Tettenhall College


Tettenhall College is a co-educational independent day and boarding school located in the Wolverhampton suburb of Tettenhall in England.

History

The college was founded in 1863 by a group of prominent local businessmen and industrialists, most of who were associated with the Queen Street Congregational Church. Tettenhall Towers was built by Wolverhampton industrialist Colonel Thomas Thorneycroft as a house for him and his family. The Towers Theatre was originally a ballroom and has springs under the floor to make it a better dancing surface. The stage was built later on for the school when it started. The school was sold by the last member of the Thorneycroft family in 1942. The college's lower school building was completed in September 2000 and the science department in 2007.

Boarding

There are two boarding houses: Thorneycroft and School House. Less than 15% of pupils board. Most boarders are international pupils or children of military personnel.

Notable former pupils