Boston College (England)

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
Location
Skirbeck Road Boston , Lincolnshire , PE21 6JF England
Coordinates	52.9733°N 0.0152°W / 52.9733; -0.0152
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

History

In 1957 construction was planned to start in 1959-60,^[2] to cost £208,967.^[3] By 1960 it was to cost £249,650, with furniture to cost £70,000.^[4] In early April 1962 a contract for £255,368 was given to J.T. Barber & Sons of Boston.^[5]

It opened on Monday 14 September 1964, built by JT Barber & Sons of Boston.^[6][7][8]

It provided A-level courses for those not attending the town's two grammar schools.

It became an associate college of Leicester Polytechnic.

In 2007 a scheme for college redevelopment on West Street was abandoned through a lack of usable space.^[9] In 2008 the college planned for a £79m expansion of the college to replace the Skirbeck Road and Mill Road sites.^[10] A smaller redevelopment of the Skirbeck Road site was undertaken, funded by selling the building on Mill Road.^[11][12] 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.^[13][14]

Visits

• Prince Edward, Duke of Kent visited the De Montfort Campus on Thursday 7 December 2000^[15]

Sites

The college is currently spread over five sites:^[16]

• Rochford Campus – engineering workshops, beauty therapy, swimming facilities and halls of residence for 200 students. Skirbeck Road, Boston, next to the Maud Foster Drain and the Geoff Moulder Leisure Complex.
• Sam Newsom Centre – music and performing arts facilities. South Street, Boston.
• Peter Paine Performance Centre – centre for sports and exercise science. Rosebery Avenue, Boston.
• Ingelow Centre – centre for students with Special Educational Needs. Rowley Road, Boston.
• Boston College Spalding – Red Lion Street, Spalding.

Principals

• 1964 – 86 – Alan Moon
• 1986 – 2001 – David Pursell
• 2001 – 05 – David Pomfret
• 2005 – 11 – Sue Daley
• 2011 – 17 – Amanda Mosek
• 2017 – 2020 – Jo Maher
• 2020 – 2025 – Claire Foster

Notable alumni

• Jason Atherton – chef^[17]