Sir John Leman High School

Infobox UK school
name = Sir John Leman High School


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specialist = Technology College
street = Ringsfield Road
city = Beccles
county = Suffolk
country = England
postcode = NR34 9PG
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enrollment = 1349
gender = Coeducational
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Sir John Leman High School (grammar school until 1971) is currently a mixed-sex, 13-18 comprehensive school serving part of the Waveney region in north Suffolk, England. It has approximately 1400 students, including a sixth form of around 300 students. It has been a Technology College for over 4 years. In the most recent Ofsted inspection report (February 2006) it was rated as a 'good' school with an 'good' sixth form. In 2006 the GCSE A*-C pass rate was 60%, up 6% from the previous year. At Advanced Level students consistently achieve 300+ points (UCAS tariff). For fuller information on performance in all exams see the DfES performance tables.

The Sir John Leman High School has a large number of student run bands and groups. The school's music department is usually supportive in the formation of new bands and regularly rents out music equipment and practice rooms for the students. A notable band formed whilst its members attended the school was Plan Nine, who released their first EP in March 2008.

Actor Sir John Mills made his acting debut on the stage of Sir John Leman School in a performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream when he played the part of Puck.

See also

* Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin

External links

* [http://www.sjlhs.suffolk.sch.uk Official site]