Education
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South is home to South Luton High School, which has had a rich history, formerly being Stockwood High School then merging with Rotheram High School to form South Luton High School. The school was focus of attention in 2004 when the students staged a protest against measures imposed by the then headmistress, Sherry Gladwin. The school was taken over as an academy by Barnfield College who already owned the old Rotheram school site and in 2011 opened a brand new school and Barnfield South Academy moved in leaving the old site which is currently being renovated to allow nearby Surrey St JMI to move in. The area also house buildings for the University of Bedfordshire including accommodation.
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