Kettlethorpe High School

Kettlethorpe High School Community Learning Centre; Main entrance in Kettlethorpe High School grounds.

Kettlethorpe High School (KHS) is a secondary school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. School intake is from the surrounding areas of Wakefield, Barnsley and Kirklees.

The school opened in 1965, specialises in maths and computing, and has computer clusters in each department to assist pupil learning. Sport facilities include a state of the art 3G Sports Pitch, tennis courts, a fitness suite, a gym and a sport hall.

The Kettlethorpe High School Community Learning Centre opened at the school in 2006. It provides free computing courses to local people and contains a free internet cafe. It also provides Adult Education course in partnership with the Wakefield Adult Education Service and offers a free Job Club to help local people back into work.

The school's Latin motto is 'Labor Omnia Vincit', meaning "Work Conquers All".

Philippa Thomas, British television journalist, is an ex-pupil of the school. Amy Garcia, British television journalist, is an ex-pupil of the school. Stuart Lancaster, England International Rugby Coach, was a PE teacher at the school.

External links

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Schools in the City of Wakefield

Secondary schools	Airedale Academy Castleford Academy Carleton Community High School Cathedral Academy Crofton Academy De Lacy Academy The Featherstone Academy Freeston Academy Hemsworth Arts and Community Academy Horbury Academy Kettlethorpe High School The King's School Minsthorpe Community College Ossett Academy Outwood Grange Academy St Thomas à Becket RC College St Wilfrid's RC High School Wakefield City Academy

Special schools	Oakfield Park Special School

Independent schools	Ackworth School Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Silcoates School Wakefield Girls' High School

FE & sixth form colleges	NEW College, Pontefract Wakefield College

Defunct schools	Pontefract and District Girls High School

Coordinates: 53°38′48″N 1°29′53″W / 53.6467°N 1.4980°W / 53.6467; -1.4980

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