Lancaster University School of Mathematics, also known as LUSoM, is a maths school located in Preston, Lancashire, England.[3][4][5][6][7] As a maths school, it is a specialist mathematics free school sixth form college.
| Lancaster University School of Mathematics | |
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| Address | |
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67-69 London Road , , PR1 4BA | |
| Coordinates | 53°45′32″N 2°41′06″W / 53.759°N 2.685°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Maths school |
| Executive Principal | Nick Burnham[1] |
| Head of School | Peter Tiltman[2] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 16 to 19 |
| Website | http://www.lusom.ac.uk/ |
The school was set up by the Rigby Education Trust,[8] a single-academy trust set up in partnership between the Lancaster University and Cardinal Newman College for the purpose of opening and operating the school.[9] It opened to students in September 2022[10] and is located in a £8.5 million school building on London Road, Preston,[6][3] and is the first purpose-built specialist Maths School in the UK.[11]
The school is highly selective, with prospective students expected to have GCSE mathematics qualification at grade 8 or 9 and required to sit an admissions assessment.[12] The course structure at LUSoM requires all students to study A-level Mathematics and Further Mathematics and a third A-level from either Physics, Chemistry or Computer Science. In addition, students may select a fourth subject from those three, or choose any other A-level subject to be taught at Cardinal Newman College, which is located less than half a mile from the school site.[12]
References
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- ^ "Head of School information". Linkedin.
- ^ a b "New images reveal how Lancaster University School of Mathematics will look". www.lancaster.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Lancaster University to launch specialist maths school for teenagers who 'live and breathe' the subject". www.lancasterguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "The Lancaster University School of Mathematics". Cardinal Newman College. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Lancaster University School of Mathematics, Preston, Lancashire". Lancaster University School of Mathematics. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "New specialist maths school coming to Preston". Blog Preston. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "THE RIGBY EDUCATION TRUST - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Lancaster School of Mathematics is given the green light". 18 August 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Lancaster University School of Mathematics - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ Smythe, Kirsty (22 September 2023). "LUSoM celebrated the official opening of the UK's first purpose-built specialist Maths school on Friday 22nd September". Lancaster University School of Mathematics. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Study". Lancaster University School of Mathematics. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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