St Laurence School
| Motto | Care, Inspire, Succeed |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary controlled school and Academy |
| Religion | Church of England/Christian |
| Headteacher | Fergus Stewart (January 2013-) |
| Founder | Lord Fitzmaurice |
| Location |
Ashley Road Bradford-on-Avon Wiltshire BA15 1DZ United Kingdom 51°21′08″N 2°15′33″W / 51.35209°N 2.25919°WCoordinates: 51°21′08″N 2°15′33″W / 51.35209°N 2.25919°W |
| DfE number | ???/4537 |
| DfE URN | 137057 Tables |
| Ofsted | Pre-academy reports |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11+ |
| Houses | Ashley, Budbury, Conigre, Huntingdon, Westfield |
| Former name | Fitzmaurice Grammar School and Trinity Secondary Modern |
| Diocese | Salisbury |
| Website | st-laurence.com |
St Laurence School is a secondary school in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England. It became an Academy in August 2011.
The school is also a specialist Arts College, formerly in the district of West Wiltshire. The current headteacher is Fergus Stewart. It takes pupils also from Atworth, Monkton Farleigh, Winsley, Limpley Stoke South Wraxall, Bradford Leigh and Trowbridge. It is situated in the north-west of Bradford-on-Avon on the road out towards Little Ashley.
The school was founded in 1980 on as a result of the merger of Fitzmaurice Grammar School and Trinity Secondary Modern school, opening on the Trinity site. In 2000 it became a Performing Arts College, resulting in extra investment in drama, music and dance facilities. It is named after the historically-important Saxon St Laurence's Church, Bradford-on-Avon.
The school's teaching departments are spread across numerous buildings on the school site. The school site also includes a large sports hall and several sports courts, pitches and playing fields. A lecture theatre was built in 2007 and was joined by a state of the art independent learning centre in 2011.
In October 2005, a helium balloon launched at a school fete on 24 September 2005, was found by 53-year-old Isak Toyra in Karesuando, Sweden who sent it back to the school, and claimed a £10 prize. Karesuando is 1,430 miles (2,300 km) from the school, and information about the school was also sent to him.
The Wiltshire Music Centre opened in 1998. Private and curriculum-based music lessons are held in the classrooms and teaching rooms in this building; and school collective worships, exam presentations, and other special events are held in its main auditorium. The Music Centre also contains a recording studio.
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