Other places · North East England
Roseberry College
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Roseberry College in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Chester-le-Street · 3.1 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Roseberry College, the nearest railway station is Chester-le-Street, which is approximately 3.1 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is DH2 1NN. Entry details are not provided, so please check ahead for accessibility information.
About
Roseberry College is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
Roseberry College is an educational institution that serves the local community, providing a range of academic programs and extracurricular activities. The college focuses on supporting students' personal and academic growth, preparing them for future opportunities and challenges.
From the Wikipedia article
Roseberry College and Sixth Form was a state-funded secondary school and sixth form in County Durham, England, founded in 1963 and closed in 2014. The final college Principal was Ann Bowen, who is also a geography textbook author for the examination board AQA. The school was housed on a very large single site with capacity for almost 1000 pupils in the Pelton, County Durham / Newfield, Chester-le-Street / Ouston, County Durham areas.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The school opened as Pelton Roseberry Secondary Modern in 1963. In the mid-1970s, there were several fires at the school, mentioned in Up The Rhubarb Tree, an e-book by former pupil Joseph Crawford. On 5 September 1975 a £250,000 fire was caused by 15 year old boy. Roseberry College achieved Sports College status in c. 2003. The PE department enjoyed some of the best facilities in the Local Authority with a gym, sports hall, enclosed and flood-lit AGS pitch (Artificial Grass Surface), full-sized climbing wall, athletics track, tennis, netball and outdoor basketball courts as well as approximately 20 hectares of sports fields making it one of the largest school sites in County Durham. In…
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- Coordinates
- 54.8672, -1.6220
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Pelton
- Postcode
- DH2 1NN
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Durham
- Phone
- 07834144325
- Established
- 1963
- Nearest railway station
- Chester-le-Street — 3.1 km
- Official site
- web.archive.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q7368075 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Roseberry College (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Roseberry College?
- Roseberry College is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH2 1NN), in the parish of Pelton.
- What is Roseberry College?
- Roseberry College in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Roseberry College?
- The nearest railway station is Chester-le-Street, about 3.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode DH2 1NN.
- When was Roseberry College built?
- Built or established in 1963.
- How do I get to Roseberry College?
- The nearest railway station is Chester-le-Street, about 3.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DH2 1NN.