HISTORY OF COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL
In the beginning...1900s to 1950s
The Education Act of 1902 made local authorities responsible for providing secondary education for all, and so plans were put in place to provide an educational establishment in Blackpool that could deliver this. In 1906 the Blackpool Secondary School opened on Raikes Parade, with the school playing fields on St Walburgas Road; this rather impressive building would later become, and still is home to, the Salvation Army. The first headteacher was Mr Joseph Turrell, and while this school had been build for all, girls and boys were taught separately.
September 1925 saw the girls move to the Blackpool Girls' Secondary School at the junction of Beech Avenue and Forest Gate, which was officially opened by Lady Stanley on the 23rd of October. From 1933 it was known as the Blackpool Collegiate School for Girls. The name Collegiate had been adopted from the North London Collegiate School, a pioneer in the education of girls, with the hope that it would be a fitting name and would inspire the young ladies of Blackpool.
The building later became part of Tyldesley High School, but was eventually closed and demolished in 1987. The land was then sold off for housing development and would see a new Blackpool Fire Station being built on what was the tennis courts and playing field.
1933 was also the year that the boys school at Raikes Parade changed its name to Blackpool Grammar School for Boys, with the motto "Meliora Sequamur". Places at both schools were allocated on the result of a Special Place Examination (successful candidates paid for by the local authority) and an easier Fee Payers' Examination. Over two thirds of the students came in on the Special Place scheme. Less academic students attended Senior Schools.
The Education Act of 1944 divided secondary education into three: Grammar, Technical, and Modern. Fee paying was abolished and students were selected using the 11+ examination, with the most academical attending Grammar Schools.
A move to Blackpool Old Road...1960s
Unable to expand the premises any further at Raikes Parade, a brand new, purpose built school was erected here on Blackpool Old Road. The all-boys Blackpool Grammar School opened with a very formal ceremony in May 1962.
The opening ceremony was captured on film and can be viewed here.
During the 1960s the Ministry of Education decided that local education authorities needed to plan for comprehensive education which would abolish the selection of students at 11 (the 11+ examination) and cater for all abilities in one school, and so plans were put in place to reunite the girls and boys schools.
Two schools merge to become one...1970s and 1980s
Blackpool Grammar School for Boys closed in July 1971. Pupils aged 11 to 16 of Blackpool Collegiate School for Girls merged with the boys of Blackpool Grammar and became Blackpool Collegiate Grammar School. The first headteacher was Miss Mary Roberts who moved with the pupils from the girls school, along with the Foundation and Opening stones which were mounted outside the entrance in July 1987, and are still there today.
1971 also saw the opening of the Blackpool Collegiate Sixth Form Centre further down Blackpool Old Road, for boys and girls from age 16 upwards.
In 1974 the word 'Grammar' was dropped from the school name to become Blackpool Collegiate High School, when comprehensive education was introduced to the UK and the 11+ examination abolished, but the school did retain the motto of "Meliora Sequamur", Latin for "Let us strive for better things".
The Sixth Form of Collegiate separated from the main school in 1988 and became the Blackpool Sixth Form College.
Sports specialism...1990s to 2000
In 1999 the school entered into a public, private partnership (PPP) with sports company, Uforia Ltd, who provided a new sports arena. The eight all weather pitches opened on the 30th of August, on land situated to the rear of the school. The centre can host short hockey, Kwik cricket and five-a-side football on eight floodlit Astroturf pitches, and netball, basketball and tennis on four all-weather courts. Two years later a new sports hall was opened by the Mayor of Blackpool, and Steve McMahon, the then manager of Blackpool Football Club.
It was also during the early 1990s that the school expanded its footprint by adding buildings to the north side of the site to create technology and design workshops, IT suites, two new art studios, food technology rooms, and a dedicated music department.
Looking back...and forward!
Collegiate High School now sits at the dawn of a new era as the merger with Bispham High School goes ahead. These two proud schools will carry forward the traditions of the past into a purpose built school ready to teach, inspire, and empower future generations of Blackpool students.
