The Lakes School

The Lakes School
The Lakes School, centre, from Orrest Head
Location
Map
Troutbeck Bridge

Windermere
,
Cumbria
,
LA23 1HW

England
Coordinates54°23′33″N 2°55′21″W / 54.39242°N 2.92239°W / 54.39242; -2.92239
Information
TypeCommunity school
Established1965 (1965)
Local authorityWestmorland and Furness
Department for Education URN112379 Tables
OfstedReports
Head TeacherSharon Rainey
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment462 as of December 2022
Websitehttp://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

References

  1. ^ "Home". thelakesschool.com.
  2. ^ "The Lakes School - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Adult Education - The Lakes School". thelakesschool.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  4. ^ "School History - The Lakes School". thelakesschool.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  5. ^ "In Memory of Chris". LIGHT from a dead star. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  6. ^ "michael cumming". Archived from the original on 23 December 2014.