Settle College

Community school in Settle, North Yorkshire, England

Settle High School
Settle Girls' High School

TypeCommunity schoolMottoBe the best you can beEstablished1907 (1907)Local authorityNorth Yorkshire CouncilDepartment for Education URN121689 TablesOfstedReportsHeadteacherGareth Whitaker^[1]GenderMixedAge range11–18Enrolment593 (2019)^[2]Capacity694^[2]Websitewww.settlecollege.org.uk

Settle College (formerly Settle High School and Settle Girls' High School) is an 11–18 mixed, community secondary school and sixth form in Settle, North Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1907.

It is a partner in 'The Three Peaks Family of Schools', a grouping of primary, middle and secondary schools in North Craven.^[3]

History

Settle College links back to Settle Girls' High School, founded in 1907, which became the comprehensive Settle High School in 1959. It changed its name to Settle College in 2004 when the school gained Technology College status.^[4]

Notable alumni

John Newman, musician, singer, songwriter and record producer^[5]
Tom Windle, footballer
Richard Howson, businessman
Emma Lonsdale, freestyle skier
Susan Brookes, chef^[6]

Notable staff

Anna Adams, art teacher from 1971 to 1974

References

^ "Welcome from our Headteacher". Settle College. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Settle College". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
^ "The Three Peaks Family of Schools". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
^ "Settle College Homepage". Retrieved 16 October 2013.
^ "Settle sensation John Newman is working on his debut album". The Westmorland Gazette. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
^ Stelfox, Hilary (24 October 1996). "TV cook relishes her Yorkshire roots". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. p. 14. Retrieved 15 September 2022.