Grace Academy, Solihull
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| Motto | "To develop well mannered, bright students with a sense of values..." |
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| Established | 2006 |
| Type | Secondary |
| Religion | Christian ethos |
| Headteacher | Mr Darren Gelder |
| Founder | Lord Bob Edmiston |
| Location | Chapelhouse Road, Chelmsley Wood Solihull West Midlands B37 5JS England Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| DfE URN | 129342 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1115 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Aylward, Livingstone, Newton, Tyndale, Wilberforce |
| Colours | Purple and gold (specifically against other academies, blue is used) |
| Website | graceacademy |
Grace Academy is a non-selective co-educational secondary school within the English Academy programme, at Chelmsley Wood, Solihull, West Midlands.
It opened in 2006 and replaced the old Whitesmore School. It is a specialist Business and Enterprise college.
Grace Academy Solihull is constituted as a company and registered charity under English law.[1]
In 2009 the school achieved average results for Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4 but only 28% achieved 5 or more GCSEs grade C or above compared to a national average of 47.6%.[2]
Controversy
On 20 August 2013 the school was among those named by The Independent newspaper and the British Humanist Association as adopting a policy similar in wording to the repealed anti-gay legislation Section 28.[3]
Grace Foundation
The school is sponsored by Grace Foundation,[4] a charity whose objects are "to advance for the public benefit education in the United Kingdom by promoting the establishment, maintenance, carrying on, management and development of schools with a Christian ethos and in accordance with Christian principles". Grace Foundation is endowed by Bob Edmiston, entrepreneur and founder of the evangelical international charity Christian Vision, who is a Governor of Grace Academy.
See also
References
- ↑ Grace Academy, Registered Charity no. 1103029 at the Charity Commission
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- ↑ Grace Foundation, Registered Charity no. 1103021 at the Charity Commission
