| Closed | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Type | Foundation school |
| Specialisms | Technology, Sports |
| Location | Rushcliffe Road Manthorpe Estate, Grantham Lincolnshire NG31 8ED England |
| Local authority | Lincolnshire |
| DfE number | ???/5426 |
| DfE URN | 120722 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 695 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Fate | Became part of the Priory Ruskin Academy |
Central Technology & Sports College was a secondary school located in the north of Grantham in Lincolnshire, England.
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It is a co-educational school for ages 11-16. It is situated directly north of the Grantham and District Hospital off Sandcliffe Road, between the A607 and the East Coast Main Line, which borders on to the western edge of the school's playing fields. The River Witham is around 300 metres to the east.
The Central School has its origins in two single sex secondary modern schools, the Boys' Central School on Sandon Road and the Girls' Central School on Castlegate, situated in the town centre. The Girls' Central School became Walton Girls High School on 1966 on Kitty Briggs Lane, next to the newly-built bypass, off the A607. Walton Girls is now an 11-18 school, with boys in the sixth form.
For many years it was known as the Central School, and was initially a boys' school. In the late 1970s a new school was built on the Manthorpe estate next to Grantham and District Hospital.
In the 1990s it had around 550 pupils.
In 2010 it became part of the Priory Ruskin Academy. A new building is planned to be built on the Manthorpe site in the next few years.
Most years, the school got GCSE results slightly under the England average. It got the best results for co-educational schools in Grantham, notably as good or better than most comprehensive schools in Lincoln. However, co-educational schools of its type in nearby Bourne and Sleaford did slightly better.