Saltley Academy is a mixed

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located in the

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area of

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, in the

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of England.

History

Saltley Grammar School opened in the 1920s; by the 1960s it had upwards of 800 pupils. In the 1970s it was "converted" to a community school administered by Birmingham City Council. The school also gained specialist status as a Science College. In 2014 Saltley School was placed in special measures by

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after a critical inspection report. The inspection had been undertaken after Saltley School had been connected to the

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scandal which affected a number of schools in Birmingham in 2014. Saltley School converted to academy status in March 2015 and was renamed Saltley Academy. The school is now part of the Washwood Heath Multi-Academy Trust which includes Brownmead Primary Academy and

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Saltley Wellbeing Centre

Saltley Wellbeing Centre (formerly Saltley Community Leisure Centre) adjoins the Saltley School complex. The centre offers sports and leisure facilities for the local community as well as for use by the school.

Notable former pupils

Saltley Grammar School

* Neal Abberley, cricketer for

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* Sir

Richard Barratt Sir Richard Stanley Barratt, CBE, QPM (11 August 1928 – 5 May 2013) was Chief Inspector of Constabulary from 1987 to 1990. Education Barratt was educated at Saltley Grammar School. Career He joined Birmingham City Police in 1949, rising t ...

CBE, Chief Constable from 1975 to 1978 of

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, Labour MP from 1983 to 1986 for

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and from 1974 to 1983 for

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, novelist * Carl Wayne, lead singer for The Move * Prof Michael John Wise, Professor of Geography from 1958 to 1983 at the LSE

References

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