Grey Court School
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Established | c. 1950 |
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Type | Academy |
Headteacher | Maggie Bailey |
Chair of Governors | Frank Kitson |
Location |
Ham Street Richmond London TW10 7HN England 51°26′20″N 0°18′44″W / 51.4388°N 0.3123°WCoordinates: 51°26′20″N 0°18′44″W / 51.4388°N 0.3123°W |
DfE URN | 138825 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
Staff | 99 |
Students | 2011 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Ages | 11–18 |
Houses | Spartan, Roman, Trojan and Aztec |
Colours | Blue |
Website |
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Grey Court School is a mixed-sex High School Academy in Ham, London, England. In September 2014, a new Sixth Form Centre opened for Grey Court's founding sixth form students. [1]
The school occupies a large acreage in Ham, with playing fields and tennis courts. The school's current head teacher is Maggie Bailey.
History
The school was opened in 1956 to provide education for the children of the newly constructed Estate. The school was built in the grounds of the Georgian Grey Court House from which it took its name. The house itself was renamed Newman House after Cardinal Newman, who lived there as a child in the early 19th century.[2]
In 2013, and again in 2018, the school was rated outstanding by Ofsted, having previously been satisfactory. The sixth form was inspected by Ofsted during the 2018 inspection.
In March 2018, the sixth form building was named 'The True Building' after Lord True, a Conservative politician.
Notable former pupils
- Andrew Gilligan,[3] journalist and London's Cycling Commissioner
- Patrick Bossert
- Ruby Bentall
- Morgan Nicholls
- Adam Bloom
- Ara Bedrossian
- Audio Bullys
- Katie Walker
References
- ↑ "Sixth Form Introduction". Grey Court School. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ Fison, Vanessa (2009). The Matchless Vale: the story of Ham and Petersham and their people. Ham and Petersham Association. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-9563244-0-5.
- ↑ Gilligan, Andrew (30 April 2010). "Zac Goldsmith, Rory Bremner and me". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 11 November 2011.