Lancaster School
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The Lancaster School is a comprehensive school
for boys aged 11 to 16, located in Knighton, Leicester
, and is a specialist sports and arts college.
Lancaster acquired specialist sports college status on 1 September 2000; only three other schools in the East Midlands
had achieved this designation at that time. The Lancaster School was featured in the documentary series The Choir: Boys Don't Sing, where choir master Gareth Malone
started a student and staff choir and took them to perform at the Royal Albert Hall
. The four part series was aired on BBC Two
in February 2008.
In January 2007, the school added a £1.6 million four court indoor tennis
centre to accompany its six floodlit outdoor tennis court
s, multi-use games area, two gym
nasiums and field. The indoor tennis centre is shared throughout the community.
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
for boys aged 11 to 16, located in Knighton, Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, and is a specialist sports and arts college.
Lancaster acquired specialist sports college status on 1 September 2000; only three other schools in the East Midlands
East Midlands
The East Midlands is one of the regions of England, consisting of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. It encompasses the combined area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and most of Lincolnshire...
had achieved this designation at that time. The Lancaster School was featured in the documentary series The Choir: Boys Don't Sing, where choir master Gareth Malone
Gareth Malone
Gareth Malone is a British choirmaster and broadcaster, self-described as an "animateur, presenter and populariser of choral singing"...
started a student and staff choir and took them to perform at the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
. The four part series was aired on BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
in February 2008.
In January 2007, the school added a £1.6 million four court indoor tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
centre to accompany its six floodlit outdoor tennis court
Tennis court
A tennis court is where the game of tennis is played. It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the center. The same surface can be used to play both doubles and singles.-Dimensions:...
s, multi-use games area, two gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasiums and field. The indoor tennis centre is shared throughout the community.