Pattison College
Other independent school (Coventry).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
About School History The Pattison family has taught Dance in Coventry since the 1920s. Pattison College, however, was established in 1949 by Betty Pattison to provide full-time education for talented students wishing to make a career in the theatre. Over the years the emphasis has changed.
Students can still take advantage of confidence-building performance opportunities in Dance, Drama and Music, but they all have a first-class education in a family environment and appreciate the advantages of an uninterrupted all-through education. In 1994, Betty Pattison's daughter, Mrs Elizabeth McConnell, was appointed Joint Principal.
A graduate of Goldsmith's College, London, and a former pupil, she had taught French in the maintained sector and then at Pattison from 1982. Over the years Mrs McConnell took on full responsibility for the running of the school and Pattison Theatre Arts.
After the death of Betty Pattison in 2010, Mrs McConnell led the school on from strength to strength, supported by a team of committed, experienced staff. In November 2013, the school was elected to the Independent School Association (ISA), giving it access to high quality training opportunities and advice on all the latest legislation pertaining to independent schools.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Dance
- Drama
- Philosophy for Children (P4C)
- Jolly Phonics
- Letters and Sounds
- Oxford Reading Tree
Key facts
- URN
- 103747
- Type
- Other independent school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 2 to 21
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Constituency
- Coventry South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1957
Governing body
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