Pindar School
Encyclopedia
Pindar School is a co-educational secondary school in Eastfield, Scarborough in North Yorkshire
, England
. It is now named George Pindar Community Sports College (GPCSC).
The school is the home of a 'state-of-the-art' tennis centre, Scarborough Football Academy U-19's and Scarborough Pirates ARLFC
, which hosts the Scarborough Rugby League Festival
.
The school has an Astro Pitch or an all weather court the size of a football pitch with dug outs and storage space. The school has 3 football grass pitches and 2 rugby. A newly built skate park attracts many people as the 'leisure centre' (sports end of the school), is open out of school hours, so the public can enjoy the facilities.
Having all these great facilities supports great talent among the students at the school, teams such as football and netball are very successful within the district and county, quickly making a name for themselves and a force to be reckoned with.
The footballer Darren Wood
, and Danny Price
the boxer, are former pupils of the school. Other notable alumni include actor Mikey North
and international fashion designer, Ann Louise Roswald.
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is now named George Pindar Community Sports College (GPCSC).
The school is the home of a 'state-of-the-art' tennis centre, Scarborough Football Academy U-19's and Scarborough Pirates ARLFC
Scarborough Pirates ARLFC
Scarborough Pirates ARLFC is the name of an amateur rugby league team which competes in the Rugby League Conference Yorkshire Premier and British Amateur Rugby League Association winter leagues...
, which hosts the Scarborough Rugby League Festival
Scarborough Rugby League Festival
Scarborough International Rugby League Festival is a rugby league nines tournament that is held in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. The 2008 festival will be played at Pindar School on Saturday 26 April 2008 and Sunday 27 April 2008....
.
Educational ranking
Pindar School scored second from the bottom (46th out of 47) in the official rankings of schools in North Yorkshire for 2005.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/04/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/815_gcse_lea.stmThe school has an Astro Pitch or an all weather court the size of a football pitch with dug outs and storage space. The school has 3 football grass pitches and 2 rugby. A newly built skate park attracts many people as the 'leisure centre' (sports end of the school), is open out of school hours, so the public can enjoy the facilities.
Having all these great facilities supports great talent among the students at the school, teams such as football and netball are very successful within the district and county, quickly making a name for themselves and a force to be reckoned with.
The footballer Darren Wood
Darren Wood
Darren Wood is an English former footballer, who played as a full back in the Football League between 1981 and 1990 for Middlesbrough, Chelsea and Sheffield Wednesday....
, and Danny Price
Danny Price (boxer)
Daniel Anthony Price is a British amateur boxer, best known to win the national title in 2006 at 201 lbs/91 kg.-Career:The 1.98m/6'6 tall Price fights for Scarborough club Westway ABC...
the boxer, are former pupils of the school. Other notable alumni include actor Mikey North
Mikey North
Michael "Mikey" North is an English actor best known for his role as Gary Windass in Coronation Street.-Early life and career:...
and international fashion designer, Ann Louise Roswald.