The Priory Ruskin Academy is a
co-educational
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secondary school
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and
sixth form
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with
academy status, in
Grantham
Grantham () is a market and industrial town in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road. It lies some 23 miles (37 km) south of the Lincoln and ...
in the
English county
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of
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire ...
.
The school was formed in 2010 from the merger of
Central Technology & Sports College
Central Technology & Sports College was a secondary school in the north of Grantham in Lincolnshire, England. It became part of The Priory Ruskin Academy in 2010.
History
The Central School has its origins in the Central and Day Continuation ...
and the Grantham Church High School. It originally occupied both of the former school sites but in 2014 moved to new buildings at the former Central Technology & Sports College site. As an academy, the school is part of
The Priory Federation of Academies Trust
The Priory Federation of Academies Trust is a non-profit charitable trust and the governing body for twelve academy schools in Lincolnshire and Leicestershire, England. The schools are directly funded by the Department for Education and are ...
.
The Priory Ruskin Academy offers
GCSEs
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and
OCR Nationals
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as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study a range of
A Levels
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and
BTECs.
References
External links
The Priory Ruskin Academy official website
Secondary schools in Lincolnshire
Schools in Grantham
Academies in Lincolnshire
Educational institutions established in 2010
2010 establishments in England
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