Tarleton High School is a secondary comprehensive school

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...

 situated in Tarleton

Tarleton

-Population :-Economy:As a result of soil on the former mossland, a major economic activity in Tarleton is market gardening, particularly growing salad crops....

, Lancashire

Lancashire

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, England

England

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 and is under the headship of Mrs.Gwinnett, with a specialist status as a Technology College

Technology College

Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...

. It caters for 11-16 year olds.

Facilities

The school has its own swimming pool facilities which it operates itself and which is used by local primary schools, and in 2003, the school celebrated success in securing a £850,000 bid to build a new sports hall, after going 30 years without one. The sports hall can accommodate four badminton courts, and was completed in 2004. The hall is available to the public by casual and block bookings.

In late November 2011, Mrs Gwinnett decided that the school would become an academy and would be renamed as Tarleton Academy. This would be changed in January 2012.

Uniform

The current Tarleton High School uniform is a navy blue jumper, black trousers or skirt and a blue shirt worn with a light blue and navy blue striped tie. Alternatively, a polo shirt may be worn during the Summer term without the tie.

External links

• School website