Kingsbury School and Sports College
| Motto | "Together We Can." |
|---|---|
| Established | 1918 |
| Type | Comprehensive community school |
| Headteacher | Mr Mark Rhatigan |
| Location |
Kingsbury Road Birmingham B24 8RE England Coordinates: 52°30′52″N 1°50′18″W / 52.514507°N 1.8382319°W |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| DfE URN | 103526 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 822 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses | Wilberforce, Chamberlain, Ravenhill, Burkitt, Tolkien |
| Website | Kingsbury School Website |
Kingsbury School and Sports College is a secondary school with Comprehensive community school, and Specialist Sports College status, for students aged 11–16, in Erdington, Birmingham in the United Kingdom...[1] Kingsbury School is currently being supported by Fairfax School. The school is planning to academise in April 2016, joining the Fairfax Multi Academy Trust.
About Kingsbury
Kingsbury School is a multicultural, 11-16 community comprehensive school of 800+ students. Located in the suburb of Erdington (3 miles north of Birmingham city centre), on an 11-acre site which includes a range of specialist sports facilities including a community leisure centre.
History
It was Opened in 1918 as Ryland Road Council Secondary School, in temporary premises on Ryland Road with 210 pupils. The School moved to its current premises in Kingsbury Road in 1923.It was built on the former Pipe Orchard Farm. The School has also been known as Erdington Girls' County Grammar School and Erdington Council Secondary School. Accommodation for pupils was increased to 316 when the Building was enlarged 1932, again in 1954 to 522 and in 1961 to 746. In 1938 95 per cent of pupils came from elementary schools. Fees at first £4 a year, £12 by 1938, when 38 per cent. of pupils paid[2]
The War Years
During the Second World War the girls from the grammar school were evacuated to Ashby - de - la - Zouche in Leicestershire, Nellie Garrat a pupil at the time was interviewed in 2005 about the experience.[3]