Gateacre C.C School
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| Motto | Each to their own ability (The Best You Can be) |
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| Established | 1957 |
| Type | Community |
| Headteacher | J. Roberts |
| Chairman | Mr D Brown |
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Hedgefield Road Liverpool Merseyside L25 2RW  United KingdomCoordinates: 53°23′12″N 2°52′08″W / 53.386792°N 2.868773°W |
| Local authority | Liverpool City Council |
| DfE URN | 104700 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1527 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Publication | Aspire Magazine |
| Website | Gateacre School |
Gateacre School is a secondary school and sixth form located in Belle Vale, Liverpool, England. The school is Coeducational with both male and female pupils from years 7 to 11 and throughout the sixth form.
The school was built in two phases, a lower building in 1957 (by architects Weightman and Bullen of Liverpool) and was followed by a much larger 'Main Building' which was completed in 1961 (by architect George Whitfield). The buildings on the school remained relatively unchanged for 40 years until a Music Building and a Sixth Form and Food Technology building were added to the previous 'lower yard' and bike shed area in 2002.
During the construction of the school, the playing field area needed to be levelled out. This proved difficult due to the nature of the ground, and it was decided by Liverpool Education committee that the most cost-effective method of leveling out the playing field area was controlled tipping (a similar method was used for the now defunct field of Childwall College, found in Childwall Woods). This led to a large difference in ground height of the field compared to the school buildings, with pupils required to walk up a set of steps equivalent to 2 storeys. This decision also meant that the land could not be built on in the future. This eventually led to the school's need to move locations under the Building Schools for the future government scheme as the only available ground on the Grange Lane site was the ground the current school footprint was held on, and a new school was required before the old one could be demolished.
Gateacre Community Comprehensive School was the first comprehensive school to open in Liverpool. It was also the first of a number of Liverpool schools to house George Whitfield's design for main building (Anfield Comprehensive and New Heys following). It is also the last remaining example of Whitfield's 'Main building'.
Demolition is due to commence in January 2011 and £300,000 has been set aside for this task. In an attempt to prevent the building from being damaged by vandals in the meantime, the building is being occupied by 'Guardians' from the company Adhoc, who pay a basic amount of money to live in basic conditions. The scheme has been running for 3 months (as of 20 November) and has thus far proved extremely successful.
The 20 acre Grange Lane school consisted of 3 gyms, 2 kitchens (previously 3, but reduced to two upon completion of 'Main Building'), 3 assembly halls, 5 yards (reduced to 4 when one became a car park, and 3 when the Music Building was built), a swimming pool, and 11 tennis courts
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