Established 1631 Headteacher Jeremy Rowe Phone +44 1502 713223 Founded 1631 | DfE URN 137055 Tables Number of students 1,700 Gender Mixed-sex education | |
Deputy Headteachers Mr M. Taylor & Mr M.Wilson Location Ringsfield RoadBecclesSuffolkNR34 9PGEngland Motto Disce aut Discede (Roughly Learn or Go, Achievement For All & Also) Similar Bungay High School, Hobart High School (A, Ormiston Denes Academy, Beccles Free School, East Point Academy Profiles | ||
Sir john leman high school 2005 2008
Sir John Leman High School is a coeducational 11–18 secondary school with academy status serving part of the Waveney region in north Suffolk, England. The school is located on the western edge of the town of Beccles and serves the surrounding area, including Worlingham. Students from Norfolk villages such as Gillingham also sometimes attend the school. The school has approximately 1400 students, including a sixth form of around 260 students.
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History
Sir John Leman High School was established in 1631, and it has been on its present site for 100 years. The old school has been converted into the Beccles museum. The school was established when Sir John Leman left money after his death to educate 44 pupils from Beccles, two from Ringsfield and two from Gillingham. In 1914 it became the County mixed grammar school on its present site in Ringsfield Road. In 1971 the school became a comprehensive high school and grew in size. In recent years building work has gone on to expand the school.
Until September 2012 the school only took 13- to 18-year-olds. Due to the reorganisation of schools in Suffolk it now takes 11- to 18-year-olds. Year 7 and 8 temporarily went to the Lower School site on Castle Hill. This was previously the Beccles Middle School site. This site was occupied by the Beccles Free School in 2014 when it relocated from Carlton Colville.
Ofsted reports
In the Ofsted inspection report dated February 2006 it was rated as a 'good' school with a 'good' sixth form. In February 2009 it was again rated as a generally 'good' school, although with some features which were judged 'satisfactory'. The sixth form provision was judged as achieved an overall effectiveness of 'satisfactory', although post-16 curriculum provision was judged 'good'. The school's most recent inspection report again graded it as 'good' overall in October 2011.