Admissions
The college catered for 16- to 19-year-olds, but also offered part-time courses to the rest of the community, principally adults. The College offered a range of courses at level two and three with particular specialisms in the sciences, performing arts and music. The college aimed to create an environment which all students are able to succeed and does this by liaising with partner secondary schools within Telford & Wrekin.History
Grammar school
It is the former Wellington Girls' High School, a girls' grammar school, which had opened in 1908. During the Second World War, evacuees attended from Holly Lodge High School inComprehensive
It became a mixed comprehensive in 1974.Sixth form college
It became a sixth form college in 1976. In November 2015 the college alongside Shrewsbury Sixth Form College and Shrewsbury College announced a proposal to merge, in which each college would retain its own principal, "individual culture", and students would continue to apply to each college separately. In February 2016 public consultation began where the proposed name of the combined college was announced to be "Central Shropshire Colleges Group". In April 2016 following public consultation, the college backed out and proceeded its own, separate, merger with Telford College of Arts and Technology. In December 2016 the college was rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted inspectors, in all areas but "Personal development, behaviour and welfare" which was rated "Good". In September 2017 the college merged with Telford College of Arts and Technology forming Telford College unveiling the current logo beforehand. The college continued to use two existing campuses until September 2018, with New College keeping its separate identity until then, when all students were moved to the existing Haybridge Road campus with a further £2 million investment in a new facility. Following the movement away from the site in 2018, the modern buildings on the campus were demolished in 2020 with the intention to keep the former girls' school. The college was under the leadership of interim principal & chief executive Graham Guest, building a link between Telford college of arts & technology with the upcoming merger from August 2017.Notable former pupils
* John Moule, Headmaster from 2008-14 ofWellington Girls' High School
* Carol Decker (1969–74), singer with T'Pau * Janet Mayo (broadcaster) (1955–62), newsreader with '' East Midlands Today'' in the 1990sReferences
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