Clarendon Sixth Form College is a sixth-form college on Camp Street in Ashton-under-Lyne in the metropolitan borough of

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. In October 2015, the college relocated to a new building in Ashton town centre, from the previous site on Clarendon Road in Hyde.

History

Originally Hyde County Grammar School for Boys, this educational establishment closed its doors to 11-year-olds in 1979. When the last intake had progressed to the Sixth Form, the Sixth Form college was formally established. It was during this period that the now highly acclaimed "Dominion" rock band was formed by students at the college. The Brand Name 'Hyde Clarendon' was added some years later and derives from the college's location on Clarendon Road. Clarendon Sixth Form College delivers a mixture of

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and

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. It is now part of

Tameside College Tameside College is a further education college located in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. The college offers a range of courses for students from Tameside and the surrounding area. These courses include NVQs, BTECs, Apprenti ...

, a larger further education college based on Beaufort Road in Ashton-under-Lyne.

Alumni

Hyde County Grammar School for Boys

* Warren Bradley, footballer * Air Vice-Marshal John Cliffe CB OBE, Station Commander of RAF Leeming from 1999–2000 * Prof Christopher Collier, Professor of Environmental Remote Sensing at the University of Salford since 1995, and President of the

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from 2004-6 * Ronnie Hazlehurst, conductor and composer of many TV themes such as '' Yes Minister'', and three times Musical Director of the

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(left at the age of 14) * Brian Kent, President of the

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from 1994-5 *

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* Prof Louis Wain CBE, Professor of Agricultural Chemistry at Wye College from 1950–78, and winner of the Mullard Award in 1988

Clarendon Sixth Form College

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. He left the college to pursue his YouTube career and has since amassed over 12.5 million subscribers. * Col Needham, English entrepreneur who is known as the founder and CEO of

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. He has been general manager of

since its acquisition by

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in 1998.

External links

Tameside College

News items

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