The Memorial Room
Most of our students here at Collegiate High School are aware of the very special room we have on the first floor - the Memorial Room. But have they ever thought about why it is there and what it represents? To answer those questions we need to go back almost one hundred years.
When Blackpool Grammar School for Boys was originally sited on Raikes Parade during the 1920's, a room was built as a memorial to former students who were killed during, or as a result of, World War 1.
When the Grammar School moved to the new building here on Blackpool Old Road in 1962, they brought the Memorial Room with them. It was carefully dismantled and reassembled in its present position. When Collegiate Grammar School for Girls moved here they brought various items of memorabilia with them to be stored and displayed in this very special room.
The room also contains many artefacts relating to the heritage of Blackpool. These include rolls of honour from both of the original schools and the Old Boys, Old Girls and Old Student organisations. The walls contain portraits and photographs of some of the early headteachers and more recently senior prefects and headteachers of Collegiate. There are also albums containing many old photographs and even a punishment book recording the misdemeanours of former students!
At the far end of the room is a beautiful stained glass window depicting Sir Galahad, one of the knights of King Arthur's Round Table. The window was given to the Grammar School in memory of Sam Rayner and other former students who died as a result of World War 1. Sam's brother Alan Rayner died in 1928 due to injuries he received during the war and he is also remembered with an inscription on the wall to left hand side of the room.
Close to this inscription there is a plaque in memory of Superintendent Gerald Richardson, who was tragically killed whilst arresting an armed robber in Blackpool on Monday 23 August 1971. He is the highest ranking British Police Officer to have been killed whilst on duty and was posthumously awarded the George Cross in November 1972. Superintendent Richardson attended Blackpool Grammar School for Boys from 1944-1949 and the plaque in his memory was unveiled by the Mayor of Blackpool in the Memorial Room on 24 September 2003. The ceremony was attended by his widow, Trustees and Governors of the school, the press and many former students as well as a number of police officers.
Our Memorial Room represents a large part of the heritage of Blackpool. We have a vital role in preserving this heritage as we have the responsibility of looking after this room and all it contains. Whatever happens to our buildings in the future, we must ensure that we do not lose such an important and unique piece of local history and national interest.
You can view more photographs from the Memorial Room in our Photo Gallery here.
Around school
The Achievement Window
This beautifully decorated stained glass window was presented to the school and students of Collegiate in memory of Loren Stoker, head girl in 1993, who sadly passed away suddenly just prior to sitting her final exams. From left to right the four windows represent the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, and was designed with the help of teaching staff who had been close to Loren during her time here at Collegiate.
Don't Drop Litter: Year 9 Pop Art
This art piece was the culmination of a year long project created by many Collegiate students under the guidance of Mr Iddon. Inspired by a rise in the amount of litter, Mr Iddon encouraged students to pick up discarded wrappers, photograph or scan them and manipulate them using software, or simply to draw and paint them. The results were then pieced together to create this installation.
Students studied the original Pop Art movement and its artists, such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, and learnt about advertising, packaging and consumerism, not only fueling an impressive piece of art, but also teaching students about the negative effect littering can have on the community.
Cleopatra Art Installation
This exciting three-dimensional studies project was undertaken by pupils, students and staff of both the Collegiate High School and Blackpool and The Fylde College back in 1996. It was based on the name of the then new Collegiate building, Cleopatra, reflecting elements of both Egyptian and modern life. Its themes are taken from Egyptian symbols and hieroglyphic forms and are reflected and echoed by modern equivalents in straight forward language, graphic symbols and signs and also, occasionally, in the guise of a visual pun or modern simile. For instance, the inner frame of monochromatic tiles contains some well-known Egyptian images: the eye of Horus, the Ankh, symbol of life, and the baboon, usually associated with knowledge.
