The Long Eaton School
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| Motto | Opening Doors To The Future |
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| Established | 1910 |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Mr Andrew Hunt |
| Chair of Governors | Mr Mark Shearing |
| Location |
Thoresby Road Derbyshire NG10 3NP England 52°53′28″N 1°16′55″W / 52.891°N 1.282°WCoordinates: 52°53′28″N 1°16′55″W / 52.891°N 1.282°W |
| Local authority | Derbyshire |
| Students | 1,280 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Calke, Chatsworth, Hardwick, Sudbury |
| Website | longeaton.derbyshire.sch.uk |
The Long Eaton School is a secondary Academy on Thoresby Road in Long Eaton located between Nottingham and Derby.
The £14,900 school opened on October 29, 1910 as the Long Eaton Higher Elementary School and Pupil Teachers' Centre on Tamworth Road. The first headmaster was Samuel Clegg. The school was created for Clegg on the recommendation of Prof. Michael Sadler (who was to go on and found universities). In 1913, the school became known as Long Eaton County Secondary School. In 1916, school dinners were introduced, with most of the vegetables being grown on site. In 1918, school leaving age is raised from 12 to 14.
In 1945, it became the Long Eaton Grammar School. In 1972, it merged with the nearby Roper Secondary Modern School, built in 1964, to become a comprehensive school. In 1989, it was renamed the Long Eaton Community School, to return to being known as The Long Eaton School in 1999.
On February 14, 2006, the former building which had been the grammar school on Tamworth Road (B6540), close to Long Eaton's centre, was closed. Part of the old buildings were demolished for housing. That part was previously used for years 10-11(ages 15–16) and also the Sixth Form. A brand new £15m school was built, under PFI funding by Babcock & Brown, adjacent to the former Roper School site, on the other side of the Erewash Canal. The new school is accessible via a footbridge over the canal. The former buildings of the Roper School were demolished. The new school is surrounded by a large security fence. It was built under the same PFI contract as Newbold Community School in Chesterfield.
It is a specialist science college, with an Eco status. The school recently had a new building built in 2005 and was visited by Gordon Brown on November 10, 2006 for the official opening. In September 2007, the school had to close for two days due to a water contamination of Legionnaire's disease.
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