Secondary Schools
The secondary school which served this area from 1958 was Ward End Hall Secondary Modern, later known as Ward End Hall County Secondary School, before finally being renamed Park View Upper School in 1983 when it catered solely for 4th and 5th year senior pupils, and 6th Formers (or Yr 10, 11, 12 and 13s as they are known these days). Park View Lower School was the name given to the next closest secondary school, Naseby, after the two schools amalgamated in the mid 1980s. However, whether it was due to lack of demand for places or just financial problems, the former Ward End Hall School was closed down and demolished in the mid 1990s. A housing estate now stands on the former school site. In addition to Park View School, there is a secondary education establishment quite locally at Washwood Heath (a Technical College) and 2 more in Hodge Hill (a Sports and Enterprise College for boys and girls; and Hodge Hill Girls School, a former grammar school).
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