Longcroft School and Performing Arts College
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| Motto | As free make I thee as heart may think or eye may see |
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| Established | 1949 - Official opening on 9 May 1951 |
| Type | Secondary School and Performing Arts College |
| Headteacher | Mr I. O'Donnell |
| Location | Burton Road Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 7EJ England |
| DfE URN | 118073 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | circa 1,500 |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www.longcroft.eriding.net |
Coordinates: 53°51′01″N 0°26′54″W / 53.850290°N 0.448300°W
Longcroft School is a comprehensive secondary school with Performing Arts College status situated in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
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[edit] History
For 60 years Longcroft has been a thriving, innovative and friendly community-facing school and sixth form, that now also enjoys the status of a Performing Arts College. This specialism was achieved in 2001 (re-accredited in 2006 and 2009) and brought with it the funds to increase class-room space, develop a fully working theatre in the school hall and extend links to the wider community and feeder primary schools. In more recent years Longcroft was successful in acquiring funding, with East Riding of Yorkshire Council, to build a new sports hall and state-of-the-art all-weather pitch. The facilities available at the school are used by many community groups and organisations during evenings, at weekends and during school holidays.
[edit] Plane incident
On 1 September 1989, a light aircraft flying back to RAF Leconfield flew low over the main field of the site heading away from the town of Beverley. The plane attempted to land on the field but bounced back up and clipped the top of a row of trees at the back of the field. The plane suffered little damaged but had to land in a field next to the school. Nobody was on the field at the time as it was 2:00 in the afternoon. An investigation concluded that it was pilot error.
[edit] Location
Longcroft School is situated on the northern outskirts of Beverley, the campus being surrounded by open countryside, Beverley Westwood and Beverley Racecourse. Longcroft serves the town of Beverley and the villages in the surrounding rural areas. The school has two main buildings, known as the Lower School (Years 7 and 8) and the Upper School (Years 9, 10 and 11), the Arts and Science Block, where the Sixth Form is based, has been attached to the upper school in recent years.
[edit] Motto
In his History of the Anglo-Saxons, Sir Francis Palgrave (1788 – 1861) wrote that King Athelstan, who had prayed at the tomb of St John of Beverley before success in a battle (937AD), showed his gratitude by giving privileges to the town of Beverley, saying: “As free make I thee, as heart may think, or eye may see". The freedom of heart and mind echoed with the idea of modern comprehensive schools that came about after the 1944 Education Act. The quote was adopted as Longcroft’s motto to reflect this.
