__NOTOC__ Brooklands College is a further education college in Weybridge and Ashford, England.
In August 2007 Brooklands merged with Spelthorne College in Ashford. In 2016 the Ashford Campus moved to a new building and the former Spelthorne College site was demolished. The Weybridge campus is in the grounds of Hugh F. Locke King's historic mansion at Brooklands; the Ashford campus is adjacent to Thomas Knyvett College, Ashford.
The college provides courses for those leaving school after GCSEs, vocational subjects, A-levels, apprenticeships, and professional courses for adults including foundation degrees.
There are approximately 5,000 students attending the college; of these about 2,500 are full-time.
Alumni
Tom Chilton, racing driver. Martin Freeman, actor. Gary Numan, musician. Lucie Silvas, singer-songwriter. Wendy Smith-Sly, athlete who competed mainly in the 3,000 metres; silver medallist at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles; 1983 World Champion in the World 10 km road race championship. Norman Willis, General Secretary of the TUC, 1984–1993. James Purefoy, actor.
In popular culture The 2007 film, I Want Candy, starring Carmen Electra, was filmed at Brooklands College. Four members of the pop punk band You Me at Six attended Brooklands College. A 2018 Waitrose Christmas advert was filmed at Brooklands College.
See also List of UCAS institutions List of universities in the United Kingdom
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