Burnside College
| Burnside College | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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| , , NE28 7LQ | |
| Information | |
| Type | Foundation school |
| Motto | Pride Respect Achievement |
| Local authority | North Tyneside |
| Department for Education URN | 108640 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1069 |
| Website | https://www.burnsidecollege.org.uk/ |
Burnside College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Wallsend, North Tyneside, England.[1]
History
[edit]The school was opened on 15 July 1960 by the chairman of Parsons under the name, Wallsend County Technical School. It cost approximately £280,000 for the building work, the furniture and the equipment. On 3 September 1969, the school was renamed as Burnside High School.[2] The school took its current name when it moved into its new buildings in September 2004 that were later inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II. These new buildings cost around £15 million.[citation needed]
In 2009, The Wallsend Sports Centre began moving into the school grounds, and another new building is currently under construction costing £7 million. Subsequently, the school facilities will improve - the fitness suite in the centre will be larger and a swimming pool will also feature inside the centre. In the Summer of 2010, the building was complete, creating a large swimming pool and fitness suite available for use of local people and students.[citation needed]
Notable former pupils
[edit]- Michael Carrick, manager of Middlesbrough F.C. and former midfielder for Manchester United and England
- Vicky Pattison, former Geordie Shore star, and current broadcaster
- Robin Peers, former rugby league player
- Chris Thorman, former rugby league player and current coach of Newcastle Thunderr
- Micky Ward
- Steve Watson, footballer
Wallsend Grammar School
[edit]- Maurice Benn, 1500m runner at the 1968 Olympics
- Richard Gaddes, opera manager
- Brian Laws, professional footballer for Burnley, Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest; Manager of Grimsby Town, Scunthorpe United, Sheffield Wednesday and Burnley
- Sir George Leitch, CB, OBE, Permanent Secretary from 1974 to 1975 of the British Ministry of Defence
- Ian 'Walter' Fairbairn, musician
- William Fieldhouse CBE, Chairman from 1973 to 1981 of Letraset, and from 1980 to 1983 of Carrington Viyella
- George Rochester FRS, Professor of Physics from 1955 to 1973 at Durham University, discovered the V particles and the kaon or K meson, with Sir Clifford Charles Butler in the 1940s at the University of Manchester
- Group Captain Ivan Whittaker OBE DFC (9 September 1921 - 22 Aug 1979, from Sherburn, County Durham), who flew on the Dambusters Raid as a Flight Engineer with Lancaster AJ-P, with pilot Australian Air Marshal Sir Harold Martin; it was the third to hit the Möhne Dam (he was a Pilot Officer at the time); the mine veered to the left, and exploded at the side of the dam, with the aircraft returning safely; he left the RAF in 1974, being Station Commander from September 1965 to February 1968 of RAF Aldergrove[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Courses
- ^ Burnside Business & Enterprise College About Us Archived January 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Belfast Telegraph Monday 12 February 1968, page 6
- ^ Belfast Telegraph Wednesday 15 September 1965, page 3
