Grey Court School
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Grey Court School is a mixed comprehensive in Richmond, Greater London, England. It was built in the 1950s when most comprehensives were built. Its head teacher is Marie Smith. It is twinned with Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium in Konstanz, Southern Germany.
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[edit] History
During the 1970s a large part of the school burned down as a result of arson by disgruntled pupils. In 1978 the school was extensively rebuilt. Thanks to its much improved facilities and a change of head teacher it gained a reputation as one of the better schools in the area.
The school's pupils again rebelled in the mid 1980s by staging a mass walk out. This type of behaviour very much cut against the political times, the school being quite progressive and liberal during the Thatcher years. This liberalism, along with aggressive teacher strike action during the same period, brought about a decline in the school's reputation.
The school became a Beacon School, and retains that status despite a poor OFSTED report and being placed in Special Measures in 2004.
The school came out of Special Measures very swiftly in 2005.
[edit] Current information
The school has specialist status in science, computing and mathematics. It is recognised as an an inclusive school.
Specialist Status in computing is being driven forward by the recent appointment of a dedicated network manager and senior technician.
