Education
Scunthorpe's primary schools include Henderson Avenue Primary School, Scunthorpe C of E Primary School, Frodingham Infant School, Brumby Junior School, St. Augustine Webster's Catholic Primary School, Berkeley Junior School, Crosby Primary School, Westcliffe Primary School, and St. Bernadette's R.C. Primary School. St Peter and St Paul CE Primary School is due to open in September 2012.
The secondary schools within North Lincolnshire are currently undergoing a rebuilding programme with an investment of £88 million under the government's Building Schools for the Future Programme. The first of these school to benefit will be Brumby Engineering College on Cemetery Road. Foxhills Technology College (FTC), was the town's first specialist school, FTC became Scunthorpe's first Performing Arts College in 2007, adding specialisms in Maths and Computing in 2008 following Government designation as Scunthorpe's first High Performing Specialist School. Frederick Gough School, is to the south of the town in Bottesford. Melior Community College, to the east of the town, was formed by the merger of South Leys Business & Enterprise College on Enderby Road and Thomas Sumpter Comprehensive School. St. Bede's Catholic School, is a specialist mathematics and computing college, which is governed by the Roman Catholic Church. St Hugh's Communication and Interaction Specialist College, is a school for pupils aged 11–19 with moderate to complex learning needs associated with physical and social problems. The former High Ridge Specialist Sports College on Doncaster Road became the town's first academy opening on 1 September 2008. It is now known as St. Lawrence Academy.; it still retains Sport as its specialism but it is now sponsored by the Church of England, The Most Rev. and Rt Hon. The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams officially opened the new school on 14 October 2008. The school is to be completely rebuilt by 2013.
The second stage of refurbishment is to begin in 2013 to include the seven remaining rural secondary schools.
Scunthorpe currently has two study support centres, Study United FC and Study Heslam set up with funding from the government's Playing for Success scheme. These are based at Glanford Park, the home of Scunthorpe United Football Club and Heslam Park, home of Scunthorpe rugby & cricket clubs.
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