The Lakes School Explained

The Lakes School
Type:Community school
Head Label:Head Teacher
Head:Sharon Rainey
Location:Troutbeck Bridge
City:Windermere
Postcode:LA23 1HW
County:Cumbria
Country:England
Coordinates:54.3924°N -2.9224°W
Local Authority:Westmorland and Furness
Urn:112379
Ofsted:yes
Enrolment:462
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Website:http://thelakesschool.com

The Lakes School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Troutbeck Bridge, Windermere, in the English county of Cumbria.[1]

It is a comprehensive community school administered by Westmorland and Furness Council.[2] Its catchment area includes: Grasmere, Langdale Valley, Ambleside, Troutbeck, Windermere, Bowness on Windermere and Staveley. The school also offers evening adult education classes to the local community.[3]

History

The Lakes School is one of the first purpose built comprehensive schools and was opened by Tony Crosland MP, Secretary of State for Education, on 8 October 1965 the same year he issued Circular 10/65 promoting comprehensive education.

The school was first thought of in 1936 and brought together three existing schools, Windermere Grammar for boys, Kelswick, Ambleside, coeducational and Old College, Windermere, for girls. Windermere Grammar School is in the Guinness Book of Records as the first ever comprehensive school formed in 1945 after the Education Act 1944.[4]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home . thelakesschool.com.
  2. Web site: The Lakes School - GOV.UK . Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . 2022-12-27.
  3. Web site: Adult Education - The Lakes School. thelakesschool.com. 9 January 2018.
  4. Web site: School History - The Lakes School. thelakesschool.com. 9 January 2018.
  5. Web site: In Memory of Chris. LIGHT from a dead star. 28 October 2017.
  6. Web site: michael cumming. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141223212204/http://michaelcumming.co.uk/Home.html. 2014-12-23.