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The school was to be three form entry. There were new buildings in the mid-1960s. The school was to cost £74,767. The deputy headteacher, Mr Padgett, became the first headteacher of the new secondary modern at Billinghay, in 1963. From September 1964 it worked with
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The school used to specialise languages and taught French, Spanish and German, but now only French is taught. From September 2012 the school has catered for students aged 11 to 18. The school also achieved its best ever GCSE results in 2008.
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The school was to open as Leadenham County Secondary Modern School. The name change to William Robertson took place on Wednesday 30 November 1960, at a meeting of Kesteven Education Committee in Sleaford.
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The school has four houses, each with a differently coloured tie: Seacole (yellow), Windrush (red),Robertson (blue) and Attenborough (green).
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during the war. It was officially opened on Tuesday 17 October 1961 by
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This Lincolnshire school or sixth form college related article is a
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buildings. The first head was educated in Grantham, who was a
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Academy in Welbourn, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
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