Plymouth College

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File:Plymouth College main building (24 August 2007).jpg

Plymouth College main building at dusk

Plymouth College is a co-educational private school in Plymouth, Devon.

History

The school was established in 1877. In 1896 Plymouth College bought Mannamead School (founded in 1854), and was temporarily known as Plymouth and Mannamead College.<ref>Chris Robinson, 'Plymouth College, The First Hundred Years', 2005, Pen & Ink.</ref>

In 1976, the first girls were admitted to the school's sixth form. Plymouth College became fully coeducational in 1995. In 2004, the school absorbed St Dunstan's Abbey School, an independent school for girls founded by Lydia Sellon.<ref>A Sermon Template:Webarchive, Ascot Priory, retrieved 26 April 2015</ref>

The Whiteworks Outward Bound centre on Dartmoor has a 20-bed bunkhouse.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Primary source inline

Sports

The swimming programme has a partnership with the Plymouth Leander Swimming Club.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="ISI Inspectorate Report 2007">Template:Cite web Template:Dead link</ref> At the 2012 Olympic Games, Rūta Meilutytė won the gold medal in the 100m breaststroke for Lithuania.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2019, the under-14 girls hockey team won the national tier 2 championships.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Other sports activities in this school include Whitewater rafting, Sea kayaking, Sailing, Mountain biking, and Scuba diving.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>