Scarborough College

The foundation stone for Scarborough College was laid in 1898, and the school opened on 18 September 1901. The building was designed by Edwin Cooper and later became Grade II listed.{{Cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101258541-scarborough-college-scarborough#.XCk74lzAOCg|title=Scarborough College|website=British Listed Buildings|access-date=30 December 2018}} By 1907, the school had 70 boys. Following the German Navy's Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby in December 1914, the headmaster decided Scarborough was too unsafe for pupils so the school evacuated to Park Hotel, Keswick for a year. During World War II, pupils were evacuated to Marske Hall, Swaledale, from 1940 to 1946.{{Cite web|url=https://www.scarboroughcollege.co.uk/scarborough-college/history-school|title=History of the School|website=Scarborough College|access-date=30 December 2018}} The Royal Air Force (RAF) commandeered the school site and used it as the base of No. 17 Initial Training Wing, which provided basic training in aircraft mechanics, navigation, meteorology, drill, and physical fitness. Among the trainees who graduated No. 17 ITW was Michael Beetham, later Chief of the Air Staff during the Falklands War.{{Cite web|title=No. 17 Initial Training Wing|url=http://www.scarboroughcollegeww1.co.uk/no.-17-initial-training-wing.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919012710/http://www.scarboroughcollegeww1.co.uk/no.-17-initial-training-wing.html|archive-date=19 September 2015|access-date=26 July 2020|website=Scarborough College WW1}}

A considerable fire took place at the school on 10 October 1961, burning down the library and cupola, which were both rebuilt. In 1972, the school became coeducational, accepting girls for the first time. In 2000, Lisvane Prep School moved from Sandybed Lane to the main school site on Filey Road. The school adopted the International Baccalaureate in place of A-levels in 2006.{{Cite web|url=https://ibo.org/school/002743/|title=Scarborough College|website=IBO|access-date=30 December 2018}} In 2012, Scarborough College and local prep school Bramcote School merged, and Lisvane was renamed to Bramcote. The outgoing head of Bramcote School, Dan Davey, became the new headmaster of Bramcote Junior School.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/new-term-begins-following-school-merger-1-4898725|title=New term begins following school merger|date=5 September 2012|work=The Scarborough News|access-date=30 December 2018}}

Scarborough College's Prep School was moved on to the main campus of the college on Filey Road in 2002. It is currently housed in a modern, purpose-built building, separate from the college's historic main building. The Prep School was formerly known as Lisvane, but was renamed Scarborough College Junior School in 2010. In 2012, the college merged with local preparatory school Bramcote, and was renamed as Bramcote Junior School. The head of the prep school is Chris Barker.{{cite web|title=Governors & Staff|url=http://www.scarboroughcollege.co.uk/scarborough-college/governors-staff|website=Scarborough College|access-date=16 July 2015}}{{failed verification|date=February 2023}}

The Pre-School, known locally also as Little Owls, is based in part of the new purpose-built building for the Prep school. However, in 2014 it moved to the old premises of Bramcote School across the road. Little Owls is currently led by Jackie Hunter.{{cite web|url=https://scarboroughcollege.co.uk/independent-school-scarborough-colleg/pre-school-and-nursery/|title=Welcome to the Pre-School|publisher=Scarborough College|accessdate=19 February 2023}}

The senior school is housed in the college's main building. The campus also consists of a separate Science and ICT block, a sports hall, astroturf and performing arts theatre. Pupils study a mix of GCSE and IGCSE qualifications in Years 10 and 11. Classes are taught in classrooms and there are a range of sport, ICT, music and drama facilities. The school also has access to an athletics track, rugby field, and sports hall at the former Bramcote site, further down Filey Road. This field serves as the 1st XV Rugby Team’s home field.

For the sixth form there is the provision of a study centre, private ICT facilities and a separate dining area and cafe. The current Head of Sixth Form is Heather Ramsay.

{{See also|Category:People educated at Scarborough College}}

{{alumni|date=November 2023}}

• David Byas, cricketer
• Ian Carmichael, actor{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/feb/06/ian-carmichael-obituary|title=Ian Carmichael obituary|last=Barker|first=Dennis|date=6 February 2010|work=The Guardian|access-date=6 February 2010|location=London}}
• Nigel Cumberland, author
• Simon Dennis, cricketer
• Richard Doughty, cricketer
• Chris Gilbert, cricketer
• Richard Gilbert, cricketer
• John Hick, philosopher of religion and theologian
• Bentley Collingwood Hilliam, musician and comedian
• Robert Holtby, Anglican priest and author{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1424994/The-Very-Rev-Robert-Holtby.html|title=The Very Rev Robert Holtby|date=19 March 2003|work=The Telegraph|access-date=18 May 2018}}
• Richard Hurndall, actor
• Charles Laughton, actor and director
• Phillip Mann, science fiction author
• Mark Precious, Olympic Bronze Medalist in Field Hockey
• Senna Proctor, racing driver
• Wilf Proudfoot, former Member of Parliament and businessman
• Graham Farrow, playwright, screenwriter
• Ken Webster, hypnotist and performer

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|image = Scarborough College Escutcheon.png

|escutcheon = Per chevron enarched Azure and Sable in chief a sun issuant Or and in base a dolphin haurient Argent.

|torse = On a wreath Argent and Vert.

|crest = Perched on a mural crown Gules an owl Proper between two sprigs of laurel vert.{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/wiki/Scarborough_College |publisher=Heraldry of the World |accessdate=19 August 2024 |title=Scarborough College}}

|lambrequin = Vert doubled Or.

|motto = Pensez Fort

|notes = Granted 20 December 1963.}}

{{Reflist}}

• {{Cite book|last=Binns|first=Jack|title=The History of Scarborough, North Yorkshire: From Earliest Times to the Year 2000|publisher=Blackthorn Press|year=2001|isbn=0953507270|location=Pickering}}
• {{Cite book|last=Land|first=Pip|title=Bramcote School: The First 100 Years|publisher=The Pentland Press|year=1993|isbn=1858210682|location=Durham}}

• [http://www.scarboroughcollege.co.uk/ Official website]
• [http://www.scarboroughcollege.co.uk/default.asp?page=289/ Scarborough College Academic Results]
• [http://www.ibo.org/ International Baccalaureate]

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