Leasowes High School
| Motto | Aspire and Achieve |
|---|---|
| Established | 1972 |
| Type | Comprehensive Foundation school |
| Headteacher | Mr Neil Shaw |
| Location |
Kent Road Halesowen West Midlands B62 8PJ England Coordinates: 52°27′35″N 2°01′39″W / 52.4597°N 2.0276°W |
| Local authority | Dudley |
| DfE number | 332/4110 |
| DfE URN | 103861 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 755 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses | Cheshire, Kennedy, Nuffield, Shaftsbury |
| Colours | Blue & Orange |
| Website | School website |
Leasowes High School (previously community college) is a secondary school in Halesowen, West Midlands, England. It was opened in 1972 to replace the nearby Hill & Cakemore Secondary School, and during the 1990s awarded Community College status.
It regularly performs well in the Dudley Borough's GCSE league tables; and there is a high application rate amongst primary school leavers, meaning that some local children have to attend schools further afield, such as Earls High School and Windsor High School (Halesowen).
In 2008 Leasowes Community College was awarded "Outstanding Winner 2008" at the 21st Century Learning Alliance Awards.
In September 2004 Leasowes Community College was awarded Specialist school status, giving them the title of Business and Enterprise College. This has allowed the college to expanded by the addition of a new 2.5 million pound building to provide modern and well equipped ICT leaning and teaching equipment to accommodate its Status.
The Halesowen Education Trust is the first of its kind in the UK.
Launched in late 2007, the area’s secondary schools, The Earls High School, Windsor High School and Leasowes Community College, have formed a Trust federation with Halesowen College, with the support of the Wolverhampton University, Dudley Local Authority and business partners.
Its role is to provide opportunities for progression for students from the three schools and the college, with the University encouraging them to aspire to higher education.
The Trust was launched at The Earls High School on December 10, 2007 with a telephone conference with Schools Minister Jim Knight. He talked about the opportunities the Trust would create and also spoke to students.
Officials from the Department for Children, Schools and Families’ City Challenges – a £160 million scheme to boost schools in the Black Country, London and Greater Manchester - met the heads of the schools and members of the Trust board, along with local MP Sylvia Heal.
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