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Royal Forest of Dean College was a
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located close to the town of Coleford, in the
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in west
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. It was dissolved by government order as of 31 January 2011 in order to be merged to Gloucestershire College. Together with its secondary site at Mitcheldean, and around 30 further outreach sites, the college served a mainly rural area.Ofsted
Retrieved 17 September 2010
The college offered a range of courses from
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and was associated with
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for
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to
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.


History

East Dean Grammar School of Cinderford, formed in 1929, merged with Bells Grammar School of Coleford in 1968 to form the Royal Forest of Dean Grammar School on a new site. Bell's Grammar School had a history dating back to 1445 when a school was founded by Joan Greyndour. In 1985, the grammar school was split into a comprehensive school and the tertiary college. A 2009 Ofsted inspection rated the school with a Grade 2 (good). On 31 January 2011, it merged into Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology


Alumni


Royal Forest of Dean Grammar School

* Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon,
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East Dean Grammar School

* Prof James Cross, Baines Professor of English Language from 1965–85 at the
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* Valerie Grosvenor Myer, writer * Dame Muriel Powell (nurse) CBE * Sir Archibald Russell CBE (attended from 1914-9 when his father was the headmaster), aircraft designer, designed the
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and later worked on
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- Chief Engineer from 1944–60 at the Bristol Aeroplane Company * Reg Ward, Chief Executive from 1976-80 of Hereford & Worcester County Council and from 1981-88 of the London Docklands Development Corporation * Sir
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presenter from 1973-2002


Bells Grammar School

* Edna May Healey, Baroness Healey, writer and wife of
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* Dennis Potter, television writer * Dr Cyril Hart OBE (1913-2009),
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of the Forest of Dean, Author, Forestry Expert and Historian, born in the Forest and lived in Coleford.


References


External links


University of Gloucestershire

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