Bowland High
| Bowland High | |
|---|---|
 Main building (2013) | |
| Address | |
 | |
Riversmead ,, BB7 4QS[2] | |
| Coordinates | 53°54′41″N 2°21′09″W / 53.9115°N 2.3525°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1949[1] |
| Department for Education URN | 136997 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Laura Fielden[2] |
| Gender | Coeducational[2] |
| Age | 11 to 16[2] |
| Enrolment | 550[2] |
| Capacity | 575[2] |
| Website | bowland |
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]
School performance
As of 2020, the school's most recent Ofsted inspection was in 2016, with a judgement of Outstanding.[7]
Notable former pupils
- Samantha Murray, pentathlete[8]
References
- ^ "Our School History". Bowland High. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bowland High". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Bowland High Proposed New Development Design and Access Statement" (PDF). Borough of Ribble Valley. 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Ribblesdale / Riversmead". Children's Homes. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Bowland County Secondary School". The National Archives. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Bowland High School staff to strike over academy plan". BBC News. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ O'Neill, Helen (2016). "Bowland High". Ofsted. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "The Big Interview: Samantha Murray on her decision to retire from athletics". Lancashire Evening Post. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
