Tudor Grange Academy, Worcester

Tudor Grange Academy Worcester is a mixed secondary school in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. It occupies the site of the former Elgar Technology College that was disbanded following its inability to improve under the special measures received from Ofsted. Tudor Grange Academy Trust then sponsored the school, renamed it after the Solihull school named "Tudor Grange Academy Solihull" and heavily renovated the site.[1] The new academy was established in 2009 and was the second academy school of its type to be set up in England, opening for the new school year in September. Work on refurbishing the buildings was scheduled to begin in April 2011, to be supervised by the Worcester Council Children's Services Department, and was expected to be completed in early 2013. Some of the new premises were expected to be ready for student use by late 2012.[2]

Tudor Grange Academy Worcester
Address
Bilford Road

Worcester
,
Worcestershire
,
WR3 8HN

England
Coordinates52.2130°N 2.2116°W / 52.2130; -2.2116
Information
TypeAcademy
Established2009
Department for Education URN135913 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsDr Peter Rock
PrincipalDavid Butler
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1050
Houses5 (Vesalius, Marlowe, Walsingham, Raleigh, Tyndale)
Websitehttp://www.worcs.tgacademy.org.uk/

Sponsored by Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull, and entirely funded by The Department for Education, the academy supports local communities in its catchment area of the northern half of the city of Worcester and it suburbs, serving the same area as the former Elgar Technology College. The first head teacher is Claire Maclean, the former deputy head of the Technology College.[3]

Curriculum

The school provides the National Curriculum including GCSE, A Level, and BTEC level 3 Higher Diplomas, including Sport and Performing Arts delivered in partnership with The University of Worcester.[4] The school has a Science and Enterprise specialisation, and also has extensive sports facilities which include a new sports hall, four badminton courts, indoor netball court, basketball court, volleyball court, and five a side football pitch. The academy comprises five colleges: Marlowe, Walsingham, Vesalius, Tyndale, and Raleigh.[5]

References
  1. "Elgar Set for New Name". Worcester News. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  2. "Council continues work on Tudor Grange Academy". Worcestershire County Council. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  3. Evans, Gregg (26 January 2010). "Tudor kids score with global goal campaign". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  4. "Tudor Grange Solihull" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 1, 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  5. "TGA Prospectus" (PDF). Retrieved 28 September 2010.


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