Cockburn School

Not to be confused with Cockburn John Charles Academy.

Cockburn School
Address
Parkside Gipsy Lane Beeston Leeds , West Yorkshire , LS11 5TT England
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Learning For Life
Established	7 July 1902 (1902-07-07)
Local authority	Leeds City Council
Trust	Cockburn MAT
Department for Education URN	142585 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Gender	Mixed
Age	11to 16
Enrolment	1,262 (February 2022)
Website	http://www.cockburnschool.org/

Cockburn School (formerly Cockburn High School) is a mixed secondary school located in the Beeston area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ^[1]

The original school on this site was Parkside secondary modern, ^[2] which was an all-boys school. The headmaster for much of the time was Mr C Wadsworth.

It was previously a foundation school administered by Leeds City Council and The Learning Trust (South Leeds). The Learning trust also includes Beeston Primary School, Clapgate Primary School, Hugh Gaitskell Primary School, Lane End Primary School, Middleton Primary School, Middleton St Mary's CE Primary School, St Philip's RC Primary School and Westwood Primary School. ^[3] However, Cockburn School was converted to academy status in February 2016. The school is now part of a multi-academy trust, and hopes that other schools within The Learning Trust (South Leeds) will convert to academy status and join the trust, whilst continuing to work closely with the partner schools. ^[4]

Cockburn School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. ^[5] The school also has a specialism in the performing arts.

History

Cockburn School was opened on 17 July 1902, ^[6] on land near the corner of Dewsbury Road and Burton Road. ^{[7] [8]} The site had previously housed Southern Higher Grade School. ^[9] Cockburn School was named after Sir George Cockburn, a former Chairman of the Leeds School Board. ^[7]

In the 1980s, the school moved to the former Parkside County Secondary School on Gipsy Lane. The original location of the school eventually became the site of Hunslet Moor Primary School. ^[8]

The school underwent a full refurbishment in 2010 under the Building Schools for the Future scheme, allowing 210 students per year group to be accommodated. ^{[10] [11]}

Cockburn School announced plans to become an academy in October 2015; ^[4] the conversion was completed in February 2016, under the Academies Act 2010. ^[12] In June 2016, the school became the founding member of the Cockburn Multi-Academy Trust. ^[13]

School life

Cockburn School contains a business known as The Glassroom, developed by Education Leeds, in which students recycle unwanted glass to make new products. ^[14] The Glassroom produces a product each year to be presented at the White Rose Centre Community Awards. ^{[15] [16]}

Awards and recognition

In October 2019, the Arts Council awarded Cockburn School the Platinum level Artsmark. ^[17]

Notable former pupils

• Norman Ackroyd, Artist
• Jordan Baldwinson, rugby league player ^[18]
• Mandip Gill, actor ^[19]
• Willis Hall, playwright ^[20]
• Richard Hoggart, academic ^[21]
• Harry Jepson, rugby league administrator ^[22]
• Manasse Mampala, professional footballer
• Geoffrey Warnes, RAF squadron leader ^[23]

References

1. "Cockburn School". cockburnschool.org. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
2. "Aerial View, Gipsy Lane, Parkside School". Leodis. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
3. "Trust Schools". cockburnschool.org. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
4. "Meeting hears of Cockburn's academy plans". South Leeds Life. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
5. "Curriculum". cockburnschool.org. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
6. "Cockburn High School, Burton Road". Leodis. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
7. Hutchinson, Andrew (26 November 2020). "Remembering Leeds – Cockburn High School". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
8. "Cockburn High School, play". Leodis. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
9. "Of the National Scholarships awarded this year". Yorkshire Evening Post. 29 August 1902. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
10. "Cockburn School plans will deliver full curriculum to larger school". South Leeds Life. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
11. Ginley, Joanne (2 October 2010). "School marks start of £23mscheme to transform learning". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
12. Harford, Sean (6 February 2016). "Academy conversion and predecessor schools". Letter to Cockburn School. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
13. "Cockburn Multi Academy Trust". Get Information About Schools. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
14. "In Brief: Abbeycrest appoints; DWF invests; Pupils show way; Yorkshire Radio boost; Gaming coup". The Business Desk. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
15. "Community heroes are rewarded by White Rose". South Leeds Life. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
16. Reid, Laura (25 March 2022). "25 facts about White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds as it celebrates its silver anniversary". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
17. "Cockburn School awarded Artsmark Platinum status". South Leeds Life. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
18. Morton, Jeremy (6 September 2018). "Kevin Sinfield shares success tips with Cockburn students". South Leeds Life. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
19. Roth, Dany (23 August 2021). "The Transformation Of Mandip Gill From Childhood To Doctor Who". Looper. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
20. Strachan, Alan (12 March 2005). "Willis Hall". The Independent. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
21. Ezard, John (10 April 2014). "Richard Hoggart obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
22. "Harry Jepson OBE: Rugby league mourns death of Leeds Rhinos president". Yorkshire Evening Post. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
23. "Cockburn School remembers the First World War". South Leeds Life. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

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