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Ehenside School

Information from foreverehenside website

Ehenside Secondary school was erected in the mid nineteen fifties with the school opening it's doors to pupils on October the 20th 1958. The school was open for around 50 years until it's closure at the end of the school year on the 18th of July 2008. The building lay empty for around a year until demolition started in 2009, with the core fabric being removed during the summer of 2009. The main structure was demolished in October and was levelled in November 2009.

Below is some information and noteable events from the schools history.

1958 & 1959

19 October    First staff meeting.

20 October    Ehenside opened by Alderman Walker(chairman of governors) 379 on roll,Head + 19 staff.

16 December   Official opening of Ehenside by Dr H Lowery.

21 January    60% Attendance ‘Flu epidemic.

23 January    60% Attendance and 9staff absent ‘Flu epidemic.

14 November   School closed for wedding of HRH Princess Anne.

1988 1989

February      Way Ahead Campaign begins.

4 March       Presentation of petition of 10000 signatures to M.P.Dr Cunningham.

24 April      “Save Ehenside” Fun Run, Carlisle.

21 September  Regimental Band to school, but school was forced to close at midday after a bomb scare, which had to be taken seriously due to IRA fears. Later confirmed as a hoax.

December      First Christmas Party for Senior Citizens.

1988/1989     Midlands Bank Branch operates in school.

Winter        Lee Gibson represents Cumbria and England in Cross Country.

School Council established.

June          First SATS Testing for Year. 9

June          3 day Ofsted Inspection, put into Special Measures.

Academy now to be formed in 2008 on Wyndham site.

Reorganisation of Education in the West Discussions, Ehenside and Wyndham to form new academy in 2009.

2008 March         Removed from Special Measures. 18 July       School closed it’s doors to staff and students for the final time.

2009

October/November

Demolition of the school began, with the school being raised to the ground in early November.