Kidsgrove Secondary School

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Kidsgrove Secondary School
Address
Kidsgrove Secondary School
Gloucester Road

Kidsgrove
,
Staffordshire
,
ST7 4DL

England
Coordinates 53°05′38″N2°13′59″W / 53.094°N 2.233°W / 53.094; -2.233
Information
Type Academy
Local authority Staffordshire County Council
Trust Shaw Education Trust
Department for Education URN 146635 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head of SchoolSteven Frost
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Website https://kidsgrovesecondary.org.uk/

Kidsgrove Secondary School is a coeducational secondary school located in Kidsgrove in the English county of Staffordshire. [1]

Contents

History

1987 arson attack

There was an arson attack in the early hours of Thursday 23 July 1987. Three fire engines attended, for 30 minutes. [2]

Academy

It was originally known as Maryhill High School before converting to academy status in June 2013. The school was then renamed University Academy Kidsgrove, sponsored by the University of Chester Academies Trust. In 2018 the school was taken over by the Shaw Education Trust after the University of Chester Academies Trust experienced financial difficulties. The school was then renamed Kidsgrove Secondary School after a ballot of the local area. [3] [4] In 2020 the school had a £500,000 refurbishment. [5]

Kidsgrove Secondary School offers GCSEs and BTECS as programmes of study for pupils, with some courses offered in conjunction with Madeley High School. [6] The school also operates The Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kidsgrove High - Home". kidsgrovesecondary.org.uk.
  2. ↑ Staffordshire Sentinel Thursday 23 July 1987, page 1
  3. ↑ McInnes, Kathie (18 December 2018). "These two schools FINALLY have new names (and this is what was picked...)". StokeonTrentLive.
  4. ↑ "The Kidsgrove Secondary School - Shaw Education". shaw-education.org.uk.
  5. ↑ McInnes, Kathie (22 July 2020). "North Staffordshire school to have £500k make-over in time for new term". StokeonTrentLive.
  6. ↑ "Kidsgrove High - Key Stage 4". kidsgrovesecondary.org.uk.
  7. ↑ "Kidsgrove High - Duke of Edinburgh Award". kidsgrovesecondary.org.uk.


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