Greig City Academy

Greig City Academy
Established c. 2002
Type Academy
Religion Church of England, all faiths and none welcomed
Principal Paul Sutton OBE, MA, BSc (Hons)
Chair Sheila Taylor, MA (Hons)
Location High Street
Hornsey
London
N8 7NU
England
Coordinates: 51°35′14″N 0°06′55″W / 51.5872°N 0.1152°W / 51.5872; -0.1152
DfE number 309/6905
DfE URN 133386 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students c. 900
Gender Mixed-sex
Ages 11–19
Colours Blue
Sponsors The Greig Trust and LDBS
Website Greig City Academy

Greig City Academy is a mixed-sex secondary school in the London borough of Haringey. Children from across the borough attend this popular comprehensive school which has around 1,000 pupils on its roll.

Headteacher Paul Sutton, OBE, says: "The successes of our students and the school as a whole are the result of a relentless focus on high standards of academic and personal achievement, positive attitudes towards learning and exemplary behaviour. We make sure the learning environment is well-ordered so that all students can feel safe and enjoy learning. Our students are the best ambassadors for the school - they are positive, lively and courteous and interact well with one another and with staff both in and out of the classroom."

Class sizes are small with a maximum of 25 pupils per class. The Academy has a thriving Sixth Form and links with many top universities.

Its outdoor education programme is generously supported by the Greig Trust and was declared by Ofsted to be a real strength of the school. The programme enables students across the school to experience activities such as abseiling, mountain biking, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, rock climbing and much more.

In particular, the school has its own fleet of seven boats, one of which is moored in Poole harbour http://gcasailing.com

There are more than 30 extra-curricular clubs at the school.

The Greig Trust and the Church of England sponsor the Academy, which is an Charitable organization#United Kingdom|exempt charity under English law.[1] David Greig, a successful local businessman, founded the Greig Trust in memory of his mother in 1949.

Telephone: 020 8609 0100

OFSTED

In December 2015, was inspected by Ofsted. You can read the full Ofsted report here: www.ofsted.gov.uk.

Here are some of the comments inspectors made:

'The academy is a harmonious, diverse and caring community where pupils are known well and feel very safe.'

'Staff at the academy understand the academic and emotional needs of individual pupils. They offer high-quality support and guidance which pupils value highly.'

'Pupils’ behaviour ais good. They support each other’s learning in class, work hard and respect each other.'

'The curriculum, across all key stages, is wide and successfully prepares pupils for life in modern Britain.'

'The wider curriculum opportunities provided by the academy are extensive and pupil participation is very high.'

Achievements

Greig City Academy is the only state school in Haringey to offer a classics course and a Latin GCSE. In April 2015, a team of Year 8 pupils won the UK Robotics Championships and competed in the World Championships in Kentucky. In February 2016 two teams qualified for the national finals and will compete in Match 2016 in Birmingham for places in the World Championships The school is an affiliated school of the UK-wide Arkwright Scholarships and its students regularly secure the prestigious Arkwright Engineering Scholarships. The school is considered to be the best school for basketball in the country. The U13, U15 and U18 girls took gold in the Basketball England National Schools Finals in 2015 while the U13 boys took silver and the U14 and U16 girls took bronze. The U17 boys are the 2015 international Blackpool Cup football winners.

References

  1. ↑ Greig City Academy, Registered Charity no. 1088610 at the Charity Commission

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