Lawnswood School

Lawnswood School
Lawnswood School
Address
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	Leeds Outer Ring Road; Lawnswood; Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS16 5AG; England
Coordinates	53°50′09″N 1°35′42″W / 53.8358°N 1.5951°WCoordinates: 53°50′09″N 1°35′42″W / 53.8358°N 1.5951°W
Information
Type	Community school
Established	1972
Local authority	Leeds City Council
Department for Education URN	108055 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Mrs Joanna Bell
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1,098
Website	www.lawnswoodschool.co.uk

The previous buildings, vacated by the school in 2003.

Lawnswood School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Lawnswood area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

The school was founded in 1972 and had its first comprehensive intake in 1974. Its predecessors were the Leeds Modern School, a boys' grammar school (founded 1845) attended by Alan Bennett, and Lawnswood High School for Girls, a girls' grammar school (founded 1854), which moved to the current Lawnswood site in 1932.

The sixth form was judged as Grade 2 and "consistently good" in the 2009 Ofsted inspection, but the school as a whole was rated as Grade 4 (Inadequate) for overall effectiveness.^[1] and consequently placed into special measures.^[2] During an early 2011 Ofsted visit, the school was judged to be "making good progress in all the key areas,"^[3] and in July 2011 the school was taken out of special measures.^[4] In late 2013, Ofsted rated the school Grade 2 (Good) for overall effectiveness.^[1]

Notable former pupils[]

Alan Bennett, English playwright, screenwriter and author (Leeds Modern School)^[3]
James Brown, founder of Loaded^{[citation needed]}
Eleanor Catton, 2013 Man Booker Prize winner (foreign exchange)^[5]
Stephen Connolly, classical singer best known as bass in The King's Singers
John Craven BBC journalist and television presenter (Leeds Modern School)^{[citation needed]}
Mark Curry, Television presenter.^{[citation needed]}
Bob Peck, Actor (Leeds Modern School)^{[citation needed]}
Jodie Aysha, Singer^{[citation needed]}
Gaynor Faye, Actor^{[citation needed]}
Ikram Butt, professional rugby league footballer^{[citation needed]}
Vince Fawcett, professional rugby league footballer^{[citation needed]}
Noel Whelan, professional Premier League footballer^{[citation needed]}
Jane Wynne, paediatrician^[6]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Lawnswood School Ofsted Reports
^ "Most Improved School Facing Special Measures Bombshell", Yorkshire Post 25 September 2009
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Alan Bennett: Playwright to return to Leeds school"Yorkshire Evening Post, 12 March 2011
^ 'Lawnswood School Website homepage'
^ Christie, Janet (6 April 2014). "Eleanor Catton on winning the Man Booker prize". The Scotsman. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
^ "Jane Margery Wynne". Munk's Roll Volume XII. Royal College of Physicians. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

External links[]

[Ofsted-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Lawnswood School Ofsted Reports

[2] "Most Improved School Facing Special Measures Bombshell", Yorkshire Post 25 September 2009

[headingleytoday-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Alan Bennett: Playwright to return to Leeds school"Yorkshire Evening Post, 12 March 2011

[4] 'Lawnswood School Website homepage'

[5] Christie, Janet (6 April 2014). "Eleanor Catton on winning the Man Booker prize". The Scotsman. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

[6] "Jane Margery Wynne". Munk's Roll Volume XII. Royal College of Physicians. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

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Lawnswood School

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Notable former pupils[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

Lawnswood School

Address
Wikimedia \| © OpenStreetMap
Leeds Outer Ring Road Lawnswood Leeds , West Yorkshire , LS16 5AG England
Coordinates	53°50′09″N 1°35′42″W / 53.8358°N 1.5951°W / 53.8358; -1.5951Coordinates: 53°50′09″N 1°35′42″W / 53.8358°N 1.5951°W / 53.8358; -1.5951
Information
Type	Community school
Established	1972
Local authority	Leeds City Council
Department for Education URN	108055 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Mrs Joanna Bell
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1,098
Website	www.lawnswoodschool.co.uk