Strode's College is a
sixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution, where students aged 16 to 19 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A Levels, Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) and the International Baccalaureate Di ...
located in
Egham
Egham ( ) is a university town in the Borough of Runnymede in Surrey, England, approximately west of central London. First settled in the Bronze Age, the town was under the control of Chertsey Abbey for much of the Middle Ages. In 1215, Magna ...
,
Surrey. It was founded in 1704, when Henry Strode bequeathed £6,000 to set up a free school in his native parish of Egham. In the twentieth century, Strode's became 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 ...
, before being designated a sixth form college in 1975. The college also provides a range of day and evening Adult Education courses. In September 2016, the college announced its intention to merge with
East Berkshire College
Windsor Forest Colleges Group is a group of further education colleges located in Berkshire, England. It was formerly known as East Berkshire College.
This dynamic group of colleges comprises two vibrant Sixth Form Colleges at Strode’s and ...
in February 2017. Alumni of the college are sometimes referred to as Old Strodians.
History
The college traces its origins to the free school founded by Henry Strode. This school and the Almshouses were built on the same site in Egham in 1706. The original buildings were pulled down. Of their replacements, built in 1828, two ranges of almshouses remain. Listed as historic buildings, they are still in use by the college. The present main college building dates from 1915. The school has been known previously as Strode's School and as Strode's Grammar School from 1919 until 1975, when it became Strode's College.
The Worshipful Company of Coopers
From the time of its foundation the
Coopers' Company was the Trustee of Henry Strode's Charity, which administered the School but in 1912 the Charity Commissioners drafted a new Scheme which gave the School its own Board of Governors, changed it from an elementary to a secondary school and brought it into the Surrey education system. Under further changes introduced following the 1944 Education Act, the School was granted Voluntary Controlled status as a Boys' Grammar School and the composition of its Governing Body set to include four Foundation Trustees, one of whom, at least, was to be a representative of the company.
The Company continues to provide funds administered by the Foundation Trustees for the benefit of the college.
Notable former students
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Susie Amy, actress
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Paul Casey
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, professional golfer
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Kirsty Capes, author
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Colin Cramphorn
Colin Ralph Cramphorn Order of the British Empire, CBE, Queen's Police Medal, QPM, Deputy Lieutenant, DL, Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, FRSA (1 April 1956 – 30 November 2006) was the Chief Constable o ...
, policeman
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Sir Roy Gardner, businessman
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Adrian Genziani, Olympic rower
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Gavin Greenaway
Gavin Greenaway (born 15 June 1964) is an English music composer and conductor. He is the son of Roger Greenaway.
Early life and career
Educated at Strode's College and Trinity College of Music, Greenaway started working with his father befo ...
, composer and conductor
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Hard-Fi
Hard-Fi are an English indie rock band, formed in 2003 in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey. The band's most recent lineup before going on hiatus consisted of Richard Archer ( lead vocals and guitar), Kai Stephens (bass guitar and backing vocals) an ...
band members
[The Independent ]
Musicians take note: FE colleges are ideal for budding artists
, 28 June 2007
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Steve Lillywhite
Stephen Alan Lillywhite, (born 15 March 1955) is a British record producer. Since he began his career in 1977, Lillywhite has been credited on over 500 records, and has collaborated with a variety of musicians including new wave acts XTC, Bi ...
CBE, record producer (U2 etc.)
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Doon Mackichan
Sarah Doon Mackichan (; born August 1962) is a British actress, comedian and writer. She co-created, wrote and performed in the double Emmy award winning '' Smack the Pony''. She frequently collaborates with Armando Iannucci and Steve Coogan, h ...
, actor and comedian
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Aubrey Manning
Aubrey William George Manning, OBE, FRSE, FRSB, (24 April 1930 – 20 October 2018)[Dennis Pacey
Dennis Frank Pacey (28 September 1928 – 23 September 2009) was an English footballer who played as a striker, mainly for Leyton Orient, Millwall and Aldershot.
An ex-pupil of Strode's College, Pacey played for non-league sides Woking and Wa ...]
, footballer
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Elyes Gabel
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, actor
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Mark Stephens, CBE, lawyer and broadcaster
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Timothy J. G. Harris, historian
External links
Strode's College WebsiteThe Worshipful Company of Coopers
References
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Sixth form colleges in Surrey