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Greensward Academy

Coordinates: 51°36′24″N 0°39′48″E / 51.6067°N 0.6634°E / 51.6067; 0.6634
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Greensward Academy
Address
Map
Greensward Lane

London
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SS5 5HG

Coordinates51°36′24″N 0°39′48″E / 51.6067°N 0.6634°E / 51.6067; 0.6634
Information
TypeSecondary comprehensive
Motto"Find Your Remarkable"
SpecialistAcademy
Department for Education URN135652 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairRobert Turner[2]
PrincipalKatie Scarnell[1]
GenderCoeducational[1]
Age11 to 18[1]
Enrolment1465[1]
Websitehttp://www.greenswardacademy.org

Greensward Academy is a comprehensive school and academy for 11- to 18-year-olds, located in Hockley, Essex.[3]

Greensward has approximately 200 staff and 1450 students, including 260 in the sixth form.[1][4][citation needed] Its main feeder schools are Plumberow Primary School, Hockley Primary School, Westerings Primary School and Ashingdon Primary Academy, and also takes students from various other schools in the area.[citation needed]

The 2011 inspection report states that "The academy has specialisms in science and applied learning and also has Leading Edge and Training School Status".[5]

History

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The school opened in 1960 as the Hockley County Secondary School, with pupils from both Hockley, Hullbridge and Ashingdon primary schools who were selected for the first year and a second year of Hockley pupils who previously went to Rayleigh Secondary. It became Greensward School in 1967, and then Greensward College in the late 1990s; the school kept this name until 2008 when it achieved Academy status.[5] Greensward Academy is the lead academy of the Academies Enterprise Trust, a multi-academy sponsor.[citation needed]

Buildings

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In 2011, £15 million was awarded to the Academy in order to perform major construction work, including 2 new blocks, and refurbishment of several other blocks.[citation needed] The Sixth Form occupies a purpose-built block. The building has two classrooms, a computer suite and a café.[6]

Ofsted judgements

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  • In 2011 the school was judged Outstanding by Ofsted.[5]
  • As of 2021, the school's most recent inspection was a short inspection in 2018, with a judgement of Good.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Greensward Academy". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Greensward Academy". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Education - League Tables - Performance results for Greensward Academy". BBC News.
  4. ^ a b Osagie, Diana (2018). "Short inspection of Greensward Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Taylor, Elaine (2011). "Greensward Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Sixth Form". www.greenswardacademy.org. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.