Ivanhoe Specialist Technology College (also known as Ivanhoe College) is a secondary school

Secondary school

Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...

 located in Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Ashby-de-la-Zouch, — Zouch being pronounced "Zoosh" — often shortened to Ashby, is a small market town and civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England, within the National Forest. It is twinned with Pithiviers in north-central France....

, Leicestershire

Leicestershire

Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...

, England

England

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. It takes in 11-14 year olds (known as Year 7s-9s) from several primary schools around the local area. It was established in 1954 as the first purpose-built high school in Leicestershire. The school built a £2,000,000 science and graphics building, known as the Science Block. It was constructed from between 2004 - 2005. An elevator was built to the rear of the building in early 2007, costing roughly £1,000,000. The elevator once flooded during construction, on a half term.