Boston College is a predominantly further education college in Boston in Lincolnshire, England. It is a Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) for Early Years Care.[1]
Boston College | |
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Address | |
Skirbeck Road , , PE21 6JF England | |
Coordinates | 52°58′24″N 0°00′55″W / 52.9733°N 0.0152°W |
Information | |
Type | Further education college |
Established | 1964 |
Local authority | Lincolnshire |
Department for Education URN | 130761 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Principal | Claire Foster |
Gender | Co-educational |
Age | 16+ |
Website | http://www.boston.ac.uk |
Boston College opened in 1964 to provide A-level courses for those not attending the town's two grammar schools.
In 2007 a scheme for college redevelopment on West Street was abandoned through a lack of usable space.[2] In 2008 the college planned for a £79m expansion of the college to replace the Skirbeck Road and Mill Road sites.[3] A smaller redevelopment of the Skirbeck Road site was undertaken, funded by selling the building on Mill Road.[4][5] The Mill Road building at the east of Boston was a former De Montfort University campus, and before that, Kitwood Boys School, now Haven High Academy. The adjacent Mill Road sports fields were not included in the sale.[6][7]
The college is currently spread over five sites:[8]