WORDEN SPORTS COLLEGE in Lancashire, Leyland

Education Centre Information: Worden Sports College:

Establishment Type:Community School
Phase of Education: Secondary
Status: Closed
Local Authority: Lancashire
Reason Establishment Opened: Not Recorded
Establishment Open Date: 01/09/1990
Reason Establishment Closed: Academy Converter
Establishment Close Date: 31/01/2013
Boarders: No Boarders
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Urban/Rural Description: Urban > 10k - less sparse
Special Classes: No Special Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery Provider: No Nursery Classes
Total Pupils: 284
Number of boys: 154
Number of girls: 130
Admissions: Comprehensive
Age Range: 11-16
Gender: Mixed
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Background:

Worden Sports College is a secondary school for boys and girls. The age range of the pupils is 11 to 16. The school has a comprehensive range of facilities to aid its child's learning. It facilitates a assembly hall with video projector and screen, a sports hall, netball and basketball courts, an extensive playing fields, library and resources area, bookshop, science laboratories, photographic dark room, ICT rooms and fully equipped stage. It also provides a gymnasium, fitness suite, six tennis/netball courts, extensive playing fields incorporating four football pitches, two rounders pitches, 400m athletics track and one rugby pitch. The school has An extensive extra-curricular activities programme organised to give all pupils the opportunity to develop their talents and interests which includes football, netball, basketball, tag rugby, rugby league, badminton, cricket, rounders and short tennis. The school aims to develop lively and enquiring minds and to argue rationally.