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Lawnswood School is a
mixed secondary school
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and
sixth form
In the education systems of England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepare for A-l ...
located in the
Lawnswood
Lawnswood is a small suburb in the north west of the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. As such it is north north east of the West Yorkshire Urban Area. The suburb falls within the Adel and Wharefdale Ward of the City of Leeds Council.
...
area of
Leeds
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,
West Yorkshire
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, England.
The school was founded in 1972 and had its first comprehensive intake in 1974. Its predecessors were the
Leeds Modern School
Leeds Modern School was a school in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
History
Leeds Modern School was founded on 14 July 1845 in Rossington Street as the Mathematical and Commercial School. This building in the centre of Leeds became council offi ...
, a boys'
grammar school
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(founded 1845) attended by
Alan Bennett
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, 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
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inspection, but the school as a whole was rated as Grade 4 (Inadequate) for overall effectiveness.
[Lawnswood School Ofsted Reports]
/ref> and consequently placed into special measures
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In education (England and Wales)
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. During an early 2011 Ofsted visit, the school was judged to be "making good progress in all the key areas,"["Alan Bennett: Playwright to return to Leeds school"](_blank)
'Yorkshire Evening Post'', 12 March 2011 and in July 2011 the school was taken out of special measures. In late 2013, Ofsted rated the school Grade 2 (Good) for overall effectiveness.[
]
Notable former pupils
*Alan Bennett
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, English playwright, screenwriter and author (Leeds Modern School
Leeds Modern School was a school in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
History
Leeds Modern School was founded on 14 July 1845 in Rossington Street as the Mathematical and Commercial School. This building in the centre of Leeds became council offi ...
)
* James Brown
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, founder of '' Loaded''
*Eleanor Catton
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, 2013 Man Booker Prize
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winner (foreign exchange)
*Stephen Connolly, classical singer best known as bass in The King's Singers
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*John Craven
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Early life
Craven was born in Leeds, West Rid ...
BBC journalist and television presenter (Leeds Modern School)
* Stuart Croft, artist
* Mark Curry, television presenter
*Bob Peck
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, actor (Leeds Modern School
Leeds Modern School was a school in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
History
Leeds Modern School was founded on 14 July 1845 in Rossington Street as the Mathematical and Commercial School. This building in the centre of Leeds became council offi ...
)
*Jodie Aysha
Jodie Aysha (born Jodie Aysha Henderson; 22 November 1988 in Leeds, England) is an English singer and songwriter.
Career
Aysha had success at the age of 18, when her song " Heartbroken", which she wrote when she was 14 about her older sister ...
, singer
*Gaynor Faye
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...
, actor
*Ikram Butt
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, professional rugby league footballer
* Vince Fawcett, professional rugby league footballer
* Noel Whelan, professional Premier League footballer
* Jane Wynne, paediatrician
See also
*Leeds Modern School
Leeds Modern School was a school in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
History
Leeds Modern School was founded on 14 July 1845 in Rossington Street as the Mathematical and Commercial School. This building in the centre of Leeds became council offi ...
* Lawnswood High School for Girls
References
External links
School website
Ofsted reports
DFES statistics
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Secondary schools in Leeds
Educational institutions established in 1972
1972 establishments in England
Community schools in Leeds