Ernesford Grange School & Community College

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Ernesford Grange School and Community College
Motto	Together we achieve
Established	1972
Type	Comprehensive
Religious affiliation	Non-denominational
Specialism	Science College
Location	Princethorpe Way Coventry West Midlands CV3 2QD England
LEA	Coventry City Council
Ofsted number	103740
Students	1,024 (approx.)
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11 to 18
Website	www.egcs.coventry.sch.uk

Ernesford Grange School & Community College is a mixed secondary comprehensive school with sixth form facilities in the Ernesford Grange area of Coventry, England. It is of average size nationally with over 1,100 students, but rising in recent years.

The school has a very mixed catchment area and, as such, is above the national average for proportion of students receiving free school meals and students with special educational needs. Despite the fact that most students enter the school with below average Key Stage 2 results, Key Stage 3 and 4 results are above that of similar schools. Value added scores show how well the school is doing.

It is a major part of the Riverside partnership which links several schools in the local area into a consortium to offer a wider range of subjects at A Level. The school motto is "Together we Achieve".

[edit] History

The school was built in 1972 as one of the first suburban community colleges in the country. Over the past few years, the school has been through major changes in both structure and organisation. Many of the blocks have been rebuilt or renovated and the timetable has been rearranged. In 2005, it gained specialist school status in science and is currently the only specialist Science College in the city.