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Lynn Grove Academy

Lynn Grove Academy

Academy in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Lynn Grove Academy (formerly Lynn Grove High School) is a secondary school with academy status, located between the Gorleston-on-Sea and Bradwell areas of Great Yarmouth in the English county of Norfolk. The school educates about 1,400 children between the ages of 11 and 16. The school was originally constructed as one main building which has been extended and other blocks and facilities such as a new library and astroturf area have been added. Following an Ofsted inspection in May 2015 the school was rated 'Requires Improvement'. Following a further inspection in May 2017 the school was rated 'Good'.[1]

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School history

Lynn Grove Academy in 2015

The school building was originally built for the Great Yarmouth High School for Girls which moved from Trafalgar Road in Great Yarmouth to the new building in 1957. It became the coeducational Gorleston-on-Sea Grammar School in 1970. In 2015, the school became Lynn Grove Academy.

The school joined the Creative Education Trust in 2015.

Ofsted reports

The school was inspected by Ofsted in 2010, receiving an overall Grade 1 (outstanding).[2] After becoming an academy the school was inspected in December 2013 when it was judged inadequate (Grade 4).[3] Following a further inspection by Ofsted in May 2015 the school was rated 'Requires Improvement' (Grade 3); it gained this rating in three out of four categories, the other (Pupil Behaviour) being rated 'Good'.[4] Following a further inspection in May 2017 the school was rated 'Good'.[1]

Notable pupils

References

  1. [1]
    Ofsted Report on Lynn Grove Academy - May 2017
  2. [2]
    Lynn Grove VA High School Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Ofsted. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  3. [3]
    Lynn Grove High School Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Ofsted. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Ofsted Report on Lynn Grove Academy - 13 - 14 May 2015" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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