Anubis, the judge of the underworld, and other images are also there. But we also see a modern ship as well as an ancient galley, a motor car and a chariot, Leonardo's concept of human proportion as well as a telephone, television and other familiar images. More covertly, perhaps, Cleopatra's name appears in hieroglyphic form (actually phonetically reading Kleopadra) and an anode and diode sign are somewhere to be found. The date is also there in ancient Egyptian form: a stylised lotus, for one thousand; nine coils of rope, each coil representing one hundred. There are nine ox-yokes, which stand for ninety and six rods which are six. Thus we have one thousand nine hundred and ninety six. The sun and moon, a scribe and scythe, an electric light bulb and a helicopter are there as is yin and yang and the tripartite symbol of Christianity.
The large outer frame contains thirty cartouches. The cartouche was used by the Egyptians to enclose the name of a God, Pharaoh or Queen. We have used it to enclose the personal designs of pupils, students and staff. Some sixteen cartouches were designed and made by Collegiate pupils and were inspired by personal research into aspects of ancient Egypt. We see a cat and some beetles, Cleopatra's date as well as our own; hunters, ducks, gods and mysterious faces, all beautifully modelled in clay and glazes. The remaining fourteen contain some Egyptian symbols as well as others inspired by modern concepts. We see a dung beetle pushing the sun into the morning sky and pieces of a motorbike engine strangely similar. Einstein's E=MC2 is there in covert form, a cat meows (meow is the Egyptian word for cat), and various other Egyptian, modern and mixed imagery is represented. The central panel was modelled, cast and moulded by college staff and depicts Cleopatra meeting a spaceman (an ancient and modern icon), our own hieratic visual summation of the whole piece and what it represents: young people meeting their destiny through learning.
World War II Memorial
There is a memorial outside the main hall and dining hall, dedicated to the former students of Blackpool Grammar who died in or as a result of World War Two. This memorial was orginally at the Raikes Parade site, but was relocated along with the Memorial Room. Being in a main thoroughfare within the school it acts as a constant reminder to students of all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice so that we may enjoy our freedom.
Memorial Tree
A memorial tree was donated by the family of Richard Bartholomew, a Year 11 student of Collegiate High School, who lost his life in a tragic accident in 1993 when he was swept into the sea somewhere near Gynn Square.
50th Anniversary Tree
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Collegiate buildings here at Blackpool Old Road a Royal Oak sapling was planted in the front grounds. Donated by the Woodland Trust, the sapling had been grown from a seed collected from one of the royal household estates. The picture above shows the late Joyce Birtwhistle planting the sapling in May 2012.
You can watch this event on our YouTube channel here.
Please click here to visit our Photo Gallery to view more of our school and events.
If you are interested in the history of Blackpool Secondary School, Blackpool Grammar School for Boys, Blackpool Girls' Secondary School, Blackpool Collegiate School for Girls, Blackpool Collegiate Grammar School, or Blackpool Collegiate High School why not visit www.meliora.co.uk, a website dedicated to the many former students, and staff of these educational establishments. You can also contact the website editor on [email protected].
