Bowland High
| Bowland High | |
|---|---|
 Main building (2013) | |
| Address | |
 | |
Riversmead ,, BB7 4QS[2] | |
| Coordinates | 53°54′41″N2°21′09″W/ 53.9115°N 2.3525°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1949[1] |
| Department for EducationURN | 136997Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Laura Fielden[2] |
| Gender | Coeducational[2] |
| Age | 11 to 16[2] |
| Enrolment | 550[2] |
| Capacity | 575[2] |
| Website | bowland |
Bowland Highis acoeducationalsecondary schoolwithacademy status,located inGrindletoninLancashire,England. It educates pupils from ages 11–16, and as of 2022 has approximately 550 pupils.[2]
History
[edit]The main building dates from 1865.[3]It was originally opened asFoxley Bank Hydro,later to become a hotel in the Edwardian era. In 1923, it became aNational Children's Homeorphanage 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]
School performance
[edit]As of 2020, the school's most recentOfstedinspection was in 2016, with a judgement of Outstanding.[7]
Notable former pupils
[edit]- Samantha Murray,pentathlete[8]
References
[edit]- ^"Our School History".Bowland High.Retrieved4 May2024.
- ^abcdefg"Bowland High".Get information about schools.Gov.UK.Retrieved8 August2020.
- ^ab"Bowland High Proposed New Development Design and Access Statement"(PDF).Borough of Ribble Valley. 2012.Retrieved8 August2020.
- ^ab"Ribblesdale / Riversmead".Children's Homes.Retrieved8 August2020.
- ^"Bowland County Secondary School".The National Archives.Retrieved8 August2020.
- ^"Bowland High School staff to strike over academy plan".BBC News.16 May 2011.Retrieved8 August2020.
- ^O'Neill, Helen (2016)."Bowland High".Ofsted.Retrieved8 August2020.
- ^"The Big Interview: Samantha Murray on her decision to retire from athletics".Lancashire Evening Post.16 November 2018.Retrieved4 May2024.
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