Garendon High School

The Garendon High School
Motto	"Teaching Excellence"
Established	1954
Closed	2012
Last Headteacher	Mr Sutton
Location	Thorpe Hill Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 4SQ England Coordinates: 52°46′17″N 1°14′24″W / 52.77147°N 1.23988°W / 52.77147; -1.23988
Local authority	Leicestershire
DfE URN	120253 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	558
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–14
Colours	Red and Black
Website	The Garendon High School

Garendon High School was a middle school located in Thorpe Acre, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It contained three years (7, 8 and 9) and altogether there were 558 pupils in 2008/2009.

The school closed over Summer 2012.

History

Garendon High School, which opened in 1954, was a middle school for around 560 students aged 11 to 15.

The school was recognized in its 2007 Ofsted inspection as "A good school with many outstanding features".^[1]

In September 2008, the school was awarded the status of Specialist Sports College.

It was designated as a "Lead School" by the local authority and achieved International School Status and Healthy Schools Accreditation. The school also achieved the prestigious Artsmark Gold standard.

As of September 2012, Burleigh Community College and Garendon High School merged to become Charnwood College, a through school from ages 11 to 19.^[2]

References

↑ http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/848227/urn/120253.pdf
↑ "Burleigh and Garendon to become Charnwood College". Loughborough Echo. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.

Schools in Leicestershire (including Leicester)

Primary	Bishop Ellis Catholic Samworth Sir John Moore CofE

Middle	Brookvale High School Gartree High School Ibstock Community College Ivanhoe College Manor High School

Upper & secondary	Ashby School Babington Community College Beauchamp College Beaumont Leys School Belvoir High School Bosworth Academy Brockington College The Cedars Academy Charnwood College City of Leicester College Countesthorpe Leysland Community College Crown Hills Community College De Lisle College English Martyrs Catholic School Fullhurst Community College Groby Community College Hamilton Community College Hind Leys Community College Hinckley Academy Humphrey Perkins School John Ferneley College Judgemeadow Community College King Edward VII Science and Sport College Lancaster School Limehurst Academy Long Field Academy Lutterworth College Lutterworth High School Madani Schools Federation The Market Bosworth School The Martin High School Moat Community College New College Leicester Rawlins Community College Robert Smyth Academy Roundhill Academy Rushey Mead Academy St Martin’s Catholic Voluntary Academy St Paul's Catholic School Sir Frank Whittle Studio School Sir Jonathan North Community College Soar Valley College South Charnwood High School Thomas Estley Community College Tudor Grange Samworth Academy Welland Park Academy Wigston Academy William Bradford Academy Winstanley Community College Woodbrook Vale Wreake Valley Academy

Sixth form	Gateway College Regent College Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College Wigston College Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College

Independent	Dixie Grammar School Emmanuel Christian School Fairfield Preparatory School Grace Dieu Manor School Leicester Grammar School Leicester High School for Girls Loughborough Grammar School Loughborough High School Our Lady's Convent School Ratcliffe College

Further education	Brooksby Melton College Leicester College Loughborough College South Leicestershire College Stephenson College

Special	Birkett House School Ellesmere College RNIB College

Former	Abington Academy Alderman Newton's School Burleigh Community College Bushloe High School Garendon High School John Ells Community College King Edward VII School Leysland High School Mary Linwood Comprehensive School Riverside Business and Enterprise College Rosebery Primary School Sathya Sai School Stonehill High School

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