Granville Academy

Granville Academy
Headteacher [1]
Location Burton Road
Swadlincote
Derbyshire
DE11 7JR
England
52°46′34″N 1°32′13″W / 52.77622°N 1.53708°W / 52.77622; -1.53708Coordinates: 52°46′34″N 1°32′13″W / 52.77622°N 1.53708°W / 52.77622; -1.53708
Local authority Derbyshire
DfE URN 112940 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 702
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–16
Houses Kedleston, Haddon and Chatsworth
Website www.granville.derbyshire.sch.uk

Granville Academy, formerly Granville Sports College is a comprehensive school on Burton Road (A511) in Woodville, Derbyshire maintained by the Derbyshire County Council.[2]

History

Granville received specialised Sports College status in January 2008. The county council was looking at a possible merger between the school and the William Allitt School.[3] but this is no longer on the cards.

Granville changed into an academy in 2017, merging with The Dr Ferrers Trust.

The school is near the very busy A511 road, which has been the scene of accidents some involving pupils.[4] The traffic has increased since the Ashby-de-la-Zouch bypass opened in March 2002.

The current principal for the school is Jo Kingswood, who replaced Sylvia Thomas. Before this the school was previously ran by Barrie Scott.

Partner schools

Most of the school's students come from Belmont, Eureka, Hartshorne, Springfield, St. Edwards Netherseal and Woodville,[5] primary schools but also accepts some children from Leicestershire into its 830 available places.[6]

Houses

The school has three houses: Chatsworth, Haddon, Kedleston. These were named after local stately homes. Each house is represented by a coloured tie. Haddon: red and black, Chatsworth: blue and black, and Kedleston: golden yellow and black.

Uniform

The uniform currently consists of a black blazer and school emblem and school tie in different colours depending on what house they are in.

Academic performance

The school gets very good exam results for Derbyshire at GCSE, with very high results in the region and the highest between the three local schools in Swadlincote. Pingle and William Allit being those other schools. As of 2013, 87% of students got A*-C at GCSE. 53% of the pupils gained A*-C in GCSE English and Maths.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Contact us". Granville Sports College. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Granville Sports College, web site, accessed 9 October, 2008
  3. ↑ Possible school closure in November 2009, accessed 9 October, 2010
  4. ↑ 13 year old cyclist killed in October 2007, accessed 9 October, 2007
  5. ↑ Woodville Secondary School became Woodville C of E Junior School on High Street
  6. ↑ School Prospectus, 2008

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