The Oaks Academy (formerly King's Grove High School) is a mixed

secondary school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...

located on ''Buchan Grove'' in

Crewe Crewe () is a railway town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. The Crewe built-up area had a total population of 75,556 in 2011, which also covers parts of the adjacent civil parishes of Willaston ...

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...

, England.http://www.kings-grove.cheshire.sch.uk/website/index.php

History

Grammar school

The site was the former Crewe Grammar School for Girls.

Comprehensive

It was previously a

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administered by

Cheshire East Council Cheshire East Council is the local authority of the Borough of Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government ...

, King's Grove High School.

Academy

The school converted to academy status in January 2016 and was renamed the Oaks Academy. However the school continues to coordinate with Cheshire East Council for admissions.

Notable former pupils

Crewe Grammar School for Girls

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References

External links

* Secondary schools in the Borough of Cheshire East Academies in the Borough of Cheshire East {{Cheshire-school-stub