DfE URN 112940 Tables Ages 11–16 Number of students 702 Gender Mixed-sex education | Ofsted Reports Phone +44 1283 216765 | |
Location Burton Road
Swadlincote
Derbyshire
DE11 7JR
England Houses Kedleston, Haddon and Chatsworth Website www.granville.derbyshire.sch.uk Address Burton Rd, Woodville, Swadlincote DE11 7JR, UK Similar The Pingle School, The William Allitt Scho, John Port School, Ivanhoe College, De Ferrers Academy - Dove Ca | ||
Granville Sports College is a comprehensive school on Burton Road (A511) in Woodville, Derbyshire maintained by the Derbyshire County Council.
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History
Granville received specialised Sports College status in January 2008. The county council was looking at a possible merger between the school and the William Allitt School. but this is no longer on the cards.
The school is near the very busy A511 road, which has been the scene of accidents some involving pupils. The traffic has increased since the Ashby-de-la-Zouch bypass opened in March 2002.
The new headteacher from September 2009) was Sylvia Thomas who replaced Barrie Scott.).
Partner schools
Most of the school's students come from Belmont, Eureka, Hartshorne, Springfield, St. Edwards Netherseal and Woodville, primary schools but also accepts some children from Leicestershire into its 830 available places.
Houses
The school has three houses: Chatsworth, Haddon, Kedleston. These were named after local stately homes. Each house is represented by a coloured tie. Haddon: red and black, Chatsworth: blue and black, and Kedleston: golden yellow and black.
Uniform
The uniform currently consists of a black blazer and school emblem and school tie in different colours depending on what house they are in.
Academic performance
The school gets very good exam results for Derbyshire at GCSE, with very high results in the region and the highest between the three local schools in Swadlincote. Pingle and William Allit being those other schools. As of 2013, 87% of students got A*-C at GCSE. 53% of the pupils gained A*-C in GCSE English and Maths.