Tividale High School
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| Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy | |
| Established | 1956 |
| Type | Academy |
| Religion | Secular |
| Chair of the Governors | Joyce Hodgetts |
| Specialism | Arts College |
| Location | Lower City Road Tividale Oldbury West Midlands B69 2HE England |
| LEA | Sandwell |
| Students | 1,074 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Website | www.tividaleartscollege.co.uk |
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy is an Academy for secondary aged pupils located in Tividale, Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England. It was built by Tipton County Borough Council in 1956 to serve the expanding Tividale area which by this date had expanded beyond Tipton's borders into Dudley.
The school was controlled by Warley CB council from 1966 to 1974, despite existing within the Tipton council area that was almost entirely placed in West Bromwich. Since 1974, it has been controlled by Sandwell council. Its identity is even more complicated by the fact that it exists in the modern Oldbury B69 postal district, rather than the Tipton DY4 postal district.
The school's initial title was The Tividale School, but it changed to "Tividale Comprehensive School" and then Tividale High School in 1997 and received Art College specialist status in 2005 becoming Tividale Community Arts College. 2006 saw 26% of GCSE students attain 5 grades at C or above. Results improved in 2007, when 40% of GCSE students gained 5 grades at C or above, which was the school's highest ever results, which have risen again in 2009, with 47% of pupils gaining five or more GCSEs at grade C or above.
It hosts annual trips for well behaved students, including trips to Alton Towers and Drayton Manor theme parks.
In September 2008 plans were announced for the school to receive academy status; the school was be changed into an academy in September 2009 as plans were brought forward a year early. The academy is called Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy.
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Coordinates: 52°30′36″N 2°02′24″W / 52.510°N 2.040°W
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