Long Field School
Encyclopedia
Long Field School is a comprehensive school
in Melton Mowbray
, Leicestershire
that takes children from year 7 to year 11. It was previously a High School as designated within the Leicestershire Plan. It was reorganised along with the whole of Melton Mowbray in 2008.
The new building that houses the new students is called the Hampson centre. It has a sports hall, sport science centre and classrooms where year 7 are based. It is named after a former student, Matt Hanson, who was paralysed whilst playing rugby with the England under 21 side.
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...
in Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is to the northeast of Leicester, and southeast of Nottingham...
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
that takes children from year 7 to year 11. It was previously a High School as designated within the Leicestershire Plan. It was reorganised along with the whole of Melton Mowbray in 2008.
Admissions
There are 800 students currently at the school, which has risen from 400 when it was a middle school.The new building that houses the new students is called the Hampson centre. It has a sports hall, sport science centre and classrooms where year 7 are based. It is named after a former student, Matt Hanson, who was paralysed whilst playing rugby with the England under 21 side.