St Lawrence Academy, Scunthorpe

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The St Lawrence Academy
Address
St Lawrence Academy, Scunthorpe
Doncaster Road

, ,
DN15 7DF

England
Coordinates 53°35′27″N0°39′55″W / 53.59094°N 0.66517°W / 53.59094; -0.66517
Information
Type Academy
Religious affiliation(s) Church of England
Department for Education URN 135674 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head teacherMatt Hire
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment807 students
Website http://tsla.realsmartcloud.com

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

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History

Grammar school

Scunthorpe Grammar School opened in 1927. [4] It became a comprehensive, as High Ridge School, in 1968 when the Scunthorpe division of Lindsey turned comprehensive. [5]

Comprehensive

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. [6]

In 2011 demolition of the old building began and construction started as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme. The new building was built by May Gurney and was completed in October 2013. The old hall is refurbished but still remains.

Notable alumni

Scunthorpe Grammar School

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References

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  2. "St Lawrence Academy - Subjects offered". tsla.realsmartcloud.com.
  3. "Specialisms". termdates.com.
  4. The History of Brigg Grammar School by F. Henthorn (PDF), at p. 68
  5. "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.
  6. "Meet the Sponsors". tsla.realsmartcloud.com.
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