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Lawnswood School

Lawnswood School

Community school in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Lawnswood School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Lawnswood area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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The previous buildings, vacated by the school in 2003.

The school was founded in 1972 and had its first comprehensive intake in 1974. Its predecessors were the Leeds Modern School, a boys' grammar school (founded 1845) attended by Alan Bennett, and Lawnswood High School for Girls, a girls' grammar school (founded 1854), which moved to the current Lawnswood site in 1932.

The sixth form was judged as Grade 2 and "consistently good" in the 2009 Ofsted inspection, but the school as a whole was rated as Grade 4 (Inadequate) for overall effectiveness.[1] and consequently placed into special measures.[2] During an early 2011 Ofsted visit, the school was judged to be "making good progress in all the key areas,"[3] and in July 2011 the school was taken out of special measures.[4] In late 2013, Ofsted rated the school Grade 2 (Good) for overall effectiveness.[1]

Notable former pupils

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References

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    Lawnswood School Ofsted Reports
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    "Most Improved School Facing Special Measures Bombshell", Yorkshire Post 25 September 2009
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    "Alan Bennett: Playwright to return to Leeds school"Yorkshire Evening Post, 12 March 2011
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    'Lawnswood School Website homepage'
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