Education
Many schools have been associated with Calne over its history. St Mary's, Calne is an independent school for girls. The John Bentley School is the local comprehensive high school on the southern periphery of Calne, and is a noted languages centre. Its history goes back to the original Bentley's School, opened in 1664 using an endowment left by John Bentley in 1662. In 1901 this was amalgamated with Calne Technical School as a school of science for boys aged 9–17. This became known as Calne County School and later Calne County Secondary School. Girls were admitted from 1903 and in 1908-9 new buildings were added to the nucleus of buildings dating from 1842. The school was later called the Bentley Grammar School. In 1957 it moved to a new building in the angle of the London and Melksham Roads. In 1974 the grammar school merged with Fynemore School in Silver Street, and to form the John Bentley Comprehensive School, later the John Bentley School. Until 1998 both sites were used. After the buildings in Silver Street were given up new buildings were erected in the angle of the London and Melksham roads and existing ones improved.
Historically, Calne had a number of other small schools, some based in houses (e.g. one in Curzon Street in which girls were trained for domestic service). Another example was a small boarding school for boys open in 1842 on the site of a former factory in Silver Street. Notably, this school was attended by Reg Birkett, the dual-code international sportsman, who played football and rugby for England in the 1870s.
The closest further education institution is the Wiltshire College site in Chippenham 6.5 miles (10.5 km) away, although the college also has a small centre at The Green in Calne.
The closest higher education institution is the University of Bath campus at Claverton Down in Bath, 18 miles (29 km) to the west. The university's Oakridge campus in east Swindon is 20 miles (32 km) to the north west. Bath Spa University lies 24 miles (39 km) away at its Newton Park campus, west of Bath.
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