Greensward Academy

Greensward Academy is a comprehensive school and academy for 11- to 18-year-olds, located in Hockley, Essex.[3]

Greensward Academy
Address
Greensward Lane

London
,
Essex
,
SS5 5HG

England
Coordinates51°36′24″N 0°39′48″E
Information
TypeSecondary comprehensive
Motto"Make our best better"
SpecialistAcademy
Department for Education URN135652 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairRobert Turner[1]
PrincipalKatie Scarnell[2]
GenderCoeducational[2]
Age11 to 18[2]
Enrolment1465[2]
Websitehttp://www.greenswardacademy.org

Greensward has approximately 200 staff and 1450 students, including 260 in the sixth form.[2][4] 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.

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]

History

The school opened in 1960 as the Hockley County Secondary School, with pupils from both Hockley and Ashingdon primary schools who were selected for the first year and a second year of Hockley pupils who previously went to Rayleigh Secondary. The name was changed to the 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.

Buildings

In 2011, £15 million was awarded to the Academy by the Government of Approval in order to perform major construction work, including 2 new blocks, and refurbishment of several other blocks. The Sixth Form occupys a purpose-built Sixth Form block. The building has two classrooms, a computer suite and a café.[6]

Ofsted judgements
  • In 2011 the school was judged Outstanding by Ofsted.[5]
  • As of 2021, the school's most recent inspection was a short inspection in 2018, with a judgement of Good.[4]

See also
  • Secondary schools in Essex

References
  1. "Greensward Academy". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. "Greensward Academy". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. "BBC NEWS - Education - League Tables - Performance results for Greensward Academy". news.bbc.co.uk.
  4. Osagie, Diana (2018). "Short inspection of Greensward Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  5. Taylor, Elaine (2011). "Greensward Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  6. "Sixth Form". www.greenswardacademy.org. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
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