Rolls of Honour
Captain of School
1906/7 - J. Charnley
1907 - S. Walker
1908 - H. W. Cooke
1909 - H. W. Cooke
1910 - W. Haythornthwaite
1911 - R. T. Lewis
1912 - J. C. Balmford
1913 - J. Haworth
1914 - H. Ford
1915 - A. Weston
1916 - W. J. Bibby
1917 - S. Bolton
1917 - G. P. Ford
1918 - W. K. Matthews
1918 - J. T. Charnock
1919 - J. T. Charnock
1919 - A. L. Coppock
1920 - J. W. Kershaw
1921 - R. Simmons
1922 - G. R. Turral
1923 - G. R. Turral
1924 - J. Darrell
1925 - B. Parkinson
1926 - A. D. Vickerman
1927 - J. L. Sweeten
1928 - W. L. Whalley
1929 - H. G. G. Thompson
1930 - J. P. Chippendale
1931 - J. P. Chippendale
1932 - J. H. Wolstenholme
1933 - R. E. F. Gardner
1934 - C. M. Tubb
1935 - G. Jarratt
1936 - H. R. G. Hurst
1937 - J. R. Farley
1938 - C. A. Bunton
1939 - W. Shirley
1939 - W. Murgatroyd
1940 - S. W. Thomson
1940 - J. M. Curnow
1941 - W. H. Leigh
1942 - R. S. C. Couch
1943 - G. T. Higson
1944 - I. F. Moore
1945 - D. G. Bowtell
1946 - R. D. G. Overton
1946 - G. W. Cartmell
1947 - D. GT. Williams
1948 - A. Roberts
1949 - A. W. Cocking
1950 - J. Quarmby
1951 - J. I. Learmonth
1951 - J. T. Hodgson
1952 - J. B. Parker
1953 - W. H. Lea
1954 - D. Woodhouse
1955 - A. G. Barr
1956 - R. R. Bowman
1957 - C. Berryman
1958 - P. N. Barton
1959 - R. D. Lee
1960 - R. P. Horne
1961 - B. W. Drinkwater
1962 - R. T. Sanderson
1963 - G. A. N. Luft
1963 - T. Farr
1964 - S. Potter
1965 - M. E. Haynes
1966 - C. Saint
1967 - R. M. Uttley
1968 - R. H. Carter
1969 - T. Barkess
1970 - S. R. Killick
1970 - S. P. Burke
1971 - A. N. Bell
Head Girls
1971 - S. Frost
1972 - J. Cardwell
1973 - G. Battersby
1974 - E. Wiseman
1975 - H. Connor
1976 - E. Povall
1977 - L. Heggie
1978 - K. Livesey
1979 - A. Picthall
1980 - G. Haysham
1981 - S. Foxley
1982 - A. Howker
1983 - V. Murphy
1984 - D. Hepplestall
1985 - N. Haagensen
1986 - C. Martin
1987 - L. Oliver
1988 - C. Petersen
1989 - K. Blackburn
1990 - S. L. Nicol
1991 - C. L. Worden
1992 - Kerry McCormick
1993 - Loren Stoker
1994 - Sarah Williamson
1995 - Vicky Reynolds
1996 - Bobbie Brightman
1997 - Sarah Thornley
1998 - Clair Kinrade
1999 - Cassie Newton
2000 - Hollie Prescott
2001 - Samantha Hewlett
2002 - Stacey Houldsworth
2003 - Harriet Walch
2004 - Ashleigh Rankin
2005 - Jasmin Dua
2006 - Sophie Connor
2007 - Lucy Tickle
2008 - Rebecca Picken
2009 - Zuraiha Waffa
2010 - Rebecca Green
2011 - Abbie Marshall
2012 - Joanna Higgs
2013 - Atlanta Haley Jefferson
Head Boys
1971 - J. C. Brambles
1972 - G. Turner
1973 - S. Gale
1974 - P. Worthington
1975 - P. Brindle
1976 - K. Southworth
1977 - M. Spencer
1978 - P. Wilson
1979 - I. Hillis
1980 - G. Mattock
1981 - A. Parr
1982 - M. Whetton
1983 - A. Howell
1984 - P. Johnson
1985 - P. Ashton
1986 - P. Scarborough
1987 - W. Jennings
1988 - P. W. Webber
1989 - M. D. Bartsch
1990 - G. Warrington
1991 - Grant McNaughton
1992 - Austin Reed
1993 - Feisal Shah
1994 - Christopher Wright
1995 - Adrian Adair
1996 - William Roberts
1997 - Nathan Weston
1998 - Mark Cooper
1999 - Adam Sears
2000 - Wayne Carr
2001 - Robert Cain
2002 - Lee Robinson
2003 - James Mosley
2004 - Adam FairClough
2004 - Daniel Capper
2005 - Thomas Roe
2006 - Christopher Hammond
2007 - Lewis Hall
2008 - Christopher Rumley
2010 - Dillon Smith
2011 - Reece Creighton
2012 - Jake Walley
2013 - Lyle Smith
Headteachers
Blackpool Grammar/Collegiate High School
J. Turral Esq. B.A., F.R. Hist. S.
1906-1933
E. Benson Esq., M.A., M.Litt.
1934 - 1955
The Rev. H. M. Luft M.A., M.Litt.
