queen Street Congregational Church
Address:Wood Road
County:West Midlands
Country:England
Postcode:WV6 8QX
Local Authority:Wolverhampton
Dfeno:336/6013
Enrolment:430~
Gender:Co-educational
Lower Age:2
Upper Age:18
Houses:(Upper and Lower schools only) Bantock
Haydon
Pearson
Nicholson
Colours:Blue & Light Blue
Website:http://www.tettenhallcollege.co.uk/

Tettenhall College is a co-educational private day and boarding school located in the Wolverhampton suburb of Tettenhall in England.

History

The college was founded in 1863 by a group of prominent local businessmen and industrialists, most of who were associated with the Queen Street Congregational Church. Tettenhall Towers was built by Wolverhampton industrialist Colonel Thomas Thorneycroft as a house for him and his family. The Towers Theatre was originally a ballroom and has springs under the floor to make it a better dancing surface. The stage was built later on for the school when it started. The school was sold by the last member of the Thorneycroft family in 1942. The college's lower school building was completed in September 2000 and the science department in 2007.

Boarding

There are two boarding houses: Thorneycroft (girls) and School House (boys). Less than 15% of pupils board. Most boarders are international pupils or children of military personnel.[1]

Notable former pupils

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.tettenhallcollege.co.uk/boarding/ Boarding
  2. Web site: Bristol mayor: Colston statue removal was act of 'historical poetry'. 13 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Tettenhall - Junior and Senior Mixed Independent School. Guide to Independent Schools. 6 August 2011.
  4. Web site: Presenter Mark Speight hanged himself with shoelaces. 20 May 2008.
  5. Obituary in The Daily Telegraph, 28 June 1995