Bowland High

Bowland High
Bowland High
	Main building (2013)
Address
	Riversmead; Grindleton, Lancashire, BB7 4QS; England
Coordinates	53°54′41″N 2°21′09″W / 53.9115°N 2.3525°W
Information
Type	Academy
Established	1949
Department for Education URN	136997 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Laura Fielden
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	550
Capacity	575
Website	bowland.atctrust.org.uk

Bowland High is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Grindleton in Lancashire, England. It educates pupils from ages 11–16, and as of 2022 has approximately 550 pupils.^[2]

History

The main building dates from 1865.^[3] It was originally opened as Foxley Bank Hydro, later to become a hotel in the Edwardian era. In 1923, it became a National Children's Home orphanage under the direction of Sister Ella Curnock.^[4]^{[better source needed]} Later, it was developed into a wartime home for refugee children from Europe, still under the auspices of the National Children's Home organisation.^[4]

In 1989, the refugees had a 50th anniversary reunion at the school and a film, They came to Riversmead, was produced for television to commemorate the event.

The building was opened as a secondary school in 1949.^[3] It was previously known as Grindleton Riversmead Secondary Modern School and then as Bowland County Secondary School.^[5]

The conversion to an academy was resisted by staff in 2011.^[6]