Lynn Grove Academy

Lynn Grove Academy (formerly Lynn Grove High School) is a secondary school with academy status, located in Gorleston-on-Sea in Great Yarmouth in the English county of Norfolk. The school educates about 1,400 children between the ages of 11 and 16. The school was originally constructed as one main building which has been extended and other blocks and facilities such as a new library and astroturf area have been added. Following an Ofsted inspection in May 2015 the school was rated 'Requires Improvement'. Following a further inspection in May 2017 the school was rated 'Good'.[1]

Lynn Grove Academy
Address
Lynn Grove, Gorleston-on-Sea

Great Yarmouth
,
Norfolk
,
NR31 8AP

England
Coordinates52°35′01″N 1°42′33″E
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoSmall enough to care, big enough to be exciting
Established1965
Department for Education URN137541 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalMs Alison Mobbs
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
EnrolmentApprox. 1,400 pupils
Websitehttp://www.lynngroveacademy.org.uk

School history
Lynn Grove Academy in 2015

The school building was originally built for the Great Yarmouth High School for Girls which moved from Trafalgar Road in Great Yarmouth to the new building in 1957. It became the coeducational Gorleston Grammar School in 1970. In 2015, the school became Lynn Grove Academy.

The school joined the Creative Education Trust in 2015.

Ofsted reports

The school was inspected by Ofsted in 2010, receiving an overall Grade 1 (outstanding).[2] After becoming an academy the school was inspected in December 2013 when it was judged inadequate (Grade 4).[3] Following a further inspection by Ofsted in May 2015 the school was rated 'Requires Improvement' (Grade 3); it gained this rating in three out of four categories, the other (Pupil Behaviour) being rated 'Good'.[4] Following a further inspection in May 2017 the school was rated 'Good'.[1]

Notable former pupils

References
  1. Ofsted Report on Lynn Grove Academy - May 2017
  2. Lynn Grove VA High School Archived 2012-10-26 at the Wayback Machine, Ofsted. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  3. Lynn Grove High School Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, Ofsted. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  4. "Ofsted Report on Lynn Grove Academy - 13 - 14 May 2015" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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