Aldworth Science College

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Aldworth Science College
Motto	"Opportunities For All"
Type	State
Headteacher	Mrs. Julie Churcher
Location	Western Way Basingstoke Hampshire England
Students	537
Ages	11 to 16
Website	http://www.hants.gov.uk/schools/4156/#hantsnet

Aldworth Science College is a secondary school, formerly Richard Aldworth Community School. It is located on Western Way in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England.

The School takes its name from Richard Aldworth, a wealthy London merchant, whose mother, Jane South, came from a prominent Basingstoke family involved in the wool trade. When he died in December 1646, he left money to Christ's Hospital, where he was a governor and to found and support Blue Coat Schools in Reading and Basingstoke. The School in Basingstoke opened around 1649 and closed in 1896 due to bankruptcy. Its building however survived until 1966 until it was demolished during the redevelopment of the town. It's site in Cross Street is now marked by a statue of a Blue Coat Boy

[edit] The School

The school was built in 1963 and when it was opened in September of that year, a stone plaque from the old Blue Coat School building was incorporated in the main entrance. It changed its name from Richard Aldworth School to Aldworth Science College in September 2005.