Leysland High School was a

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with academy status, located in

Countesthorpe Countesthorpe is a large village and civil parish in the Leicestershire district of Blaby, with a population of 6,393 (2001 census, falling slightly to 6,377 at the 2011 census. It lies to the south of Leicester, and is about from the city ...

, Leicestershire,

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. It was open for students aged 11–14 (students in KS3). It received the rating of 'Outstanding' from Ofsted in April, 2013. It merged with Countesthorpe Community College to form Countesthorpe Leysland Community College in July 2016.

Notable alumni

Harvey Barnes Harvey Lewis Barnes (born 9 December 1997) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger for club Leicester City F.C., Leicester City. Early life Barnes was born in Burnley, L ...

, professional footballer *Original Kasabian band members *Miss Namibia 1997

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Educational institutions established in 1974 Defunct schools in Leicestershire 1974 establishments in England Educational institutions disestablished in 2016 2016 disestablishments in England {{Leicestershire-school-stub