Greenshaw High School

Academy in Sutton, Greater London, England
51°22′37″N 0°11′02″W / 51.37704°N 0.18392°W / 51.37704; -0.18392InformationTypeAcademyMottoCommitted to ExcellenceEstablished1967FounderR B WhellockDepartment for Education URN136800 TablesOfstedReportsHead teacherNick House[1]StaffWilliam Smith [Chief Executive Officer, Greenshaw Learning Trust]GenderCo-EducationalAge11 to 18Enrolment1828Colour(s)Green and BlackWebsitehttp://www.greenshaw.co.uk/

Greenshaw High School is a coeducational academy of some 1600 pupils [2] situated in Sutton, England.

The school was opened in 1968 as a purpose-built Comprehensive School. The first Headmaster was Mr R B Whellock.

Greenshaw became an academy on 1 June 2011. In October 2014 it was reconstituted as a multi academy trust under the name 'Greenshaw Learning Trust'. It also has a sixth form for students aged 16 to 18. In 2008, students in the Greenshaw Sixth Form achieved results in the top 25% of schools nationally.[3] It has been awarded the Arts Council Silver award, Associate Training School, Investor in People and Healthy School awards.

The school was rated 'Good' in 2012 by Ofsted.[4]

Notable pupils

  • Barry Winch, Olympic gymnast
  • Steve Spooner, professional footballer
  • Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, athlete
  • Tayler Marshall, actor
  • Bradley McIntosh, musician
  • Jack Spring, film director
Blazer badge worn by pupil 1969-74.

References

  1. ^ "Greenshaw - About Our School". Greenshaw.
  2. ^ "Eteach - Greenshaw Learning Trust Careers".
  3. ^ "Greenshaw High School". BBC News. 15 January 2009.
  4. ^ "Greenshaw High School - Inspection report" (PDF). Ofsted. 14 June 2012.

External links

  • Official website
  • Ofsted
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  • ISNI


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