Greensward Academy
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| Greensward Academy | |
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| Location | |
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Greensward Lane London , , SS5 5HG | |
| Coordinates | 51°36′24″N 0°39′48″E / 51.6067°N 0.6634°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary comprehensive |
| Motto | "Find Your Remarkable" |
| Trust | Lift Schools |
| Specialist | Academy |
| Department for Education URN | 135652 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair | Robert Turner[1] |
| Principal | Katie Scarnell[2] |
| Gender | Coeducational[2] |
| Age | 11 to 18[2] |
| Enrolment | 1465[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]
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]
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]
