St Lawrence Academy, Scunthorpe

St Lawrence Academy
Type Academy
Religion Church of England
Principal Joan Barnes
Location Doncaster Road
Scunthorpe
Lincolnshire
DN15 7DF
England
Coordinates: 53°35′27″N 0°39′55″W / 53.59094°N 0.66517°W / 53.59094; -0.66517
DfE number 813/6905
DfE URN 135674 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–16
Website School homepage

The St Lawrence Academy (formerly High Ridge School) is a coeducational Church of England secondary school with academy status, located in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England.[1] The Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils,[2] and has specialisms in sports and science.[3]

History

A community school administered by North Lincolnshire Council, High Ridge School converted to academy status on 1 September 2008 and was renamed The St Lawrence Academy. The school is sponsored by the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln.[4]

Scunthorpe Grammar School opened in 1927.[5] It became a comprehensive, as High Ridge School.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "St Lawrence academy". St Lawrence academy. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  2. ↑ "Subject Order List". Thestlawrenceacademy.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  3. ↑ "Specialisms". Thestlawrenceacademy.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  4. ↑ "Meet the Sponsors". Thestlawrenceacademy.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  5. ↑ The History of Brigg Grammar School by F. Henthorn (PDF), at p. 68
  6. ↑ "North Lincolnshire Museum Image Archive: Doncaster Road, Scunthorpe, looking east, with the former Scunthorpe Grammar School on the left, c.1960's". Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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