Co-op Academy Grange is a

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located in south

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, England.

History

Grammar school

The school was originally known as Grange High School, becoming Grange Boys' Grammar School and Grange Girls' Grammar School.

Comprehensive

It became a comprehensive school.

Academy

Grange Technology college became an academy in 2013. The college went through a transitional period in 2011 where it moved to a new advanced facility managed by Amey, the investment reportedly costing around 50 million pounds. The transition oversaw the conjoining of two educational institutes into what is now Southfield Grange, Southfield school and Grange Technology College now both exist a
Co-op academies
now having joined the Co-op Academies Trust recently in 2019.

Admissions

It is currently over-subscribed and serves over 1,850 pupils (with over 300 in the sixth form) from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds. The majority of pupils are of South Asian heritage. The current (2016) headteacher is Ms Mander. In May 2023

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rated the school as "inadequate".

Facilities

In June 2011 Grange moved into their new building which is shared by Southfield Special School. The name of both schools were combined to create the campus known as Southfield Grange.

Notable former pupils

Grange Boys' Grammar School

* Stanley Ellis (linguist) * Edward Petherbridge, actor, married to the actress Emily Richard * Peter Harrison (rugby player) * Arthur Tiley CBE, Conservative MP from 1955 to 1966 for Bradford West * Frank Whitcombe Jr, rugby player

Grange Girls' Grammar School

* Billie Whitelaw CBE, actress

Grange Upper School

* Tasmin Archer, musician known for 1992 '' Sleeping Satellite''

References

External links

Grange Technology College
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