1956 - 1964
J. M. Brooks Esq., B.Sc. M.Ed. F. Inst. P.
1964 - 1980
C. P. J. Fulford B.A., F.R.S.A.
1980 - 1988
K. S. Clark B.Sc., M.Ed.
1988 - 2001
C. McGrath
2002 - 2004
Headteachers of Collegiate High School
Gillian W. Fennel B.Ed., N.P.Q.H., J.P
2004 - 2009
Ms. C. Ridgway B.Sc., M.Ed., N.P.Q.H.
2010 - 2011
Mr D. Harrison
(acting Headteacher
2011 - 2013
Mr J. Topping
(acting Headteacher
2013 -
Headmistresses of the
Blackpool Collegiate School for Girls
Miss M. M. Dunn B.A. Hons
1925 - 1941
Mrs J. R. F. Robinson M.A.Hons
(later Forgan)
1941 - 1965
Miss M. Roberts B.Sc.Hons
1965 - 1971
Blackpool Collegiate Old Students Association Presidents
1985 - Joan Wilkinson
1986 - John A. Spencer
1987 - Joanne Laverty
1988 - Joyce Birtwhistle
1989 - Gordon Halliwell
1990 - Linda Blackburn
1991 - David Wallbank
1992 - Bettty Halliwell
1993 - William A. Dickinson
1994 - Marcia Roper
1995 - Jack Quarmby
1996 - Dorothy Tatton
1997 - Douglas M. Holmes
1998 - Wendy Stevenson
1999 - Derek Lockwood
2000 - Joyce Birtwhistle
2001 - Jack Qarmby
2002 - Wendy Stevenson
2003 - Keith Bleazard
2004 - Val Newsome
2005 - Donald A. Cummins
2006 - Jennifer Aston
2007 - Keith Bleazard
2008 - Judith Holt
2009 - Derek Lockwood O.B.E.
2010 - Derek Lockwood O.B.E.
Old Girls Association Presidents
1911 - M. Alice Porter
1912 - May Beaumont
1916 - Nellie Haythornthwaite
1921 - Jean Gardner
1924 - Alice Watson
1927 - May Singleton
1930 - Dorothy Docking
1932 - Edith Gardner
1934 - K. Cheryl Parker
1937 - Muriel Fielding
1938 - Elizabeth Carter
1940 - May Singleton
1942 - Katherine Harrison
1944 - Gladys Coates
1946 - Lena Naylor
1948 - Hilda Batley
1949 - Anne Shuttleworth
1950 - K. Cheryl Parker
1951 - Kathleen Drew
1953 - Winnie Thompson
1954 - Vera Metcalfe
1955 - Hilda Batley
1956 - Muriel Fielding
1957 - Vera Taylor
1958 - Gladys Bowden
1959 - Gladys Wright
1960 - M. Alice Porter
1961 - K. Cheryl Parker
1962 - Doris Coppock
1963 - Mary Roe
1964 - Anne Shuttleworth
1965 - Florence Grime
1966 - Nora Jarvis
1967 - Ethel Hampshire
1968 - Hilda Priestley
1969 - Violet L. Minton
1970 - Nancy Lee
1971 - Kathleen Drew
1972 - Muriel Fileding
1973 - Betty Brooks
1974 - Barbara Gill
1975 - Kathleen Drew
Old Boys Association Presidents
1910 - The Headmaster - J. Turral
1911-1914 - H. Bailey
1915-1919 - The Headmaster - J. Turral
1920 - H. W. Cooke
1921 - T. Walker
1922 - H. S. Beaumont
1923 - W. Haythornthwaite
1924 - A. Wilson
1925 - J. Harrison
1926 - J. P. Burns
1927 - H. D. Walker
1928 - W. Donnelly
1929 - G. P. Ford
1930 - T. L. Poynton
1931 - A. M. Titchener
1932 - F. P. Lomax
1933 - H. Jones
1934 - E. Read
1935 - P. H. Taylor
1936 - J. Leslie
