Alton College

Alton College

Motto	Diversity, creativity, inspiration, community
Established	1978
Type	Sixth form college
Headteacher	Jane Machell^[1]
Location	Old Odiham Road Alton Hampshire GU34 2LX England
Local authority	Hampshire
DfE number	850/8605
DfE URN	130691 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Gender	Coeducational
Website	www.altoncollege.ac.uk

Alton College is a sixth form college located in Alton, Hampshire, England. As well as being a sixth form, the college provides an adult education service to the local population as well as catering for students with disabilities from nearby Treloar College. It was built in 1978 and was one of the first institutions in the UK to be a purpose-built sixth form college.

Notable alumni

Notable former students of Alton College include:

Michael Auger^[2] - singer
Yvette Cooper^[3] – Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford with the positions of Shadow Home Secretary and Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities
Alison Goldfrapp^[4] – musician
Gwyneth Herbert^[5]^[6] – singer-songwriter
Russell Howard^[7] – comedian
Chris Wood^[8] – cricketer

References

↑ "Jane Machell". Alton College. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
↑ "AC Alumnus’ Got Talent!". Retrieved 13 May 2014.
↑ "Biography". Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
↑ "Alison Goldfrapp Biography". BiggestStars.com. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
↑ "Former Music Students". Alton College. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
↑ Foley, Jack. "Gwyneth Herbert – I suppose for as long as I can remember, singing’s always been my complete passion". indielondon.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
↑ Brew, Simon (17 November 2008). "The Den of Geek interview: Russell Howard". Dennis Publishing. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
↑ "Winners take it all". Alton College. Retrieved 22 April 2011.

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Schools in Hampshire (including Portsmouth and Southampton)

Primary schools in Hampshire

Highfield School Mayfield School Oakley CE Junior School Ropley CE Primary School The Westgate School

Secondary schools in Hampshire

Southampton LEA	Bitterne Park School Cantell School Chamberlayne College for the Arts Inspire Enterprise Academy Oasis Academy Lord's Hill Oasis Academy Mayfield Redbridge Community School Regents Park Community College St Anne's Catholic School St George Catholic College The Sholing Technology College Upper Shirley High School Woodlands Community College

Portsmouth LEA	Admiral Lord Nelson School Charter Academy King Richard School Mayfield School Miltoncross Academy Portsmouth Academy for Girls Priory School St Edmund's Catholic School Springfield School Trafalgar School

Hampshire LEA	Aldworth School Amery Hill School Applemore College The Arnewood School Bay House School Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School Bohunt School Bridgemary School Brighton Hill Community College Brookfield Community School Brune Park Community School The Burgate School and Sixth Form Centre Calthorpe Park School Cams Hill School Clere School The Connaught School The Costello School Court Moor School Cove School Cowplain Community School Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College Crestwood College Crofton School Crookhorn College Eggar's School Everest Community Academy Fareham Academy Fernhill School and Language College Fort Hill Community School Frogmore Community College Hamble Community Sports College Harrow Way Community School Havant Academy The Hayling College The Henry Cort Community College Henry Beaufort School Horndean Technology College Hounsdown School The Hurst Community College John Hanson Community School Kings' School Mill Chase Academy The Mountbatten School Oaklands Catholic School New Forest Academy Noadswood School Park Community School Perins School The Petersfield School Portchester Community School Priestlands School Purbrook Park School Quilley School Ringwood School Robert May's School The Romsey School Swanmore College Test Valley School Testbourne Community School Testwood Sports College Thornden School Toynbee School The Vyne Community School Warblington School The Wavell School The Westgate School Wildern Secondary School Winton Community Academy Wyvern College Yateley School

Further education colleges in Hampshire

Southampton	Itchen College Taunton's College

Portsmouth	Highbury College Portsmouth College

Other	Alton College Andover College Barton Peveril College Basingstoke College of Technology Brockenhurst College Eastleigh College Fareham College Farnborough College of Technology The Sixth Form College, Farnborough Havant College Peter Symonds College Queen Mary's College St Vincent College South Downs College Sparsholt College Hampshire Totton College

Special schools in Hampshire

Baycroft School Coppice Spring School Henry Tyndale School Lakeside School The Loddon School Mary Rose Academy Treloar School

Independent schools in Hampshire

Preparatory	Boundary Oak School Cheam School Farleigh School Hordle Walhampton School Sherborne House School The Pilgrims' School Twyford School

Senior	Bedales School Churcher's College Farnborough Hill King Edward VI School Lord Wandsworth College The Portsmouth Grammar School Salesian College St John's College Winchester College The Gregg School

All ages	Alton Convent School Ditcham Park School Hampshire Collegiate School The King's School Senior Mary Rose School Mayville High School Meoncross School Portsmouth High School Rookwood School Sherfield School St Mary's College, Southampton St Nicholas' School St Swithun's School Wykeham House School

Special	The Loddon School

Defunct	The Atherley School Morton House School Stanbridge Earls School Stubbington House School West Downs School Wixenford School

Former schools in Hampshire

Southampton LEA	Grove Park Business and Enterprise College Millbrook Community School Oaklands Community School Woolston School

Hampshire LEA	Queen Mary's School for Boys

Independent	The Atherley School Burney's Academy Eastman’s Royal Naval Academy Hyde Abbey School Morton House School North Foreland Lodge Redrice School Stanbridge Earls School Stubbington House School West Downs School

Universities and colleges in South East England

Universities	BPP Brighton Buckingham Buckinghamshire New Canterbury Chichester Creative Arts Kent Law Open Oxford Oxford Brookes Portsmouth Reading Southampton Southampton Solent Surrey Sussex Winchester

Further education colleges	Abingdon & Witney Amersham & Wycombe Andover Ashford Aylesbury Banbury & Bicester Basingstoke Berkshire Bracknell & Wokingham Brighton & Hove (City) Brockenhurst Brooklands Canterbury Central Sussex Chichester East Berkshire East Kent Eastleigh East Surrey Fareham Farnborough Guildford Hadlow Hastings (Sussex Coast) Henley Highbury Isle of Wight MidKent Milton Keynes Newbury Northbrook North East Surrey North Kent Oxford (City) Plumpton Reading Ruskin Southampton South Downs Sparsholt Sussex Downs Totton West Kent

Sixth form colleges	Alton Barton Peveril Bexhill Brighton (BHASVIC) Esher Farnborough Farnham Godalming Havant Itchen Peter Symonds Portsmouth Queen Mary's Reigate Richard Collyer St Vincent Strode's Taunton's Varndean Woking Worthing

Coordinates: 51°9′21.93″N 0°58′32.72″W / 51.1560917°N 0.9757556°W / 51.1560917; -0.9757556

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