Granville Community School

Infobox UK school
name = Granville Community School


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longitude = -1.53708
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head = Mr B. Scott
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chair_label = Chair Of governors
chair = Dr John Cassella
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specialist = Sports (Designated)
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street = Burton Road
city = Swadlincote
county = Derbyshire
country = England
postcode = DE11 7JR
LEA = Derbyshire
ofsted = 112940
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enrollment = 702
gender = Coeducational
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 16
houses = Kedleston, Haddon and Chatsworth
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Granville Community School is a comprehensive school on "Burton Road" (A511) in Woodville, Derbyshire maintained by the Derbyshire County Council. [http://www.granville.derbyshire.sch.uk Granville Community School] , web site, accessed 9 October, 2008]

History

Granville received specialised Sports College status in January 2008.Fact|date=October 2008 The county council is looking at a possible merger between the school and the William Allitt School. [ [http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/burtonmail-news/displayarticle.asp?id=235608 Possible school closure in November 2007] , accessed 9 October, 2008]

The school is near the busy A511 road, which has been the scene of accidents some involving pupils. [ [http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/burtonmail-news/displayarticle.asp?id=309937 13 year old cyclist killed in October 2007] , accessed 9 October, 2007] The traffic has increased since the Ashby-de-la-Zouch bypass opened in March 2002.

Partner schools

The school takes children from Belmont, Eureka, Hartshorne, Springfield, St. Peter’s Netherseal and Woodville, [Woodville Secondary School became Woodville C of E Junior School on "High Street"] but also takes children into the 830 places it has available from Leicestershire as well. [ [http://www.granville.derbyshire.sch.uk/files/granville_pros.pdf School Prospectus] , 2008]

Houses

The school has three houses: Chatsworth, Haddon, Kedleston.

Academic performance

The school gets average results for Derbyshire at GCSE, reaching the highest results in the region. [ [http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/burtonmail-news/displayarticle.asp?id=65535 Disappointing OFSTED report in November 2005] ]

ee also

* The Pingle School - Swadlincote's only secondary school with a sixth form.

References

External links

* [http://www.granville.derbyshire.sch.uk Granville Community School]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/content/articles/2008/03/13/school_report_derbyshire_feature.shtml School report 2008]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/politics_show/7242403.stm Politics Show February 2008]
* [http://www.edubase.gov.uk/EstablishmentView.aspx?EstablishmentID=12925 Edubase]

News items

* [http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/burtonmail-news/displayarticle.asp?id=68410 Three pupils expelled for drugs in July 2007]

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