Littleover Community School is a

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secondary school situated on Pastures Hill,

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, with pupils aged 11–18.Littleover Community School Website
/ref> It is a co-educational non-denominational school which educates over 1,550 pupils from in and around

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. It has previously held

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Mathematics and Languages specialist school status, and has good academic results, both at GCSE and A-Level. The current headteacher is Jon Wilding. The school has its own

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Centre which was originally

The Millennium Centre The Millennium Centre was located in Littleover, Derby. It was a post-16 sixth form centre, run jointly by Derby Moor Community Sports College Trust and Littleover Community School Littleover Community School is a coeducational secondary ...

, a joint Sixth Form Centre with Derby Moor Community Sports College which opened in 1999, but disbanded in 2013 after Littleover’s Sixth Form became independent from Derby Moor and is now known as Littleover Community School Sixth Form Centre. The new humanities block opened in October 2014. The school is located on Pastures Hill which follows the route of the Roman

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, and a short distance away from the school there are buried remains of this highway.

Notable alumni

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, news and weather reporter for

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and

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* Antonia Hodgson, historical novelist * Karen Martin, Javelin silver medallist at

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Lewin Nyatanga Lewin John Nyatanga (born 18 August 1988) is a Welsh former professional footballer who last played as a defender for League One club Northampton Town on loan from Barnsley. He previously played for Derby County and Bristol City, as well as ...

, football player currently playing for

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CBE, author and campaigner * Lucy Ward, folk musician - winner of the

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"Horizon Award" in 2012

References

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