Lady Lumley's School
| Motto | Deo, Regi, Patriae (For God, King, Country) | 
|---|---|
| Type | Community school | 
| Headteacher | Richard Bramley | 
| Chair | John Garbutt | 
| Founder | Lady Lumley | 
| Location | Swainsea Lane Pickering North Yorkshire YO18 8NG England Coordinates: 54°15′06″N 0°47′02″W / 54.2516°N 0.7839°W | 
| Local authority | North Yorkshire | 
| DfE number | 815/4054 | 
| DfE URN | 121671 Tables | 
| Ofsted | Reports | 
| Students | 1253 | 
| Gender | Coeducational | 
| Ages | 11–18 | 
| Website | www | 
Lady Lumley's School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Pickering, North Yorkshire, England. It was founded in Thornton le Dale in 1670 and named after Viscountess Lumley, a family title of the Earl of Scarborough.[1] It has school links worldwide, particularly within Tanzania, Morocco, China and France.[2] The current school in Pickering was one of the first comprehensive schools in the country.
The school has been awarded Sportsmark 2008, an iNET qualification, Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, a British Schools Orienteering award and was classified as a Healthy School. In 2010 Ofsted Inspection Report rated Lady Lumley's School as overall grade 2 (good).[3]
Notable former pupils
- Ashley Hicklin, singer/songwriter
- Craig and Chris Short, professional footballers
- Duncan Dowson: Emeritus Professor
- John Healey, Labour Party MP for Wentworth and Dearne (1997–present)
- Richard Buck, athlete
- Robert Hunter, gamekeeper
References
- ↑ "Thornton le Dale", Welcome to Scarborough, Visitoruk.com. Retrieved 17 December 2011
- ↑ "School website".
- ↑ "Lady Lumley's School", Ofsted Report 2010. Pdf download required. Retrieved 17 December 2011
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