Handsworth Grange Community Sports College

Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Headteacher Anne Quaile
Deputy Headteacher Pete Hurst, Joanne Cater-Whitham (Acting)
Chair Ed Wydenbach
Location Handsworth Grange Road
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S13 9HJ
England
Local authority Sheffield
DfE URN 107148
Ofsted Reports
Staff 73
Students 1,100
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–16
Website Handsworth Grange Community Sports College

Handsworth Grange Community Sports College also known as Handsworth Grange School is a coeducational comprehensive school in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.[1] The school, which is a Sports College, educates over 1,000 pupils. The building was previously the site of Beaver Hill Comprehensive, but the school changed its name when it amalgamated with Brook School.

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School organisation

The present headteacher is Anne Quaile. The former head, Steve Burnage, resigned in November 2007 after an investigation into the financial procedures which have since been tightened up. The school will have a new building which will be built soon[2]

Official visits

Handsworth Grange is one of several schools in the city to house a multi-functional Sports College. A new gym was adapted as part of a national inclusive fitness initiative to enable people with disabilities to have the same facilities as those who are able bodied. It was opened, in July 2005, by the Minister of Sport Richard Caborn.[3] A number of summer numeracy schools have been established to bridge the gap in maths standards between primary and secondary levels. Secretary of State for Education and Employment David Blunkett visited the school, in order to examine their scheme, in August 1999.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Handsworth Grange School". BBC News. 19 October 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/04/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/373_4278.stm. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 
  2. ^ "Shake-up at school after head suspended". The Star. 6 February 2008. http://www.thestar.co.uk/headlines/Shakeup-at-school-after-head.3745735.jp. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 
  3. ^ "New gym offers sport for everyone". BBC News. 28 July 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/4725307.stm. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 
  4. ^ John Carvel (19 August 1999). "A-level students turn away from sciences". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/1999/aug/19/johncarvel. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 

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