St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College
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St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College is a school in Lanchester
, County Durham
, England. The school has specialist school
status as a language college. It has a main block, a language block, a technology/music block, the sixth form block, two fields and a tennis/basketball court.
The school opened its new sixth-form centre in November 2007 following a £5 million refurbishment, which included construction work on the new building and rebuilding science laboratories. Sir Tom Cowie
, who lives in Lanchester, donated £500,000 to the project, which was named in his honour.
Lanchester
Lanchester may refer to:Places*Lanchester, County Durham, village in England*Lanchester Polytechnic, former name of Coventry UniversityPeople*Elsa Lanchester , Oscar-nominated English character actress*Frederick W...
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, England. The school has specialist school
Specialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
status as a language college. It has a main block, a language block, a technology/music block, the sixth form block, two fields and a tennis/basketball court.
The school opened its new sixth-form centre in November 2007 following a £5 million refurbishment, which included construction work on the new building and rebuilding science laboratories. Sir Tom Cowie
Tom Cowie
Sir Tom Cowie OBE is the honorary Life President of the Arriva Group, formerly known as Cowie Group plc.-Cowie Group:Sir Tom's father, T.S. Cowie headed a business, T. Cowie Ltd, which repaired and sold cycles in Matamba Terrace, Sunderland but this business ceased to exist in the early years of...
, who lives in Lanchester, donated £500,000 to the project, which was named in his honour.