Stanborough School is a secondary academy school located in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England. Like most secondary schools, it has a sixth form. It is situated off Stanborough Road (A6129), near the A1(M), and across the road from the headquarters of Hertfordshire Constabulary, a golf driving range and the Gosling Sports Park (with an athletics track and ski slope). The East Coast Main Line is about 1 km away. History Grammar school It was founded as a selective Grammar school in 1939, and so recently celebrated its 70th year. It had around 550 girls and boys in the 1960s. Comprehensive It became an all-ability comprehensive school in 1968. In the early 1980s it had around 900 boys and girls. Merger with Sir John Newsom School In September 1998, nearby Sir John Newsom School was merged with Stanborough School and its pupils transferred across to Stanborough site. Academy status The school gained academy status in February 2012 with a specialism in Maths and Computing. The school is now independent of local authority control and legally is a private company limited by guarantee registered at Companies House with registration number 07900439. Notable school events Run Run for Stanborough: Usually taken place during October, members of Stanborough School – students, teachers and support staff will walk or run their way around Stanborough Lakes to raise money for the school charity. In 2011, £6000 was raised for Teenage Cancer Trust from this one single event, and the 2012/13 charity will be 'Rays of Sunshine', for who the school aims to raise as much money for. Some will be in fancy dress, and the runners will be in PE kit, but everyone will have the same purpose – to get as much sponsorship as possible to help worthy causes. The Run also contributes as one of the events during the School year which contributes to the House Cup. The event usually ends with the eagerly awaited gunging, where students get to see their teachers at the end of the run be gunged with as variety of sloppy concoctions tipped over their heads. Drama House Drama: Performed shortly before Christmas, House Captains arrange a house production at the beginning of school term which is rehearsed over the months ready for the big event. The cast consists only of house members and is directed and produced solely by the House captains. Each House performance can only be