Grace Academy is a non-selective co-educational secondary school within the English
Academy
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programme, at
Chelmsley Wood
Chelmsley Wood is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England, with a population of 12,453. It is located near Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre. It lies about eight miles eas ...
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Solihull
Solihull (, or ) is a market town and the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in West Midlands County, England. The town had a population of 126,577 at the 2021 Census. Solihull is situated on the River Blythe i ...
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West Midlands
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Etymology
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It opened in 2006 and replaced the old Whitesmore School. It is a specialist Business and Enterprise college.
Grace Academy Solihull is constituted as a company and
registered charity
A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good).
The legal definition of a ch ...
under English law.
In 2009 the school achieved average results for
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England and Wales
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Key Stage 4
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but only 28% achieved 5 or more GCSEs grade C or above compared to a national average of 47.6%.
See also
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Grace Academy (Coventry)
Grace Academy is a mixed secondary school located in Coventry, England. It has an expanding sixth form which is part of the North East Federation. It was formerly Woodway Park School and Community College, and was converted into an academy on ...
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Grace Academy (Darlaston)
Grace Academy is an Academy in Darlaston, Walsall, England. It is a non-selective co-educational secondary school.
It was formerly Darlaston Community Science College which had been placed into special measures by OFSTED in January 2008 and f ...
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List of schools in Solihull
This is a list of schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England.
State-funded schools Primary schools
*Balsall Common Primary School, Balsall Common
*Bentley Heath CE Primary School, Bentley Heath
*Berkswell CE Pr ...
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Educational institutions established in 2006
Academies in Solihull
Schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull
2006 establishments in England