Garendon High School
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The Garendon High School | |
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Thorpe Hill , , LE11 4SQ | |
Coordinates | 52°46′17″N 1°14′24″W / 52.77147°N 1.23988°WCoordinates: 52°46′17″N 1°14′24″W / 52.77147°N 1.23988°W |
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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.
- Defunct schools in Leicestershire
- Educational institutions established in 1954
- Educational institutions disestablished in 2012
- 1954 establishments in England
- 2012 disestablishments in England
- East Midlands school stubs