Greensward Academy

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Greensward Academy
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Greensward Academy
Greensward Lane

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SS5 5HG

Coordinates 51°36′24″N0°39′48″E / 51.6067°N 0.6634°E / 51.6067; 0.6634 Coordinates: 51°36′24″N0°39′48″E / 51.6067°N 0.6634°E / 51.6067; 0.6634
Information
Type Secondary comprehensive
Motto"Find Your Remarkable"
Specialist Academy
Department for Education URN 135652 Tables
Ofsted Reports
ChairRobert Turner [1]
PrincipalKatie Scarnell [2]
Gender Coeducational [2]
Age11to 18 [2]
Enrolment1465 [2]
Website http://www.greenswardacademy.org

Greensward Academy is a comprehensive school and academy for 11- to 18-year-olds, located in Hockley, Essex. [3]

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Greensward has approximately 200 staff and 1450 students, including 260 in the sixth form. [2] [4] [ citation needed ] Its main feeder schools are Plumberow Primary School, Hockley Primary School, Westerings Primary School and Ashingdon Primary Academy, and also takes students from various other schools in the area.[ citation needed ]

The 2011 inspection report states that "The academy has specialisms in science and applied learning and also has Leading Edge and Training School Status". [5]

History

The school opened in 1960 as the Hockley County Secondary School, with pupils from both Hockley, Hullbridge and Ashingdon primary schools who were selected for the first year and a second year of Hockley pupils who previously went to Rayleigh Secondary. It became Greensward School in 1967, and then Greensward College in the late 1990s; the school kept this name until 2008 when it achieved Academy status. [5] Greensward Academy is the lead academy of the Academies Enterprise Trust, a multi-academy sponsor.[ citation needed ]

Buildings

In 2011, £15 million was awarded to the Academy in order to perform major construction work, including 2 new blocks, and refurbishment of several other blocks.[ citation needed ] The Sixth Form occupies a purpose-built block. The building has two classrooms, a computer suite and a café. [6]

Ofsted judgements

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Greensward Academy". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. "BBC NEWS - Education - League Tables - Performance results for Greensward Academy". news.bbc.co.uk.
  4. 1 2 Osagie, Diana (2018). "Short inspection of Greensward Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 Taylor, Elaine (2011). "Greensward Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  6. "Sixth Form". www.greenswardacademy.org. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.