St Leonard's Secondary School

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St. Leonard's Secondary
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St Leonard's Secondary School
62 Lochend Road, Easterhouse


Scotland
Coordinates 55°52′10″N4°06′37″W / 55.869500°N 4.110330°W / 55.869500; -4.110330 Coordinates: 55°52′10″N4°06′37″W / 55.869500°N 4.110330°W / 55.869500; -4.110330
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Type Comprehensive, Mixed-sex education, secondary
Religious affiliation(s) Catholic
Established1966
Closed1998
Head teacherPaul McBride (last acting head teacher)

St. Leonard's Secondary School (The Lenny) [1] was a Catholic, mixed-sex, comprehensive secondary school located in Easterhouse, Glasgow.

It was permanently closed in 1998 to pupils, and soon after was demolished. On the same ground now stands St. Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School.

The majority of pupils were relocated to St Andrew's Secondary. [2]

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References

  1. "Glasgow's Winning way with names", TES Magazine. 20 March 1998. http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=304034
  2. AINE HARRINGTON. "Parents protest over school transfer", The Herald. 28 Mar 1998. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/parents-protest-over-school-transfer-1.348835