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Alton College

Motto	Diversity, creativity, inspiration, community
Established	1978
Type	Sixth form college
Headteacher	Jane Machell
Location	Old Odiham Road Alton Hampshire GU34 2LX England
Local authority	Hampshire
DfE number	850/8605
DfE URN	130691
Ofsted	Reports
Gender	Coeducational
Website	www.altoncollege.ac.uk

Alton College is a sixth form college located in Alton, Hampshire, England. As well as being a sixth form, the college provides an adult education service to the local population as well as catering for students with disabilities from nearby Treloar College. It was built in 1978 and was one of the first institutions in the UK to be a purpose-built sixth form college.

Notable alumni

Notable former students of Alton College include:

Yvette Cooper^[1] – Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford with the positions of Shadow Home Secretary and Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities
Alison Goldfrapp^[2] – musician
Russell Howard^[3] – comedian
Gwyneth Herbert^[4]^[5] – singer-songwriter
Chris Wood^[6] – cricketer

References

^ "Biography". Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20071012161301/http://yvettecooper.com/bio01_dw.htm. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
^ "Alison Goldfrapp Biography". BiggestStars.com. http://www.biggeststars.com/a/alison-goldfrapp-biography.html. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
^ Brew, Simon (17 November 2008). "The Den of Geek interview: Russell Howard". Dennis Publishing. http://www.denofgeek.com/television/147476/the_den_of_geek_interview_russell_howard.html. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
^ "Former Music Students". Alton College. http://www.altoncollege.ac.uk/sixth-form-86. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
^ Foley, Jack. "Gwyneth Herbert - I suppose for as long as I can remember, singing’s always been my complete passion". indielondon.co.uk. http://www.indielondon.co.uk/music/mu_gwyneth_herbert_bio.html. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
^ "Winners take it all". Alton College. http://www.altoncollege.ac.uk/node/1195. Retrieved 22 April 2011.

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Schools in Hampshire

v t e Primary schools in Hampshire

Highfield School Mary Rose School Purbrook Junior School

v t e Secondary schools in Hampshire

Southampton LEA	Bitterne Park School Chamberlayne College for the Arts Cantell Secondary School Oasis Academy Mayfield Redbridge Community School Regents Park Community College St. Anne's Catholic School St. George Catholic School for Boys The Sholing Technology College Upper Shirley High School Woodlands Community College

Portsmouth LEA	Admiral Lord Nelson School City of Portsmouth Boys' School City of Portsmouth Girls' School Mayfield School Priory School

Hampshire LEA	Aldworth Science College Amery Hill School Applemore Technology College Bay House School Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School Bohunt School Bridgemary Community School Brighton Hill Community College Brookfield Community School and Language College Brune Park Community College The Burgate School And Sixth Form Centre Calthorpe Park School Cams Hill School Clere School Court Moor School Cowplain Community School Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College Eggar's School Fernhill School and Language College Fort Hill Community School Frogmore Community College Hamble Community Sports College Henry Beaufort School Horndean Technology College Hounsdown School The Hurst Community College Kings' School Mill Chase Community Technology College The Mountbatten School Oaklands Catholic School Neville Lovett Community School Noadswood School Perins School The Petersfield School Portchester Community School Priestlands School Purbrook Park School Ringwood School Robert May's School The Romsey School Swanmore College of Technology Test Valley School Testbourne Community School Testwood Sports College Thornden School The Westgate School Toynbee School Wildern Secondary School Wyvern Technology College Yateley School

v t e Further education colleges in Hampshire

Southampton	Itchen College Taunton's College

Portsmouth	Highbury College Portsmouth College

Other	Alton College Andover College Barton Peveril College Basingstoke College of Technology Brockenhurst College Eastleigh College Fareham College Farnborough College of Technology The Sixth Form College, Farnborough Havant College Peter Symonds College Queen Mary's College St Vincent College South Downs College Sparsholt College Hampshire

v t e Independent schools in Hampshire

Preparatory	Hordle Walhampton School Now closed: Morton House School West Downs School

Senior	Bedales School Churcher's College King Edward VI School Lord Wandsworth College The King's School Senior The Portsmouth Grammar School Salesian College St John's College Winchester College The Gregg School

All ages	Ditcham Park School Mary Rose School Meoncross School Portsmouth High School Rookwood School Sherfield School St Swithun's School (Now closed: The Atherley School)

Learning Difficulties	The Loddon School Stanbridge Earls School

v t e Former schools in Hampshire

Southampton LEA	Grove Park Business and Enterprise College Millbrook Community School Woolston School

Independent	Morton House School West Downs School The Atherley School

v t e Universities and colleges in South East England

Universities	Brighton Buckingham Buckinghamshire New Canterbury Chichester Creative Arts Kent Open Oxford Oxford Brookes Portsmouth Reading Southampton Southampton Solent Surrey Sussex Winchester

Further education colleges	Abingdon & Witney Amersham & Wycombe Andover Aylesbury Basingstoke Berkshire Bracknell & Wokingham Brighton & Hove Brockenhurst Brooklands Canterbury Central Sussex Chichester East Berkshire Eastleigh East Surrey Fareham Farnborough Guildford Hadlow Hastings Henley Highbury Isle of Wight K College MidKent Milton Keynes Newbury Northbrook North East Surrey North West Kent Oxford & Cherwell Valley Plumpton Reading Ruskin Southampton South Downs Sparsholt Sussex Coast Sussex Downs Thanet

Sixth form colleges	Alton Barton Peveril Bexhill Brighton Esher Farnborough Farnham Godalming Havant Itchen Peter Symonds Portsmouth Queen Mary's Reigate Richard Collyer St Vincent Strode's Taunton's Totton Varndean Woking Worthing

Coordinates: 51°9′21.93″N 0°58′32.72″W / 51.1560917°N 0.9757556°W / 51.1560917; -0.9757556

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