Leysland High School was a

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with academy status, located in

Countesthorpe Countesthorpe is a large village and civil parish in the Leicestershire district of Blaby, with a population of 6,393 (2001 census, falling slightly to 6,377 at the 2011 census. It lies to the south of Leicester, and is about from the city c ...

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warw ...

, England. It was open for students aged 11–14 (students in KS3). It received the rating of 'Outstanding' from Ofsted in April 2013. It merged with Countesthorpe Community College to form

Countesthorpe Leysland Community College Countesthorpe Academy (formerly Countesthorpe Leysland Community College) is a coeducational secondary school situated on the western edge of Countesthorpe in Leicestershire, England near the A426. History Countesthorpe Leysland Community Coll ...

in July 2016.

Notable alumni

Harvey Barnes Harvey Lewis Barnes (born 9 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Newcastle United. Barnes joined Leicester City at the age of nine before signing his first professional contract as well as mak ...

, professional footballer

References

Educational institutions established in 1974 Defunct schools in Leicestershire 1974 establishments in England Educational institutions disestablished in 2016 2016 disestablishments in England {{Leicestershire-school-stub