Longbenton Community College

Longbenton High School is a smaller than average Secondary School located in Benton, North Tyneside, England. Operating under the two-tier system in North Tyneside, the school takes students from age 11-18. The school building also includes a very small Sixth Form, joint with George Stephenson High School. The joint sixth form used to be in partnership with Seaton Burn College and branded as the Northwest Cluster. However now is simply known as 'NE12 Sixth Form', as both campusses fall under the NE12 Postcode. This change was not advertised at all by the school, both internally or externally.

History

The school was originally built in, and opened officially for the new year in September 1953. It was originally named after Thomas Addison and the girls and boys were kept separate. What was the East Block was the girls' side, and what was West Block was the boys' side. The old HMT block was the girls' canteen. At some point, likely in the 1960s, the school was turned into a mixed college and became known as Longbenton School.

The school became known as Longbenton Community College some time ago, when the management reached out into the community and started adult teaching classes, often outside of school hours.

In the winter of 2014, construction company Galliford Try began work on the new £14m school, in the middle of the existing site. This involved the demolition of the City Learning Centre, Sports Hall, Library and Sixth Form Building. The new building was funded by the Education Funding Agency, and was constructed very similarly to other new builds in the area, such as Bedlingtonshire Community High School.

The new building opened to students on Thursday, 8 September 2016, which marked a fresh start for Longbenton with the new brand of Longbenton High School. The old West Block, East Block, HMT, Canteen and DT block were all demolished following the opening of Longbenton High School.

File:College Gates - geograph.org.uk - 69484.jpg, LCC Gates - City Learning Centre - Front of New School
File:Longbenton Community College West 2006.jpg, LCC West Block - Now a Playing Field
File:Longbenton Community College East 2006.jpg, LCC East Block and HMT - Now Mostly Disused / Path to Benton Dene Primary School
File:Longbenton Community College HMT block 2006.jpg, LCC HMT Block
File:Longbenton Community College, Community Learning Centre 2006.jpg, LCC - CLC Close Up. - Now Front of New School

Alumni

Notable ex-pupils include rugby union player Sarah Hunter MBE and England footballer Peter Beardsley MBE.

References

External links

Longbenton Community College Homepage

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Secondary schools in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside
Foundation schools in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside