Abbey Grange Church of England Academy is a coeducational
secondary school and
sixth form
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with
academy status, located in
West Park,
Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by popula ...
,
West Yorkshire
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, England. It is the only
Church of England
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secondary school in Leeds.
The school has 1,619 students as of November 2021 between the ages of 11 and 18, and 80 members of staff.
The school was awarded
Humanities College
Humanities Colleges are a type of specialist school introduced in 2004 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary and primary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, humanities ...
status in 2006.
In August 2011 the school was changed into an Academy and is now known as 'Abbey Grange Church of England Academy'.
The school was judged Good by
Ofsted in 2017.
Abbey Grange alumni include footballer
Andre Wisdom
Andre Alexander Shaquille Wisdom (born 9 May 1993) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back.
Wisdom began his career at Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford City before signing for Liverpool ...
, actor and comedian
Nick Mohammed
Nicholas George Mohammed (born 4 October 1980) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his character Mr. Swallow, which he has portrayed across both stage and television for over a decade. Outside of the United Kingdom, M ...
, and academic and Shakespearean
Emma Smith
Emma Hale Smith Bidamon (July 10, 1804 – April 30, 1879) was an American homesteader, the official wife of Joseph Smith, and a prominent leader in the early days of the Latter Day Saint movement, both during Smith's lifetime and afterward as ...
.
References
External links
School websiteSchool radio
Church of England secondary schools in the Diocese of Leeds
Secondary schools in Leeds
Academies in Leeds
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