Garendon High School

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The Garendon High School
Address

Thorpe Hill Loughborough , Leicestershire , LE11 4SQ England
Coordinates	52°46′17″N 1°14′24″W / 52.77147°N 1.23988°W / 52.77147; -1.23988Coordinates: 52°46′17″N 1°14′24″W / 52.77147°N 1.23988°W / 52.77147; -1.23988
Information
Motto	"Teaching Excellence"
Established	1954
Closed	2012
Local authority	Leicestershire
Department for Education URN	120253 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Last Headteacher	Mr Sutton
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 14
Enrolment	558
Colour(s)	Red and Black
Website	http://www.garendon.leics.sch.uk/

Garendon High School was a middle school located in Thorpe Acre, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England.

It contained three years (7, 8 and 9). Altogether, there were 558 pupils in the 2008–2009 school year.

The school closed over Summer 2012.

History[]

Garendon High School, which opened in 1954, was a middle school for around 560 students aged 11 to 15.

The school was recognized in its 2007 Ofsted inspection as "A good school with many outstanding features".^[1]

As of September 2012, Burleigh Community College and Garendon High School merged to become Charnwood College, a through school from ages 11 to 19.^[2]

Awards[]

In September 2008, the school was awarded the status of Specialist Sports College.

It was designated as a "Lead School" by the local authority and achieved International School Status and Healthy Schools Accreditation. The school also achieved the prestigious Artsmark Gold standard.

References[]

^ http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/848227/urn/120253.pdf
^ "Burleigh and Garendon to become Charnwood College". Loughborough Echo. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2012.

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