Summary
Lawnswood School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Lawnswood area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
| Lawnswood School | |
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| Coordinates | 53°50′09″N 1°35′42″W / 53.8358°N 1.5951°W |
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| Type | Community school |
| Established | 1972 |
| Local authority | Leeds City Council |
| Department for Education URN | 108055 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Joanna Bell |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,098 |
| Website | www |
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 edit
- Mark Ballard, former Member of the Scottish Parliament
- 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]
- Stuart Croft, artist[6]
- Mark Curry, television presenter[citation needed]
- Bob Peck, actor (Leeds Modern School)[citation needed]
- Ashfaq Ahmed Malik MBE, Warrant Officer RAF, Military[7]
- 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[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Lawnswood School Ofsted Reports
- ^ "Most Improved School Facing Special Measures Bombshell", Yorkshire Post 25 September 2009
- ^ 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.
- ^ Eastwood, Steven (29 March 2015). "Stuart Croft obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "BBC News | NEW YEAR HONOURS | Military Page - Royal Air Force". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Jane Margery Wynne". Munk's Roll Volume XII. Royal College of Physicians. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
External links edit
- School website
- Ofsted reports
- DFES statistics
- History of Lawnswood High School for Girls
- History of Leeds Modern School