Bristol Metropolitan College

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Bristol Metropolitan College formely Whitefield Fishponds Community School(pronounced Whit-field as opposed to White-field) is a school in Bristol, England. It was built in 1836 by the architect Charles Dyer but was rebuilt after its destruction by German bombs during the second world war. The school is situated in the Fishponds area of Bristol, as implied by its name. The current headteacher is Mrs T. Thorne.

In 2003 Briarfield (a specialist school for children with disabilities) was built in Whitefield's grounds, and later a City Learning Centre (CLC3) was constructed adjacent to Briarfield. The CLC houses state of the art equipment, particularly designed for work with media projects.

During 2005, Whitefield Fishponds Community School was given Language College status, and is one of the few schools in Bristol to have been awarded this. The status recognises that Whitefield excels in the teaching of foreign languages to the local community.

In 2006 construction began on a new school building, on the current site, and by summer 2007 the vast majority of exterior construction was finished, with the interior fitting of the school and the landscaping of grounds to be completed. The old school buildings will be demolished, however Briarfield and CLC3 will remain. The building work of the new school is being carried out by firm Skanska. The school is due to open at the beginning of May 2008 when students will migrate from the old buildings into the newly constructed school.

[edit] External links

• Whitefield Fishponds Community School
• City Learning Centre 3

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