Anthony Gell School

Anthony Gell School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Wirksworth in the English county of Derbyshire.[1]

Anthony Gell School
Address
Wood St

Wirksworth
,
Derbyshire
,
DE4 4DX

England
Coordinates53.0791°N 1.5715°W / 53.0791; -1.5715
Information
TypeVoluntary controlled school
Religious affiliation(s)None
Established1576 (1576)
FounderAnthony Gell
Local authorityDerbyshire
Department for Education URN112968 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherMr Malcolm Kelly
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Houses5
Websitewww.anthonygell.co.uk

It began as a Free Grammar School established by Anthony Gell in 1576. The school moved to its present site in 1908 and became a voluntary controlled school in 1944. It became a coeducational comprehensive school in 1965.[2] As a voluntary controlled school, it is supported by the Anthony Gell School Foundation charitable trust,[3] and administered by Derbyshire County Council.

Anthony Gell School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils,[4] while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels, OCR Nationals and further BTECs.[5] As of 2011 the school's GCSE scores were increasing.[6]

As of 2011 the school has no school uniform policy. Headmaster David Baker continued the existing dress code policy after becoming headmaster circa 2006.[6]

Notable former pupils

Houses

Anthony Gell School is split into 5 houses. These houses are:

  • Arkwright - Arkwright is named after Richard Arkwright who is a very historical figure in the area after his contributions to the Industrial Revolution and Cromford.
  • Gell - Gell is named after Anthony Gell, the founder of the school.
  • Fearne - Fearne is named after Agnes Fearne, a relative of Anthony Gell who made bequests to help fund the school.[7]
  • Wright - Wright is named after Joseph Wright of Derby, a British landscape and portrait painter.
  • Nightingale - Nightingale is named after Florence Nightingale, another historical figure in the area. Nightingale as a house was implemented to the school in 2019.

References
  1. "AGS History 1908-1929 by Roy Pearce". Anthonygell.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. "About our school". Anthonygell.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  3. "Foundation Trustees". Anthonygell.co.uk. 25 May 2005. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  4. "The Curriculum". Anthonygell.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  5. "Sixth Form". Anthonygell.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  6. Northen, Stephanie (18 January 2011). "School uniform does not improve results – discuss". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  7. "Extract from will of Agnes Ferne (14 Jul 1574) including provision for payment towards maintenance of a free school in Wirksworth when there shall be one and for poor folks in a bedehouse there". The National Archives. Retrieved 29 July 2020.



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