LUTTERWORTH COLLEGE in Leicestershire, Lutterworth

Education Centre Information: Lutterworth College:

Establishment Type:Voluntary Controlled School
Phase of Education: Secondary
Status: Closed
Local Authority: Leicestershire
Reason Establishment Closed: Academy Converter
Establishment Close Date: 31/05/2012
Boarders: No Boarders
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Urban/Rural Description: Town and Fringe - less sparse
Special Classes: No Special Classes
Religious Character: Church of England
Diocese: Diocese of Leicester
Nursery Provider: No Nursery Classes
Total Pupils: 1897
Number of boys: 960
Number of girls: 937
Admissions: Comprehensive
Age Range: 14-19
Gender: Mixed
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Background:

Lutterworth Grammar School and Community College re-founded as a grammar school in 1880. It became a comprehensive community college in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Its specialist accommodation includes a modern library and resources centre, 15 science laboratories, seven computer laboratories, workshops and design studios, a sports hall, a weights room, a swimming pool, a sixth form centre, a television studio, a drama studio, a small theatre and a business centre. The choir tours regularly, while drama productions range from Greek theatre to musicals. The school became a technology college in 1996 and whilst having great strengths in the technological subjects. It also has a strong commitment to a broad curriculum. The arts thrive (Artsmark Gold) as does sport (Sportsmark). Facilities of the school include: tennis courts, sports hall, gymnasium, drama studio, floodlit artificial turf pitch, fifteen science laboratories and seven computer laboratories. Extra-curricular activities are an important enrichment of school life. Some of the activities are: Athletics, fitness, netball, softball, trampolining, badminton, hockey, rounders, swimming, volleyball, basketball, lacrosse, rugby, tennis, soccer, tabletennis, cricket and handball. The school aims to provide a curriculum that offers courses of interest and relevance to its widely varying intake and seeks to inspire young people to make the most of the opportunities on offer.