1937 - H. Fielding
1938 - G. W. Briggs
1939-1943 - H. Priestley
1944 - E. Gaskell
1945 - H.P. Wolstencroft
1946 - W. E. Naylor
1947 - A. W. G. Kean
1948 - W. Wiggins
1949 - N. W. Crosland
1950 - A. E. T. Stewart
1951 - D. M. Holmes
1952 - R. Worthington
1953 - Sir J. Roland Robinson
1954 - R. Leeson
1955 - F. V. Hargreaves
1956 - E. S. Ashton
1957 - F. B. Edwards
1958 - T. H. Glover
1959 - A. L. Coppock
1960 - F. Hitchen
1961 - L. A. Butson
1962 - G. H. Halstead
1963 - A. B. Smith
1964 - J. Thompson
1965 - F. L. Whiteley
1966 - A. E. Birtwhistle
1967 - E. H. Whitehouse
1968 - Roy Keiller
1969 - J. L. Cookson
1970 - John R. Hall
1971 - Charles Lorains
1972 - J. A. Tasselli
1973 - Jack Eastham
1974 - G. G. Halliwell
1975 - Peter Adcroft
1976 - W. A. Dickinson
1977 - D. Wallbank
1978 - J. Quarmby
1979 - J. Newton
1980 - D. M. Holmes
1981 - Rev. E. M. E. Flood
1982 - P. G. Matley
1983 - F. Brown
Names of all those who gave their lives in World War 1: 1914 to 1919
J. F. Arrowsmith
F. C. Aspinall
R. Bazley
R. G. Bennett
C. Blackhurst
R. Bradley
H. Butterworth
J. N. Calvert
T. Cartmell
H. W. Cashmore
W. Cheetham
C. N. Crawshaw
J. A. Denney
C. P. Gaulter
J. C. Grime
R. Hadall
H. Hartley
H. Haworth
R. Ibbotson
E. A. Mount. B. A.
T. Norton
T. Parker
S. Rayner
L. F. W. Ross
G. A. Salthouse
F. A. Seymour
M. Shackleton
A. Shutt
J. L. Spiby
R. Thompson
L. Titchener
W. Tootell
N. G. Walton
L. White
R. P. Whiteside
H. Williamson
E. A. A. Yates
Names of all those who gave their lives in World War 2: 1939 to 1945
J. A. Atkinson
G. Baggaley
F. Baron
G. F. Bateman
E. G. Brammer
J. R. Burns
A. J. Busby
A. W. Busby
J. M. Clarkson
F. R. Corns
J. Cowgill
J. Crabtree
A. N. F. Critchley
R. Culshaw
J. M. Curnow
F. B. Dutton Walker
N. Ellis
K. G. Ferris
J. Firth
H. Fish
V. C. Fleming
E. Foster
W. Gregson
K. A. Griffith
B. Grimshaw
F. H. Hardy
L. Hallworth
L. A. Hurstfield
A. Jayes
N. R. Johnston
J. H. Jowett
E. Little
E. M. Mason
H. A. Massey
D. L. McLeish
E. Meikle
J. E. Mosley
D. M. Muller
A. D. W. Woollett
R. W. Myers
T. J. Pye
R. L. Sellars
H. W. Shepherd
H. Shufflebotham
J. V. Somers
D. A. Spence
E. J. Stansfield
F. E. Staples
H. A. Taylor
P. H. Taylor
G. R. Timewell
R. B. Verdon
J. A. Walker
J. M. Weaver
G. H. Whitehead
H. M. Whittle
J. H. Wood
W. K. Wood
H. J. Woodward
N. G. Woodward
Missing believed killed
A. D. Blackburn
A. J. Brook
P. M. Hayes
H. Heald
H. Kenyon
F. Ormerod
L. Scatcherd
F. Whitaker
A. N. Whittaker
N. D. Wright
V. J. D. Riddell
Chair of Governors
Alderman Joseph Heap J.P.
1906 - 1925
A. P. Anderson Esq. B.Sc. L.C.P.
1925 - 1938
Councillor John Anderson
1938 - 1949
Joseph Lesle Esq. J.P.
1949 - 1974
Helen Woosnam J.P.
