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Leasowes High School is a secondary school in Halesowen, West Midlands, England. It was opened in 1972 to replace the nearby Hill & Cakemore Secondary School, and during the 1990s awarded Community College status.It regularly performs well in the Dudley Borough's GCSE league tables; and there is a high application rate amongst primary school leavers, meaning that some local children have to attend schools further afield, such as Earls High School and Windsor High School.AwardsIn 2008 Leasowes Community College was awarded "Outstanding Winner 2008" at the 21st Century Learning Alliance Awards.Specialist school statusIn September 2004 Leasowes Community College was awarded specialist school status, giving them the title of Business and Enterprise College. This has allowed the college to expanded by the addition of a new £2.5 million building to provide modern and well equipped ICT leaning and teaching equipment to accommodate its status.Halesowen Education TrustHalesowen Education Trust is the first of its kind in the UK.Launched in late 2007, the area’s secondary schools, Earls High School, Windsor High School and Leasowes Community College, have formed a Trust federation with Halesowen College, with the support of the Wolverhampton University, Dudley Local Authority and business partners.