Plymouth College
Location
Map
Plymouth
,
Devon
,
PL4 6RN

England
Information
TypePublic school
Private day and boarding school
MottoDat Deus Incrementum
Established1877
FounderFH Colson and LF Griffiths
Department for Education URN113609 Tables
Chairman of governorsAdrian Palmer
Interim HeadAdam Carr
GenderCo-educational
Age3 to 18
Enrolment511
Houses4
Colour(s)Black
Green
Red
Former pupilsOld Plymothians and Mannameadians (OPMs)
School songCarmen Collegii Plymothiensis
Websitehttp://www.plymouthcollege.com
Plymouth College main building at dusk

Plymouth College is a co-educational private school in Plymouth, Devon.

History

The school was established in 1877. In 1896 Plymouth College bought Mannamead School (founded in 1854), and was temporarily known as Plymouth and Mannamead College.[1]

In 1976, the first girls were admitted to the school's sixth form. Plymouth College became fully coeducational in 1995. In 2004, the school absorbed St Dunstan's Abbey School, an independent school for girls founded by Lydia Sellon.[2]

The Whiteworks Outward Bound centre on Dartmoor has a 20-bed bunkhouse.[3][non-primary source needed]

Sports

The swimming programme has a partnership with the Plymouth Leander Swimming Club.[4][5] At the 2012 Olympic Games, Rūta Meilutytė won the gold medal in the 100m breaststroke for Lithuania.[6] In 2019, the under-14 girls hockey team won the national tier 2 championships. Other sports activities in this school include Whitewater rafting, Sea kayaking, Sailing, Mountain biking, and Scuba diving.[7]

Former teachers

Notable alumni

See also: Category:People educated at Plymouth College

References

  1. ^ Chris Robinson, 'Plymouth College, The First Hundred Years', 2005, Pen & Ink.
  2. ^ A Sermon Archived 19 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Ascot Priory, retrieved 26 April 2015
  3. ^ "Commercial Welcome". www.plymouthcollege.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Plymouth Leander Swimming Club". www.plymouthleander.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  5. ^ "ISI Inspectorate Report 2007" (PDF). www.plymouthcollege.net. Retrieved 12 April 2008. [dead link]
  6. ^ "London 2012 100m Breaststroke Women". Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Explore Plymouth College: Reviews, Rankings, Fees, And More". 26 March 2024.
  8. ^ Ball referred to the school during his BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs interview (broadcast on 2 March 2008) and described his time as a boarder as a "horrible experience". "Desert Island Discs with Michael Ball". Desert Island Discs. 2 March 2008. BBC. Radio 4.
  9. ^ Clive Whitehead (3 October 2003). Chapter 2: The Intellectual Calibre of the Indian Education Service. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9781860648649. Retrieved 31 July 2012. ((cite book)): |work= ignored (help)

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