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Co-op Academy Grange

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Co-op Academy Grange is a coeducational secondary school located in south Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

Co-op Academy Grange
Address
Map
Haycliffe Lane

Bradford
,
West Yorkshire
,
BD5 9ET

England
Coordinates53°46′28″N 1°46′43″W / 53.7745°N 1.7786°W / 53.7745; -1.7786
Information
TypeAcademy
Local authorityBradford
TrustThe Co-operative Academies Trust
Department for Education URN147177 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherAlex Jeffrey
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Websitehttps://grange.coopacademies.co.uk/

History

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Grammar school

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

Comprehensive

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It became a comprehensive school.

Academy

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Grange Technology college became an academy in 2013.[1] 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 as Co-op academies now having joined the Co-op Academies Trust recently in 2019.

Admissions

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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 Ofsted rated the school as "inadequate".[2]

Facilities

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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

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Edward Petherbridge

Grange Boys' Grammar School

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Billie Whitelaw in the 1970 Start the Revolution Without Me

Grange Girls' Grammar School

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Grange Upper School

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References

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  1. ^ "Bradford school performance 'collapses'". BBC News. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Co-op Academy Grange with more than 1,500 pupils slammed as 'inadequate' by inspectors". Yorkshire Post. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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