Garforth Community College

Garforth Community College

Infobox UK school
name = Garforth Community College


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specialist = Arts College
street = Lidgett Lane
city = Garforth
county = West Yorkshire
country = England
postcode = LS25 1LJ
LEA = Leeds
ofsted = 108089
staff = 70
enrollment = 1950
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website = http://www.garforth.leeds.sch.uk
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Garforth Community College (known as Garforth Comprehensive School until September 1992) is a secondary school and sixth form for pupils aged 11-18 and is located on "Lidgett Lane" (B6137) in Garforth, West Yorkshire, England next door to the [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/730661 police station] .

History

It was opened in 1967. Garforth Community Arts School was established in October 2003 and runs on Saturday mornings and Wednesday evenings, although only about 10 people actually attend it.

Admissions

Garforth Community College has been labelled an "outstanding school" by OFSTED officials and is one of the few public schools on the latest honours list and is also a specialist performing Arts College, that holds many musical and dramatic events. There are also extensive sports facilities for students to use, including an artificial turf pitch, large fields, and several large halls.

The [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/45030 school] itself has around 2000 students and staff. It is also one of the pioneering schools behind finger-print placed lunch payment system, which lowers the risk of crime, and solves the problem of students purchasing snacks, reducing the impact of the school's healthy eating campaign.

Academic performance

The school gets the best GCSE results in Leeds LEA.

Notable Alumni

* Chris Silverwood, cricketer [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20193.html Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Chris Silverwood ] ]
* Gary Keedy, cricketer [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15840.html Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Gary Keedy ] ] ,
* Lucy-Jo Hudson, actress
* Ryan Hudson, rugby league player
* Tommy Spurr, footballer
* Mark Curry, television presenter
* Chris Beaumont, entrepreneur
* Gareth Kirkham, rugby union player/animal rights activist

References

External links

* [http://www.garforth.leeds.sch.uk/ School website]
* [http://www.garforthcollege.co.uk/music_website Garforth Community College Music Department ]
* [http://www.garforthsixthform.co.uk Garforth Community College Sixth Form website]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/108/108089.pdf OFSTED report 2007]
* [http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_06.pl?No=3834112&Mode=Z&Type=SC&Phase=1&Year=06&Base=b DFES statistics for the school]
* [http://www.gjrb.co.uk Jazz band]
* [http://www.edubase.gov.uk/establishment/summary.xhtml?urn=108089 EduBase]


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