Garendon High School

School in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
   Websitehttp://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

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "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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