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Charles and Muriel Oxley bought The Tower and established the school in 1948. While continuing to operate Tower College, Oxley later established two other schools, Scarisbrick Hall School, near Ormskirk in 1963, and Hamilton College, in Lanarkshire in 1983. [7] After Charles and Muriel Oxley died, their daughter Rachel Oxley became Principal. [8]
Lincoln College is a predominantly further education college based in the City of Lincoln, England. The college's main site is on Monks Road (B1308), specifically to the north, and to the south of Lindum Hill . It was formerly known as the Lincoln College of Technology and was one of the sites for North Lincolnshire College.
There are around 2,400 private schools in England. [1] Many are represented by the Independent Schools Council (ISC), while around 300 independent senior schools are represented by the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC), although both bodies also represent schools outside England and the United Kingdom.
The academy occupies a hilltop site on the edge of the town of Caistor. Featuring predominantly Georgian architecture, Caistor was established as a Roman fortress, due to its excellent strategic position on the North Western edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds, and a number of ancient freshwater springs, which would have been the primary water source for the settlement.
Lincoln Castle Academy is a secondary school with academy status located on the north side of the historic city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England.It is situated a couple of miles due north of Lincoln Castle, and just west of the Ermine Street Roman road heading north out of Lincoln towards the Humber estuary.
The right of appointment of the school's master, a position hotly contested in past centuries on account of the post's disproportionately large salary, was shared between the Mayor of Stamford and the Master of St John's College, Cambridge. Both Stamford Town Council and St John's College still have nominees on the school's governing body.
A secondary school with a sixth form, the academy serves 11- to 18-year-olds.The largest school in North East Lincolnshire, it has around 2,000 pupils. [1] The College lies on the border of North East Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire (East Lindsey), and is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Grimsby.
In 2009 the college came first in North East Lincolnshire for points per student. [citation needed] In 2011, 100% of students left the college with at least two A levels or equivalent qualifications, and 95% achieved the equivalent of three A level passes. [27] 41.2% of A level entries in 2010 earned A*–B grades. This breaks down as 24.1% B ...