Lord Grey Academy

Coordinates: 52°00′00″N 0°45′00″W / 52.000°N 0.750°W / 52.000; -0.750

Lord Grey Academy
Motto Aspire, Learn, Achieve
Established 1973
Type Academy
Headteacher Mr Jim Parker
Chair Sarah Conway
Location Rickley Lane
Bletchley
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK3 6EW
England
Local authority Milton Keynes
DfE URN 110531 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Staff 240
Students 1,405
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Houses Lorenz, Enigma, Colossus and Turing
Colours Dark Green
Website www.lordgrey.org.uk

Lord Grey Academy is a comprehensive co-educational Academy in West Bletchley, Milton Keynes.

General Information

Lord Grey has four school houses: Lorenz, Enigma, Colossus and Turing, whose names relate to World War II code-breaking work at Bletchley Park. The first two of the house names refer to German enciphering machines and the third to the world's first programmable electronic digital computer that helped 'crack' their codes. Alan Turing was a British scientist at Bletchley Park who developed the principles that led to the creation of Colossus. He also laid the groundwork for modern computing and artificial intelligence.

History

Lord Grey opened in 1973 as a community comprehensive school following the amalgamation of Bletchley Grammar and Wilton Secondary schools. New accommodation was provided to supplement the existing facilities. The school was incorporated as a Grant Maintained School on 1 April 1993 and moved to Foundation status on 1 September 1999, under the New Framework for Schools.

On 1st April 2018 the school changed its name to Lord Grey Academy and became part of the Tove Learning Trust, which is also part of the SWAN Teaching School Alliance.[1]

2017 - Present Day

  • Lord Grey School became Lord Grey Academy, part of the Tove Learning Trust, April 2018

2013 – 2016

  • Eden Centre opened, 2015
  • Significant update to the campus; July 2014 full Ofsted inspection and rated as Good, 2014

2009 – 2012

  • Milton Keynes South Sixth Form created and successful; graded ‘good’ by Ofsted in June 2011.
  • Milton Keynes South Sixth Form created and successful; graded ‘good’ by Ofsted in June 2011; reconfirmed in October 2012
  • Classical singing star Jonathan Ansell opens new building, November 2009
  • New Hair Studio built
  • Teaching and Learning Academy Status gained, February 2011.

2006 – 2008

  • Gained Second Specialism in Humanities
  • Achieved the Rugby Union Development Award (RFU).
  • Awarded the FA Football status.
  • Comenius status awarded with additional funding until 2009.
  • £7.5 million capital improvement grant.

2003 – 2005

  • Additional buildings and refurbishments to prepare for expansion to accommodate Year 7 (2005)
  • School roll to surpass 1,500
  • Ofsted confirms that “Lord Grey is a Good School with a Good Sixth Form”.
  • Recognition as one of the “Most Improved Schools” in England by the Specialist Schools Academies Trust.
  • Securing the School Achievement Award from the DfES.

1998 – 2002

  • Substantial improvement in GCSE results – an increase of 14% on the previous year.
  • Specialist College status (MFL) gained.

Ofsted 2014

The school was judged Good by Ofsted in 2014.

References

  1. ↑ "History of the School – Lord Grey Academy". www.lordgrey.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
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