George Eliot Academy

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George Eliot Academy
Address
George Eliot Academy
Raveloe Drive


,
CV11 4QP

England
Coordinates 52°30′30″N1°27′30″W / 52.5084°N 1.4582°W / 52.5084; -1.4582
Information
Type Academy
Established1961 (1961)
Local authority Warwickshire
TrustMidland Academies Trust
Department for Education URN 137079 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalHomeira Zakary
Gender Mixed
Age11to 16
Enrolment786
Website https://www.georgeeliot.midlandat.co.uk/

George Eliot Academy (formerly The George Eliot School) is a mixed secondary school located in Nuneaton in the English county of Warwickshire. [1]

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The school was established in September 1961, and became a foundation school in September 2009 in partnership with North Warwickshire and Hinckley College. In September 2011 the school converted to academy status [2] and is now part of the Midland Academies Trust. [3]

The school is named after George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Ann Evans (1819 – 1880). Evans was novelist, journalist and translator who was born in Nuneaton, and is considered to be one of the leading writers of the Victorian era.

The school formally joined United Learning in December 2023.

Notable former pupils

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References

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  2. "School History". george-eliot.warwickshire.sch.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  3. "Midland Academies Trust". midlandacademiestrust.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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