1974 - 1981
Councillor D. R. Courtney
1981 - 1982
Mr D. Wheeldon
1982 - 1983
Mrs J. Allcock
1983 - 1988
Councillor Mrs S. Wright
1988 - 2004
Mr S. Wenman
2004 -
Felicity Greeves M.A. (Hons), D.M.S.
2010 -
Sports achievements
Fylde Coast Schools Cross Country U14 Girls 1990
Blackpool Secondary Schools Rugby League Year 8 Winners 1994
Blackpool Secondary Schools Rugby League Year 8 Winners 1997
Unitary Celebrations Youth Festival of Sport Secondary Schools Netball Year 8 Winners 1998
Chadwicks Timber Schools Cross Country League Year 7 Girls Runners Up 1998
Chadwicks Timber Schools Road Race Year 7 Winners 1998
Chadwicks Timber Schools Rugby Year 9 Winners 1999
Blackpool Youth Games Secondary Schools Athletics Winners 1999
Blackpool Youth Games Basketball Year 9 Boys Winners 2000
Chadwicks Timber Year 9 Rugby League Winners 2000
Blackpool Youth Games Netball Year 8 Girls Winners 2000
Chadwicks Schools Rugby League Year 11 Winners 2002
B.S.S.A. Town Sports Championships U16 Boys 2003
Blackpool & The Fylde College Year 8 Boys Football Tournament Winners 2005
B.S.S.A. Cross Country U13s Boys Champions 2005
B.S.S.A. Cross Country U13s Girls Champions 2005
Chadwicks Timber Schools Rugby Year 7 Winners 2005
PlayStation School's Cup UK National Champions 2005 � read the full story here
PlayStation School's Cup European Champions 2005 � read the full story here
Blackpool Youth Games Secondary Schools Basketball U15s Girls Fairplay Winners 2006
B.S.S.A. Cross Country U13s Boys Champions 2006
B.S.S.A. Cross Country U14s Girls Champions 2006
Lancashire Youth Games Rugby League Year 7/8 Winners 2006
Chadwicks Timber Schools Rugby League Year 7 Winners 2006
Chadwicks Timber Schools Rugby League Year 8 Winners 2006
Blackpool Youth Games Hockey U15s Girls Winners 2006
Blackpool Youth Games Futsal Winners 2007
Blackpool Youth Games Table Tennis Girls Runners Up 2007
Blackpool Youth Games Table Tennis Boys Runners Up 2007
Blackpool Youth Games Table Tennis Girls Team Winners 2008
B.S.S.A. Cross Country U14s Boys Champions 2008
B.S.S.A. Town Sports Championships U16 Boys 2008
Blackpool Youth Games Biathlon Boys Winners 2008
B.S.S.A. Cross Country U16s Boys Champions 2009
Blackpool Secondary Inter-School Competition Year 11 Boys rugby League Tournament Winners 2009
Blackpool Secondary Inter-School Competition Year 10 Boys rugby League Tournament Winners 2009
Memorabilia
During our preparations for demolition of the old school buildings we unearthed many photographs and records. Thankfully these precious documents will be archived and stored locally for future generations to enjoy.
Below are just some of those memories we have scanned and uploaded for you to enjoy. Unfortunately, many of the photographs are missing names and descriptions - if you can help, or would like to add your own photographs to this section, please get in touch at [email protected].
Click on the thumbnails below to view the full image.
1961
There is only a date on the back of this photograph - 15th December, 1961 - it is thought to be from the opening ceremony of the building, but that event took place in May 1962. Can you solve this mystery?...
1969
The only information we have on these photographs was a note attached reading "Press Cuttings, ANTIGONE, December 1968", and on the back of one of the photos was written "Collegiate School - Amahl and the Night Visitor".
Blackpool Grammar School 1st XV 1969-70. Played 17, Won 15, Drawn 2, Lost 0. Points For 572, Against 76.
Taff Jones, Steve Padgett, Steve Killick, Malc Bowe, John Ball, Stu Clayton, Mich Wright, Pete Bass, B. Hargreaves, ?????, Ian Court. Ian Rhodes, Steve Burke, Chris Fuller, Chris Seddon, Roy Fellows.
