Longsands College

Longsands College

Infobox UK school
name = Longsands College


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established = 1960s
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type = Secondary school
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head = Mr Robert Whatmough
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street = Longsands Road
city = St Neots
county = Cambridgeshire
country = England
postcode = PE19 1LQ
LEA = Cambridgeshire
ofsted = 110905
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enrollment = 1593
gender = Coeducational
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upper_age = 18
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Longsands is a coeducational secondary school in the town of St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, England. It offers state funded education.

History

Longsands College was built in 1960. Prior to around 1998, it went by the name "Longsands Community College". The school used to be a technology specialist.

Features

The school currently has around 1,650 students ranging from 11-18 with years 7,8,9,10,11,12 and 13. The upper two years are part of the Sixth Form, which has its own Block on the site. Around 2002 a new sixth form building was built onto one of the back of an existing block, with the previous separate building being converted into 4 classrooms.

The school facilities include a sports halls, two gyms, a library, a stage, and a large outdoor area. The school used to have a museum located within the building however this formerly closed around 1997 and was used primarily as a classroom until 2003 when it was converted into two classrooms with remaining artefacts being donated to various museums.

At the moment it is in the process of refurbishment, having recently gained specialist status in 'Arts, Media, and Technology'. The school is being equipped with interactive SMART BOARDs.

Alumni

* John Gregory - England Footballer


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