Long Stratton High School

Long Stratton High School is a secondary school located in the town of Long Stratton in the English county of Norfolk. It educates children from ages 11 to 16 and has around 650 pupils at any one time. The school has a specialism in teaching Mathematics and ICT.

Long Stratton High School
Address
Manor Road

Norwich
,
Norfolk
,
NR15 2XR

England
Coordinates52°29′23″N 1°13′46″E
Information
TypeCommunity school
MottoAchievement for all
Local authorityNorfolk
Department for Education URN121160 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsDeborah Sacks
HeadteacherRoger Harris
Staff80+
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment650 pupils
HousesWensum, Yare, Waveney, Tas, Nar [1] (previously Fry, Kett and Nelson)
Websitehttp://www.lshs.org.uk

In September 2011 the then Headteacher, Dr. Paul Adams, was suspended for "gross misconduct over management issues".[2] He was finally dismissed in September 2012 after losing his appeal over his suspension.[3]

In September 2012 OFSTED rated the school as "good".[4]

During the period 2011-13 the school enjoyed 3 consecutive years of record GCSE results with 84% of pupils achieving 5 or more A*-C GCSE grades.[5] In 2014 these dropped to 71% of pupils achieving 5 or more A*-C GCSE grades - 66% of them including English and Maths.[6]

References
  1. "New House System - September Newsletter" (PDF). Long Stratton High School. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  2. 'Long Stratton High head on suspension' - Diss Express 14 October 2011
  3. 'Long Stratton High School headteacher is dismissed' - Eastern Daily Press 28 September 2012
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2013-11-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. 'GCSE results across the region' - Eastern Daily Press 22 August 2013
  6. "Long Stratton School Newsletter - September 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
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