Laurence Jackson School is a coeducational secondary school located in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England. It has a capacity of 1,250 pupils.
| Laurence Jackson School | |
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| Address | |
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Church Lane , , TS14 6RD England | |
| Coordinates | 54°32′30″N 1°02′43″W / 54.5417°N 1.045375°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Improving Life Chances[1] |
| Founder | North Riding Education Committee |
| Local authority | Redcar and Cleveland |
| Trust | Vision Academy Learning Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 147724 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Catherine Juckes |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 1,338 |
| Area | Redcar & Cleveland |
| Website | https://www.laurencejackson.org |
The school's headteacher is Catherine Juckes.
A 2019 Ofsted inspection judged Laurence Jackson School as inadequate in all aspects, including achievement, teaching, behaviour of pupils, leadership and overall effectiveness.[2] Laurence Jackson School joined the Vision Academy Trust in 2020.[3]
New building
editIn 2014 it was confirmed that a state-of-the-art new school building would replace the ageing facility then in place. In May 2014 Miller Construction was contracted for the design and construction of the school as well as maintenance and life-cycle services for 25 years.[4] The build was then taken over by the Priority School Building Programme (PSBP) and the new building, built by Galliford Try, was open to students in September 2016. In November 2016 a brand-new artificial football pitch was opened by then Middlesbrough FC player Ben Gibson.[5]
Notable pupils
edit- Bob Champion, jockey[6]
- Paul Drinkhall, table tennis player[6]
- Rod Liddle, journalist[6]
- Selina Scott, TV presenter and journalist[6]
- Connor Simpson, footballer[7]
- Mark Sunley, footballer[8]
References
edit- ^ "Headteacher's Welcome". Laurence Jackson. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Laurence Jackson School: Inspection dates 26–27 February 2019" (pdf). Ofsted. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Laurence Jackson School, Guisborough in partnership with Vision Academy Learning Trust". Laurence Jackson School. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Miller appointed selected bidder for £156m batch of North East schools". Miller. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ "Gibson: I know how vital facilities like these are". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Then it was just rugby or footie... now we're way ahead of the field". GazetteLive. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ Laurence Jackson School Newsletter [dead link]
- ^ "World News". infoweb.newsbank.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
External links
edit- "Laurence Jackson School". Edubase. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- Laurence Jackson School web site
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