Cedars Upper School
| Established | 1921[1] |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Steven Palmer |
| Location |
Mentmore Road Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire LU7 2AE England Coordinates: 51°54′29″N 0°40′26″W / 51.907958°N 0.673969°W |
| DfE number | 823/4011 |
| DfE URN | 137462 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1300[2] |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 13–18 |
| Website | School Website |
Cedars Upper School is an upper school and sixth form with academy status, located in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England.
History
The school was founded as a grammar school in 1921 in Church Square, at the end of the High Street in Leighton Buzzard. The house was formerly occupied by Mary Norton. In 1973 the school became a comprehensive school and moved to its current location on Mentmore Road. Leighton Middle School was founded at the former location.[1][3]
The school became a specialist Mathematics and Computing College in September 2006,[4] and due to the specialism, the school also became a Microsoft Sponsored School. The school then converted to academy status in September 2011.
Oliver Duff(currently Editor i newspaper) is a former ex-Cedars Upper School student.[5]
Houses
The school now has four houses named after rivers; Orinoco, Lena, Danube and Zambezi after the school changed to a vertical tutoring system in 2010. In September 2016, the Murray house was removed.
The former houses were named after the patron saints of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales; George, Andrew, Patrick and David
Awards
- David Heather, 2006, The Guardian regional award for "Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School.[6]
Alumni
Cedars School
- Christopher Barnett, Headmaster since 1991 of Whitgift School
- Helen Boaden, Director of BBC Radio since 2013, Controller from 2000-04 of BBC Radio 4
- John Gadd CBE, Chairman from 1973-77 of the Eastern Gas Board, and from 1977-88 of the North Thames Gas Board
- Julie Hilling, Labour MP from 2010-15 of Bolton West
- Derek Reid, mycologist
- Martin Shirley CBE FRSB, Director from 2006-10 of the Institute for Animal Health
References
- 1 2 Cedars Upper School 2008 Prospectus, accessed 23 October 2008
- ↑ Ofsted Inspection Report 2006, accessed 23 October 2008
- ↑ Sheila Meekums - The history of Leighton Middle School
- ↑ https://secure.ssatrust.org.uk/registration/schoolsearch.aspx?id=8204011 Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
- ↑ Devlin, Amanda (9 October 2013). "Superhero vs a super waste of our money!". Leighton Buzzard Observer. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ Phipps, Claire (2006-07-04). "Couldn't do better". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 2008-10-22.