. ▁He an or ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁it ▁had ▁around ▁ 5 5 0 ▁boys ▁and ▁girls . ▁Geoff rey ▁Stone ▁was ▁the ▁head master ▁for ▁twenty ▁years ▁and ▁became ▁Princi pal ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁college . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁The ▁former ▁college ▁is ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁Derby ▁College ▁and ▁provides ▁education ▁and ▁training ▁to ▁young ▁people ▁in ▁Derby ▁and ▁Derby shire . ▁ ▁Mer ge ▁and ▁closure ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁South ▁East ▁Derby shire ▁College ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁educational ▁facilities , ▁services ▁and ▁staff ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Derby ▁College . ▁David ▁C roll , ▁the ▁( then ) ▁Princi pal ▁and ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁of ▁Derby ▁College , ▁led ▁the ▁newly ▁merged ▁college ▁which ▁will ▁operate ▁under ▁the ▁Derby ▁College ▁b anner . ▁ ▁The ▁newly ▁merged ▁college ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁operate ▁from ▁S ED C ' s ▁existing ▁sites ▁in ▁Il k eston ▁and ▁He an or ▁and ▁from ▁Derby ▁College ' s ▁other ▁sites ▁located ▁in ▁Derby ▁and ▁Derby shire . ▁Meanwhile , ▁an ▁est ates ▁and ▁learning ▁review ▁is ▁being ▁undert aken ▁to ▁ensure ▁learn ers ▁benefit ▁from ▁the ▁best ▁facilities ▁for ▁their ▁chosen ▁courses . ▁ ▁Mary ▁Rog ers , ▁senior ▁account ▁director - design ate ▁for ▁the ▁Sk ills ▁Fund ing ▁Agency , ▁commented : ▁“ The ▁L SC ▁and ▁its ▁successor ▁bodies ▁will ▁be ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁merged ▁college ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁learn ers