Greig City Academy
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Greig City Academy is a co-educational secondary school
within the English academy programme, in the borough of Haringey
. The successor to The School of St. David and St. Katharine, a Church of England
comprehensive school
which had been extensively rebuilt, with new science and music blocks in 1998, before it was closed to be replaced under the Labour
government's flagship "City Academies" programme in September 2002. It has had further rebuilding since.
The Greig Trust and the Church of England sponsor the Academy, which is a registered charity under English law. David Greig, a successful local businessman, founded the Greig Trust in memory of his mother in 1949. The Trust was established to provide funds to assist with the education of Hornsey
children in accordance with the Christian faith
. The Greig Trust contributed significantly to the programme of refurbishment and new building both while it was St David and St Katharine and as The Greig Academy. The Church of England is also contributing a significant amount to the renewal of the facilities at Greig City Academy.
In 1990 the school, then known as St. David and St. Katherine, was reported by Her Majesty's Inspector of Schools to be at serious risk. Between 1991 and 2000, under headteacher Terry Farrell, the school improved its GCSE results at A to C significantly, gaining an excellent report from Ofsted
in 1998, which described it as "improving and continuing to improve" and praised both its leadership team and ethos. It declined in its first years of City Academy status, but currently, under Principal Paul Sutton, the school again has had some of the best-improving GCSE results in the country.
Secondary school
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within the English academy programme, in the borough of Haringey
London Borough of Haringey
The London Borough of Haringey is a London borough, in North London, classified by some definitions as part of Inner London, and by others as part of Outer London. It was created in 1965 by the amalgamation of three former boroughs. It shares borders with six other London boroughs...
. The successor to The School of St. David and St. Katharine, a Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
comprehensive school
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...
which had been extensively rebuilt, with new science and music blocks in 1998, before it was closed to be replaced under the Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
government's flagship "City Academies" programme in September 2002. It has had further rebuilding since.
The Greig Trust and the Church of England sponsor the Academy, which is a registered charity under English law. David Greig, a successful local businessman, founded the Greig Trust in memory of his mother in 1949. The Trust was established to provide funds to assist with the education of Hornsey
Hornsey
Hornsey is a district in London Borough of Haringey in north London in England. Whilst Hornsey was formerly the name of a parish and later a municipal borough of Middlesex, today, the name refers only to the London district. It is an inner-suburban area located north of Charing Cross.-Locale:The ...
children in accordance with the Christian faith
Christianity
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. The Greig Trust contributed significantly to the programme of refurbishment and new building both while it was St David and St Katharine and as The Greig Academy. The Church of England is also contributing a significant amount to the renewal of the facilities at Greig City Academy.
In 1990 the school, then known as St. David and St. Katherine, was reported by Her Majesty's Inspector of Schools to be at serious risk. Between 1991 and 2000, under headteacher Terry Farrell, the school improved its GCSE results at A to C significantly, gaining an excellent report from Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
in 1998, which described it as "improving and continuing to improve" and praised both its leadership team and ethos. It declined in its first years of City Academy status, but currently, under Principal Paul Sutton, the school again has had some of the best-improving GCSE results in the country.