History
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 last year by a state of the art independent learning centre.
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.
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