Ellis Guilford School

Ellis Guilford School and Sports College
Motto Be Your Best
Established 1926
Type Community school
Headteacher Dr Sally Coulton (as of April 2012)
Location Bar Lane
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG6 0HT
England
52°58′48″N 1°11′22″W / 52.98001°N 1.18952°W / 52.98001; -1.18952Coordinates: 52°58′48″N 1°11′22″W / 52.98001°N 1.18952°W / 52.98001; -1.18952
Local authority Nottingham
DfE URN 122828 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 1350
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–16
Website www.ellisguilfordschool.co.uk

The Ellis Guilford School & Sports College is a secondary comprehensive school in Bar Lane, Basford, Nottingham. The school provides education for students aged 11–16.

History

The school promotes the belief that everyone can achieve and work hard to achieve education, guidance and support that is right for them. A new sports hall has been added. It has a variety of sports fields for football, basketball and others. The school also offers numerous after-school activities such as computer and football clubs.

The school was widely criticised in January 2018 after introducing a ban on pupils cycling to school. Olympic gold medallist Chris Boardman said the school was "punishing pupils who had done nothing wrong", while Sarah Storey, Britain's most successful female Paralympian, said it would "formulate opinions in pupils that marginalising is acceptable".[1]

Academic performance

Results in 2016 were "well below the national average".[2]

The school has won an award for the best school for healthy living in Nottingham. It also holds specialist Sports College status. The curriculum aims to meet the needs of all learners.

Over the last three years, the school has been rated amongst the top five per cent of similar schools in the country for adding value to children's education.

Family of Schools

Ellis Guilford School is part of a family of schools in the Basford area of Nottingham. Other schools in the family are;

  • Southwark Primary School;
  • Old Basford Primary School;
  • Whitemoor Primary School;
  • Rosslyn Park Primary School;
  • Hempshill Hall Primary School;
  • Heathfield Primary School.

References

  1. ↑ "School pupils' cycle ban faces Olympian criticism". BBC News. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Exam results have 'deteriorated significantly' because of academisation says council". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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