South Park High School, Lincoln

South Park High School, Lincoln, opened in 1922 and closed in 1989,[1] was a secondary school in Lincoln, England.

History

The school had originally opened in May 1922 as an all-girls grammar school (South Park Girls' Grammar School) for the south of the city. New buildings were added in October 1938 and extensions in 1962 and between 1974 and 1977.

It became co-educational in September 1974.

The school was closed on 27 July 1989 due to falling numbers.[2] South Park had been originally intended for 200 pupils, however, by the time it closed its size had reached 900.

The school was reopened as The Lincoln School of Science and Technology in September 1992

Former Students

Karen Lee- NHS nurse and the city's current MP[2]

Rosemary Horrox- historian, Fellow and Director of Studies in History at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge

References

  1. ↑ Lincs to the past
  2. ↑ Lee, Karen. ukwhoswho.com. Who's Who. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
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