Crown Hills Community College

Crown Hills Community College
Location
Gwendolen Road

, ,
LE5 5FT

Coordinates52°37′42″N 1°05′23″W / 52.6284°N 1.0898°W / 52.6284; -1.0898
Information
TypeCommunity College
MottoAspiration, Commitment, Success
Local authorityLeicester
Department for Education URN120277 Tables
PrincipalFarhan Adam
Age11 to 16
Websitehttp://www.crownhills.com/

Crown Hills Community College (often abbreviated as CHCC) is a secondary school in Leicester, England with more than 1500 pupils and more than 200 staff members.

Crown Hills is a sports college and with a large field for sports, especially the football grounds called Goals.[1][2]

History

The school was founded in 1950. It was subsequently redeveloped under the United Kingdom’s Building Schools for the Future programme, with new facilities completed in the early 2010s and the former buildings demolished in 2014.[3]

Facilities

Crown Hills Community College has modern educational facilities organised into multiple learning zones, as well as outdoor study areas. The school is designated as a specialist sports college and has extensive sports infrastructure, including large playing fields and an on-site football complex known as Goals Leicester, which features all-weather pitches used for both school and community activities.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Sporting chance for extra school funds". Leicester Mercury. Europe Intelligence Wire. 7 July 2004. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Mutant bug caused college TB outbreak". Leicester Mercury. Europe Intelligence Wire. 3 October 2006. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Crown Hills Community College – Leicester | metroSTOR | NBS Source". source.thenbs.com. Retrieved 18 March 2026.