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St Aidan's County High School Specialist Sports College, Carlisle

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Address:: St Aidan's County High School Specialist Sports College
Lismore Place, Carlisle, Cumbria CA1 1LY

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Exam data

Authority:: Cumbria
Type:: Foundation
Admissions:: Comprehensive
Gender of entry:: Mixed
Age range:: 11-18
Number of students:: 1,399
Gender of sixth form:: Mixed
Last inspection:: March 2004.
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General information

Background: Founded in 1884 and moved to its present site in 1908. Originally a girl?s school, it built up an enviable reputation throughout the north of the country. In became a mixed comprehensive in 1970, grant maintained in 1992 and a foundation school in 1999. In 2001 it achieved sports college status and a half a million pound lottery grant has enabled it to upgrade its sports facilities in its community sports complex including a swimming pool, gym and grass tennis courts. Extra-curricular activities vary, and usually include choirs, netball, cricket, metalwork, tennis, fitness training, swimming, hockey, badminton, cross-country, computing, soccer, chess, gymnastics, athletics, rugby, dance, film club, squash and orchestra. The school aims to provide a safe and pleasant environment for effective learning.

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