Brooklands College
Brooklands College is a further education college in Weybridge and Ashford, England.
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| Motto | Outstanding Every Day |
| Principal | Christine Ricketts |
| Staff | Over 500 |
| Enrollment | 5,000+ |
| Website | brooklands.ac.uk |
In August 2007 Brooklands merged with Spelthorne College in Ashford. The Weybridge campus is in the grounds of Hugh F. Locke King's historic mansion at Brooklands; the Ashford campus is adjacent to Sir Thomas Knyvett School, Ashford.
The college provides courses for those leaving school after GCSEs, vocational subjects, A-levels, apprenticeships, and professional courses for adults including foundation degrees.
There are approximately 5,000 students attending the college; of these about 2,500 are full-time.
Alumni
- Tom Chilton, racing driver
- Robert Evans, Labour MEP for London, 1994-2009
- Martin Freeman, actor
- Gary Numan, musician
- Arthur Palmer, Labour MP 1945-50 for Wimbledon; 1952-9 for Cleveland; 1964-74 for Bristol Central,; 1974-83 for Bristol North East
- Lucie Silvas, singer-songwriter
- Wendy Smith-Sly, athlete who competed mainly in the 3,000 metres; silver medallist at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles; 1983 World Champion in the World 10km road race championship
- Irene Thomas
- Norman Willis, General Secretary of the TUC, 1984-93
- Sean Lock , Stand-up comedian & TV panel show regular.
In popular culture
- The 2007 film, I Want Candy, starring Carmen Electra, was filmed at Brooklands College.
- Pop punk band You Me at Six was formed from students at Brooklands College.
- A 2018 Waitrose Christmas advert was filmed at Brooklands College
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