Greig City Academy
Established | c. 2002 |
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Type | Academy |
Religion | Church of England all faiths and none welcomed |
Principal | Paul Sutton MA OBE, BSc (Hons), MA |
Chair | Sheila Taylor, MA (Hons) |
Location | High Street Hornsey London N8 7NU England Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
DfE number | 309/6905 |
DfE URN | 133386 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Students | c. 900 |
Gender | Mixed-sex |
Ages | 11–19 |
Colours | Blue |
Sponsors | Board of Education of the London Diocese The Greig Trust |
Website | Greig City Academy |
Greig City Academy is a mixed-sex secondary school within the English academy programme, in the London borough of Haringey.
Headteacher Paul Sutton says: "The successes of our students and the school as a whole are the result of a relentless focus on high standards of academic and personal achievement, positive attitudes towards learning and exemplary behaviour. We make sure the learning environment is well-ordered so that all students can feel safe and enjoy learning. Our students are the best ambassadors for the school - they are positive, lively and courteous and interact well with one another and with staff both in and out of the classroom."
The Greig Trust and the Church of England sponsor the Academy, which is an exempt charity under English law.[1] David Greig, a successful local businessman, founded the Greig Trust in memory of his mother in 1949.
The Academy has a thriving Sixth Form and links with many top universities.
Its outdoor education programme is generously supported by the Greig Trust and was declared by Ofsted to be a real strength of the school. The programme enables students across the school to experience activities such as abseiling, mountain biking, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, rock climbing and much more. The school has its own fleet of five boats.
There are more than 30 extra-curricular clubs at the school.
OFSTED
The last OFSTED report (November 2011) rated the school as "good with outstanding features." The reports says: "The academy offers all students a good education. Aspects of its provision, especially care, guidance and support, the contribution students make to their own and the local community, and the work undertaken with parents and carers, are outstanding. The arrangements for monitoring and tracking students' performance are challenging and effective."
Achievements
Greig City Academy is the only state school in Haringey to offer a classics course. In April 2015, a team of Year 8 pupils won the UK Robotics Championships and competed in the World Championships in Kentucky.Two rocket club teams at the school are through to UKAYROC challenge national finals which will take place in June 2015. The Academy is an affiliated school of the UK-wide Arkwright Scholarships and its students regularly secure the prestigious Arkwright Engineering Scholarships. The school is considered to be the best school for basketball in the country. The U13, U15 and U18 girls took gold in the Basketball England National Schools Finals in 2015 while the U13 boys took silver and the U14 and U16 girls took bronze. The U17 boys are the 2015 international Blackpool Cup football winners.
References
External links
- Greig City Academy website
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- http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_06.pl?Mode=Z&No=3096905&Type=LA&Num=309&Phase=1&Year=06&Base=b GCSE results for Greig City Academy--
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