| The Garendon High School | |
| Coordinates: | 52.7715°N -1.2399°W |
| Motto: | "Teaching Excellence" |
| Established: | 1954 |
| Closed: | 2012 |
| Head: | Mark Sutton |
| Address: | Thorpe Hill |
| City: | Loughborough |
| County: | Leicestershire |
| Country: | England |
| Postcode: | LE11 4SQ |
| Local Authority: | Leicestershire |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Urn: | 120253 |
| Enrolment: | 558 |
| Gender: | Coeducational |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 14 |
| Website: | http://www.garendon.leics.sch.uk/ |
Garendon High School was a middle school located in Thorpe Acre, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England.
It contained three years (7, 8 and 9). Altogether, there were 558 pupils in the 2008–2009 school year.
The school closed over Summer 2012.
Garendon High School, which opened in 1954, was a middle school for around 560 students aged 11 to 15.
The school was recognized in its 2007 Ofsted inspection as "A good school with many outstanding features".[1]
As of September 2012, Burleigh Community College and Garendon High School merged to become Charnwood College, a through school from ages 11 to 19.[2]
In September 2008, the school was awarded the status of Specialist Sports College.
It was designated as a "Lead School" by the local authority and achieved International School Status and Healthy Schools Accreditation. The school also achieved the prestigious Artsmark Gold standard.