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History

Our history

The origins of Barton Peveril Sixth Form College date back to 1904 and the Eastleigh Pupil Teachers’ Centre which occupied rooms at the Eastleigh Railway Institute on the corner of Leigh Road and Market Street.

In 1909 the Centre moved into the Wesleyan Hall behind the Methodist Church in the High Street and later become known as Eastleigh Secondary School and Pupil Teachers’ Centre.

The Barton Peveril name

The Barton Peveril link came in 1918 when the school moved to Barton Peveril House on the Bishopstoke Road. Eventually it became known as the County Secondary School, Barton Peveril, Eastleigh and then Eastleigh County High School with the move to Desborough Road in 1932.
The present Chestnut Avenue campus dates back to 1957 when the High School moved and became Barton Peveril Grammar School. Barton Peveril was designated as a 6th form college in 1973.

Famous alumni

  • Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth
  • BBC and Observer investigative journalist John Sweeney
  • Musician Elio Pace
  • Radio 1 DJ Tom Deacon
  • One Day author and screenwriter David Nicholls (pictured top left)
  • Burnley footballer Wade Elliott
  • International athlete Melanie Purkiss
  • Record-breaking mountaineers Rhys Jones and Becky Bellworthy
  • Olympic sailor Chris Draper
  • Women’s cyclesport Team GB member Dani King (pictured above)

  • Dani tests Olympic Velodrome

  • Former student Dani King put the  2012 Olympic Velodrome through its paces and broke a world record when she was called up to race in the...