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Granville Academy
Granville Academy, formerly Granville Sports College is a comprehensive school on ''Burton Road'' (A511 road, A511) in Woodville, Derbyshire, Woodville, Derbyshire maintained by the Derbyshire County Council.Granville Sports College , web site, accessed 9 October 2008 It is part of the De Ferrers Trust. 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 school, William Allitt School. 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. Plans by the local council, Derbyshire County Council, aiming to improve road safety were ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy (English School)
An academy school in England is a state-funded school which is directly funded by the Department for Education and independent of local authority control. The terms of the arrangements are set out in individual Academy Funding Agreements. Most academies are secondary schools, though slightly more than 25% of primary schools (4,363 as of December 2017) are academies. Academies are self-governing non-profit charitable trusts and may receive additional support from personal or corporate sponsors, either financially or in kind. Academies are inspected and follow the same rules on admissions, special educational needs and exclusions as other state schools and students sit the same national exams. They have more autonomy with the National Curriculum, but do have to ensure that their curriculum is broad and balanced, and that it includes the core subjects of English, maths and science. They must also teach relationships and sex education, and religious education. They are free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
