College Town is home to a large and well-known out-of-town mercantile development, "The Meadows", which was built in 1988. It comprises a large Tesco Extra hypermarket and a Marks & Spencer, two of the largest in the country.
College Town is also home to one coeducational school, College Town Primary School, located on Branksome Hill Road. The headteacher is Mrs Trudi Sammons.[1]