Granville Community School
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Granville Community School is a comprehensive school
on Burton Road (A511
) in Woodville
, Derbyshire
maintained by the Derbyshire County Council.
. but this is no longer on the cards.
The school is near the very busy A511 road
, which has been the scene of accidents some involving pupils. The traffic has increased since the Ashby-de-la-Zouch
bypass opened in March 2002.
The new headteacher (from September 2009) is Sylvia Thomas replacing Mr Barrie Scott who left the school in Summer 2009.).
, Haddon
, Kedleston
.
, reaching the highest results in the region.
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Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
on Burton Road (A511
A511 road
The A511 road is a stretch of mainly single-carriageway road which runs northwest from junction 22 of the M1 motorway in Leicestershire, England to join the A50 between Uttoxeter and Derby....
) in Woodville
Woodville, Derbyshire
Woodville is a village and civil parish just outside Swadlincote in South Derbyshire, England. The centre of the village, known as the Tollgate, is a busy traffic island on the A511.-History:...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
maintained by the Derbyshire County Council.
History
Granville received specialised Sports College status in January 2008. The county council was looking at a possible merger between the school and the William Allitt SchoolWilliam Allitt school
The William Allitt School or, as it is more commonly referred to; William Allitt, is a state school located in the village of Newhall, Swadlincote in South Derbyshire, England...
. but this is no longer on the cards.
The school is near the very busy A511 road
A511 road
The A511 road is a stretch of mainly single-carriageway road which runs northwest from junction 22 of the M1 motorway in Leicestershire, England to join the A50 between Uttoxeter and Derby....
, which has been the scene of accidents some involving pupils. The traffic has increased since the Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, — Zouch being pronounced "Zoosh" — often shortened to Ashby, is a small market town and civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England, within the National Forest. It is twinned with Pithiviers in north-central France....
bypass opened in March 2002.
The new headteacher (from September 2009) is Sylvia Thomas replacing Mr Barrie Scott who left the school in Summer 2009.).
Partner schools
Most of the school's students come from Belmont, Eureka, Hartshorne, Springfield, St. Peter’s Netherseal and Woodville, primary schools but also accepts some children from Leicestershire into its 830 available places.Houses
The school has three houses: ChatsworthChatsworth House
Chatsworth House is a stately home in North Derbyshire, England, northeast of Bakewell and west of Chesterfield . It is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire, and has been home to his family, the Cavendish family, since Bess of Hardwick settled at Chatsworth in 1549.Standing on the east bank of the...
, Haddon
Haddon Hall
Haddon Hall is an English country house on the River Wye at Bakewell, Derbyshire, one of the seats of the Duke of Rutland, occupied by Lord Edward Manners and his family. In form a medieval manor house, it has been described as "the most complete and most interesting house of [its]...
, Kedleston
Kedleston Hall
Kedleston Hall is an English country house in Kedleston, Derbyshire, approximately four miles north-west of Derby, and is the seat of the Curzon family whose name originates in Notre-Dame-de-Courson in Normandy...
.
Academic performance
The school gets average results for Derbyshire at GCSEGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education
The General Certificate of Secondary Education is an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject, generally taken in a number of subjects by students aged 14–16 in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is equivalent to a Level 2 and Level 1 in Key Skills...
, reaching the highest results in the region.
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