History
It began as Gateway Grammar School for boys, founded in 1928 and originally located in Skeffington House which is now the home of the Newarke Houses Museum. In 1933 it moved across the road to the site it occupied until 2009, which comprises a three-storey house dating from 1772 with a purpose-built extension and additional buildings for Science and Art & Design. Its first Head Master (1928-31) was Harold Dent who went on to become Editor of The Times Educational Supplement and Professor of Education at the University of Sheffield. Dent was succeeded by Mr E C White (1931-1952) and then Dr H Frazer (1952-71). Mr M H Bailey (1971-1990) saw the school through its transformation into a mixed sixth form college in 1976. The school was established primarily to feed the Colleges of Art and Technology (later Leicester Polytechnic and now De Montfort University) and the curriculum showed a significant bias towards Craft and other practical subjects. In Dr Frazer's time The Gateway (as it was known by locals) became more like a conventional grammar school but retained its commitment to teaching crafts. It was also progressive in its acceptance of 11+ exam "failures" at 13+ and 15+: some of whom achieved distinction and are among those listed in alumni below.After Mr Bailey's retirement the College Principals were Mr A Sortwell (1990-97) and Mr N A Goffin (1997-2009).
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