Fareham College is a

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situated on a campus on the western side of the town of Fareham in

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History

Fareham College was formed in 1984 as a merger between an earlier

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(Fareham Technical College) on the same site and the

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at the historic Price's School, a boys'

grammar school A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching Latin, but more recently an academically oriented secondary school ...

on ''Park Lane'', (before the latter's site was sold to developers), and became the sole state provider of post-16 education in Fareham (a

tertiary college In England and Wales, a tertiary college is a type of further education (FE) college that offers both academic and vocational courses to both youngsters and adults, combining the main functions of an FE college and a sixth form college. Unlike a si ...

). Price's School became a sixth form college in 1976.Former school
/ref> Fareham Grammar School for Girls was on ''Birdwood Grove'', and became

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Principals

* Peter Watkins, Principal from 1980-74 of Price’s Sixth Form College (Head from 1974-9 of Chichester High School For Boys and from 1969-74 of

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) * Carl Groves (2002-2011) * Nigel Duncan (2012– ??) * Andrew Kaye ( ??-

Academic performance

The latest Ofsted report (2017) rated Fareham College as an 'Outstanding' college.

Alumni

Price's School

Neil Astley Neil Astley, Hon. FRSL (born 12 May 1953) is an English publisher, editor and writer. He is best known as the founder of the poetry publishing house Bloodaxe Books. Life and work Astley was born in Portchester, Hampshire, and grew up in nearby Fa ...

, who founded Bloodaxe Books * Rear-Adm

Roger Dimmock Rear Admiral Roger Charles Dimmock, (27 May 1935 – 6 May 2014) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Naval Secretary from 1985 to 1987. Naval career Educated at Price's School, Dimmock joined the Royal Navy in 1953 and specialised in naval ...

CB, commanded HMS Hermes from 1982-3, and

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from 1980-2 *

Robert Goddard (novelist) Robert William Goddard (born 13 November 1954 in Fareham, Hampshire) is an English novelist. Life and career Goddard was educated at Bathampton County Primary School then Wallisdean County Junior School and Price's Grammar School in Fareha ...

* Peter Long, businessperson

References

External links

College website

Former Price's School

EduBase
{{Authority control Fareham Further education colleges in Hampshire Educational institutions established in 1984 1984 establishments in England