Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College

Welbeck College
Location
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Woodhouse
,
Leicestershire
,
LE12 8WD[1]

England
Coordinates52°43′58″N 1°12′35″W / 52.732741°N 1.209821°W / 52.732741; -1.209821
Information
Former namesWelbeck College (1953–2005)
TypePrivate, boarding,
sixth form college
Established25 September 1953; 71 years ago (1953-09-25)
Closed3 July 2021; 3 years ago (2021-07-03)
Local authorityLeicestershire County Council
Department for Education URN130784 Tables
Chair of GovernorsAndrew Roe[3]
PrincipalHoward Blackett[2]
Gendermixed
Age range16 to 19[1]
Enrolment309 (2018)[4]
Campus size70 acres (28 hectares)[5]
Houses
  • Alanbrooke
  • Nelson
  • Portland
  • Stirling
  • Trenchard
PublicationThe Welbexian
School fees£6,900 per term (2019/2020)[6]
AffiliationHeadmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (Associate)
AlumniOld Welbexians
Websitewww.dsfc.ac.uk
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Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College (stylised as Welbeck – The Defence Sixth Form College),[7] formerly named and often referred to as simply Welbeck College, was an independent, selective sixth form college in Leicestershire, England.[8] While run as a sixth form college, the school was an institution of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), and part of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom.

Founded in 1953, the school was originally based at Welbeck Abbey near Worksop, where it provided A-level education for boys planning to join the technical branches of the British Army. By 2004, the school accepted both male and female students for all three branches of the British Armed Forces, and in 2005, the school was re-opened and relocated to a purpose-built site in Leicestershire, where it also began admitting potential civil servants for the Defence Engineering and Science Group within the Ministry of Defence. The school closed on 3 July 2021.

  1. ^ a b "Welbeck - The Defence Sixth Form College, Leicestershire". ISBI.com. ISBI Schools. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. ^ "DSFC Staff List" (PDF). DSFC.ac.uk. Welbeck DSFC. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. ^ "DSFC - Board of Governors". DSFC.ac.uk. Welbeck DSFC. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  4. ^ "ISI Report" (PDF). DSFC.ac.uk. Independent Schools Inspectorate. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Former pupils condemn government decision to shut Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College". LeicesterMercury.co.uk. Leicestershire Live. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Private student fees". DSFC.ac.uk. Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference ISI-report was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Welbeck College Independent Schools International Website". ISBI.com. ISBI Schools.