George Salter Academy

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George Salter Academy
Address
George Salter Academy
Davey Road

West Bromwich
,
West Midlands
,
B70 9UW

England
Coordinates 52°31′31″N2°00′45″W / 52.5254°N 2.0124°W / 52.5254; -2.0124
Information
Type Academy
Established1932 (1932)
Department for Education URN 135234 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalAdrian Price
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment1278
Website http://www.georgesalter.com/

George Salter Academy is a coeducational 11-16 secondary school with academy status situated in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. There are currently around 914 pupils on roll. Almost 50% of its pupils are from minority ethnic backgrounds representing over 20 nationalities, mostly from within the Indian Sub-Continent and the Caribbean.

The school has academy status under the sponsorship of the Ormiston Academies Trust. Since this status was gained in 2007 GCSE exam results have improved substantially. [1] In 2009, 39% of GCSE students gained five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C, placing it as the third highest ranking secondary school in Sandwell. [2]

The school originally opened in 1932 as a secondary modern school for children aged 11 and upwards, replacing a 19th-century senior school in the Great Bridge district just over West Bromwich's border in Tipton. [3]

The former headteacher Mark Grundy was knighted for his work improving standards at the school; he oversaw an improvement in GCSE grades from 15% of children achieving five A*-C grades in 2003 to 56% in 2005. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.school-index.co.uk/urn/104009.php [ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Secondary schools in Sandwell". BBC News. 15 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "West Bromwich: Education | British History Online".
  4. ↑ "Head knighted for helping school". 16 June 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2022.


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