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St Lawrence Academy, Scunthorpe

The St Lawrence Academy (formerly High Ridge School) is a coeducational Church of England secondary school with academy status, in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. The Academy teaches GCSEs and BTECs, and has specialisms in sports and science.

History

Grammar school

Scunthorpe Grammar School opened in 1927.

A 34 year old senior English teacher, Mr Caine, killed himself, possibly accidentally, on 7 July 1964, being found by policeman James Martin.

32 year old history teacher Geoffrey Stevenson was the Liberal candidate for Gainsborough in the 1966 general election, gaining around 6,000 votes.

It became a comprehensive, as High Ridge School, in 1968 when the Scunthorpe division of Lindsey turned comprehensive. The school lost its sixth form in 1968.

Comprehensive

In August 1971 ten swimmers from the comprehensive school attempted a relay crossing of the English Channel.

Technical staff, who were educated at the former Scunthorpe Grammar school, were killed in the notorious Flixborough explosion in June 1974, such as 27 year old Michael Skelton.

A community school administered by North Lincolnshire Council, High Ridge School converted to academy status on 1 September 2008 and was renamed The St Lawrence Academy. The school is sponsored by the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln.

In 2011 demolition of the old building began and construction started as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme. The new building was built by May Gurney and was completed in October 2013. The old hall is refurbished but still remains.

Headteachers

Scunthorpe Grammar School

  • John Mclver from c.1950 to 1968

High Ridge School

  • Gerald Derek Fish, until around 1984, he lived at Scotter, and he taught at Westcliffe Secondary Modern School in the 1950s
  • Mrs Ann Marsh-Edwards, from November 1984; in March 1996 she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and died aged 53 on 15 November 1997
  • Eric Barker, from March 1996, the former deputy head, he retired at the end of May 1998 after 30 years at the school
  • Karen Parsonage, from September 1998 until July 2008, the former deputy head, and a squash player, from Scotter and an English teacher, she had previously taught at the Havelock Comprehensive in Grimsby

Notable alumni

  • Neil Cox, former Premier League footballer

Scunthorpe Grammar School

1970s Chrysler Alpine designed by Roy Axe
A Taste of Honey performed on stage by Joan Plowright, with Andrew Ray, in 1960

References

  1. ^ "St Lawrence Academy Location". tsla.realsmartcloud.com.
  2. ^ "St Lawrence Academy - Subjects offered". tsla.realsmartcloud.com.
  3. ^ "Specialisms". termdates.com.
  4. ^ The History of Brigg Grammar School by F. Henthorn (PDF), at p. 68
  5. ^ Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Wednesday 8 July 1964, page 1
  6. ^ Lincolnshire Echo Friday 10 July 1964, page 1
  7. ^ Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Saturday 11 July 1964, page 6
  8. ^ Gainsborough Evening News Tuesday 26 October 1965, page 1
  9. ^ Lincolnshire Echo Wednesday 27 October 1965, page 10
  10. ^ Retford News Friday 29 October 1965, page 11
  11. ^ "North Lincolnshire Museum Image Archive: Doncaster Road, Scunthorpe, looking east, with the former Scunthorpe Grammar School on the left, c.1960's". Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  12. ^ Grimsby Evening Telegraph Monday 16 August 1971, page 10
  13. ^ Gainsborough Evening News Tuesday 4 June 1974, page 1
  14. ^ "Meet the Sponsors". tsla.realsmartcloud.com.
  15. ^ Retford News Friday 16 May 1975, page 21
  16. ^ Grimsby Evening Telegraph Tuesday 20 April 1976, page 5
  17. ^ Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Thursday 3 May 1956, page 7
  18. ^ Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Saturday 10 November 1984, page 3
  19. ^ Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Saturday 20 June 1998
  20. ^ Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Saturday 14 June 1997
  21. ^ Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Tuesday 18 November 1997, page 6
  22. ^ Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Friday 21 November 1997, page 4
  23. ^ Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Tuesday 19 May 1998, page 2
  24. ^ Retford News Friday 5 February 1982, page 5
  25. ^ Retford News Friday 29 January 1988, page 3
  26. ^ Grimsby Evening Telegraph Saturday 7 December 1991, page 2
  27. ^ Stephen Edmundson
  28. ^ Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph Friday 2 December 1977, page 7
  29. ^ Pile Design and Construction Practice, Sixth Edition by Michael Tomlinson