Granville Community School

Granville Sports College (respectively Granville Community School)
Headteacher Miss S Thomas
Chair Of governors Mr Malcolm Gee[1]
Specialism Sports (Designated)
Location Burton Road
Swadlincote
Derbyshire
DE11 7JR
England
Local authority Derbyshire
DfE URN 112940
Ofsted Reports
Students 702
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–16
Houses Kedleston, Haddon and Chatsworth
Website www.granville.derbyshire.sch.uk

Granville Community School is a comprehensive school on Burton Road (A511) in Woodville, Derbyshire maintained by the Derbyshire County Council.[1]

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History

Granville received specialised Sports College status in January 2008. The county council was looking at a possible merger between the school and the William Allitt School.[2] but this is no longer on the cards.

The school is near the very busy A511 road, which has been the scene of accidents some involving pupils.[3] The traffic has increased since the Ashby-de-la-Zouch bypass opened in March 2002.

The new headteacher (from September 2009) is Sylvia Thomas replacing Mr Barrie Scott who left the school in Summer 2009.[4]).

Partner schools

Most of the school's students come from Belmont, Eureka, Hartshorne, Springfield, St. Peter’s Netherseal and Woodville,[5] primary schools but also accepts some children from Leicestershire into its 830 available places.[6]

Houses

The school has three houses: Chatsworth, Haddon, Kedleston.

Academic performance

The school gets average results for Derbyshire at GCSE, reaching the highest results in the region.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Granville Community School, web site, accessed 9 October, 2008
  2. ^ Possible school closure in November 2009, accessed 9 October, 2010
  3. ^ 13 year old cyclist killed in October 2007, accessed 9 October, 2007
  4. ^ [1], The Burton Mail dated 5 March 2009
  5. ^ Woodville Secondary School became Woodville C of E Junior School on High Street
  6. ^ School Prospectus, 2008
  7. ^ Disappointing OFSTED report in November 2005

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