1970
Photographs from a public speaking competition including a small write up in the Gazette & Herald, 6th March, 1970
Blackpool Grammar School 1st XV 1970-71. Played 20, Won 19, Lost 1. Points For 624, Against 74.
Pete Bass, Mick Wright, Craig Withan, Malcolm Bowas, Charlie Willett, Simon Bamber, STeve Weigh, Pete Smith, Ian Wall. R Hargreaves, Steve Padgett, Taff Jones, Steve Burke, Ray Fallows, John Guy.
1971
Blackpool Collegiate Grammar School 1st XV 1971-72. Played 19, Won 18, Drawn 1. Points For 672, Against 91.
Barry Jolly, Steve Weigh, Charlie Willett, Fritz Stephenson, Mich Wright, Gaz Hudson. Roy Fellows, Craig Wilham, Simon Bamber, Steve Padgett, Taff Jones, Andy Simmons. Ez Denley, Ian Wall, Peter Milford.
1972
Blackpool Collegiate Grammar School 1st XV 1972-73. Played 19, lost 4. Points for 510, against 165.
Graham Core, Gaz Hudson, Steve Weigh, Andy Shillito, Geoff Baehren, Graham Dralce, Peter Milford, Dave Mannion, Alistair McFadyen. Graham Fisher, Mich Wright, Craig Wilham, Ez Denley, Pete Kay, Andy Simmom, Steve Northwood.
1975
Blackpool Collegiate 2nd XV 1975-76. Played 21, Won 20, Lost 1. Points For 313, Against 80.
Unfortunately, there are no names for this team.
1981
Blackpool Collegiate U12 Team 1981-82. Played 12, Won 12. Points For 402, Against 77.
Unfortunately, there are no names for this team.
Philip Wilson (back row, next to ref). Played in all games for England Colts 1981-82.
1982
Blackpool Collegiate Under 13 XV 1982/83 Record: Played 15, Won 15, Lost 0. Points For 654, Against 66.
Back: William Moorhead, Stuart grundy, Jonathan Williams, John Goodrick, Andrew Maxwell, Daniel Askew.
Middle: David Brookes, Christopher Coleman, Philip Bowness, Christopher Jones, Darren Eckley, Christopher Scott, Philip Dixon.
Front: Ian Hartup, Aidan Alcock, Paul Ashton (Captain), Jeremy Manninio, Nicholas Sinclair.
Blackpool Collegiate U13 Sevens Team 1982/83 Won King Edward VII School Sevens, March 1983.
Standing: Daniel Askew, David Brookes, Jonathan Williams, Nicholas Sinclair, Darren Eckley, Jeremy Mannino, Philip Bowness, Philip Dixon.
Front: William Moorhead, Paul Ashton (Captain).
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The following are photographs for which we have little or no information, and no idea as to which year they were taken.
As ever, if you can add any information please email [email protected].
Report from a newspaper cutting reads: "The all-conquering Blackpool Collegiate team which won the Schools' mini RU tournament at Fylde RU.
Front (from left): Jeremy Manning, Christopher Coleman, David Brookes, Paul Ashton (captain), Daniel Askew, Jonathan Williams.
Back: Darren Eckley, Nicholas Sinclair, Christopher Joyce, Philip Bowness, Philip Dixon, William Moorehead and Stuart Grundy.
Collegiate swept in 80 points without reply in their four outings."
Magazines and Year Books
Below are a small collection of magazines and year books that have been produced by the school over the years.
Please contact us at [email protected] if you have a year book or publication we can add to our online collection.
Useful Links
Collegiate High School Photo Gallery - from prom pictures to art, it's all here.
Collegiate High School YouTube channel - here you can watch all our online videos. Why not subscribe to receive alerts when we post a new video.
[email protected] - contact us if you can expand this section of our website.
www.meliora.co.uk - website dedicated to the many former students, and staff.
[email protected]. - you can contact the Meliora website editor with your photos and memories of school life.