Burnside College

Burnside College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Wallsend, North Tyneside, England.[1]

Burnside College
Location
Wallsend
,
Tyne and Wear
,
NE28 7LQ

England
Information
TypeFoundation school
Local authorityNorth Tyneside
Department for Education URN108640 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherMr Daniel Jamieson
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Websitehttps://www.burnsidecollege.org.uk/

History

The school was opened on 15 July 1960 by the chairman of Parsons under the name, Wallsend County Technical School. It cost approximately £280,000 for the building work, the furniture and the equipment. On 3 September 1969, the school was renamed as Burnside High School.[2] The school took its current name when it moved into its new buildings in September 2004 that were later inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II. These new buildings cost around £15 million.

In 2009, The Wallsend Sports Centre began moving into the school grounds, and another new building is currently under construction costing £7 million. Subsequently, the school facilities will improve - the fitness suite in the centre will be larger and a swimming pool will also feature inside the centre. In the Summer of 2010, the building was complete, creating a large swimming pool and fitness suite available for use of local people and students.

Notable former pupils

Wallsend Grammar School

Brian Laws 1977 professional Footballer for Burnley Fc, Middleboro FC,Nottm Forest. Manager Grimsby Town, Scunthorpe utd, Sheffield Wednesday and Burnley FC

References
  1. Courses
  2. Burnside Business & Enterprise College About Us Archived January 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

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