Posted: 8th December 2016
Work starts on Agnes Hunt Village
In 1952 work began on Agnes’s final dream – housing to enable students to become “wholly self-supporting”. The ‘Agnes Hunt Village’ was developed as purpose-built housing for..Read More
Posted: 8th December 2016
Swimming pool built
New swimming pool formally opened by H.R.H The Duchess of Kent in 1971 The swimming pool was built at a cost of £15,800, and was formally..Read More
Posted: 8th December 2016
Concert Hall destroyed in fire
A serious fire completely gutted the Concert Hall in 1982. The timber-built concert hall sat within the grounds of the College, and was a place..Read More
Posted: 8th December 2016
The Derwen College Garden Centre opens
The Derwen College Garden Centre has changed a lot in the years since it first opened in 1986. The Garden Centre was the first part..Read More
Posted: 8th December 2016
Walled Garden presented to the College from Shropshire Horticultural Society
The Walled Garden was presented to Derwen College from the Shropshire Horticultural Society in 1989. The garden continues to change and develop as Horticulture students..Read More
Posted: 8th December 2016
Orangery Restaurant opens
The Orangery Restaurant opened in 1999. Derwen House was refurbished and the Orangery conservatory was added to the building, to offer students vocational training through..Read More
Posted: 8th December 2016
Derwen College is the first Ofsted Outstanding Specialist College
In 2006 Derwen College became the first Specialist College to be awarded an Ofsted Outstanding grading. You can view all of Derwen College’s Ofsted reports..Read More
Posted: 8th December 2016
Young’s Farm Shop opens
Young’s Farm Shop opened in 2008. The shop provided an outlet on site for us to sell our range of Derwen College made jams, chutneys,..Read More
Posted: 8th December 2016
Bradbury Food Centre opens
In 2013 the Bradbury Food Centre opened. The centre provides kitchen facilities for students on the Hospitality and Food pathway. Students work in the Food..Read More
Posted: 8th December 2016
Derwen’s third consecutive Ofsted Outstanding grading
In 2016 Derwen College received its third consecutive Ofsted Outstanding grading. Meryl Green, Principal said. “We are immensely proud of this result. The outcome of..Read More