Alcester Grammar School
| Alcester Grammar School | |
| Motto | Christus nobiscum state Christ is with us, Stand firm |
| Established | c.1499[1] |
| Type | Academy, grammar |
| Religious affiliation | No religion |
| Principal (Teacher in charge of the school) | Mr Iain Blaikie |
| Chair of Governors | Mr Bob Morgan[2] |
| Specialism | Performing Arts College, Science College |
| Location | Birmingham Road Alcester Warwickshire B49 5ED England  |
| LEA | Warwickshire County Council |
| Ofsted number | yes |
| Students | More than 1000 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Houses | Wells, Newport and Spencer |
| School colours | Red and Black |
| Website | alcestergs.co.uk |
| Coordinates: 52°13′07″N 1°52′30″W / 52.2185°N 1.875°W | |
Alcester Grammar School is a school grammar school in a town called Alcester, in the county of Warwickshire. You have to pass a test to get into the school. This test is called the 11+.
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Going to Alcester Grammar School [change]
Lots of people think Alcester Grammar School is a very good school. The children at Alcester Grammar School do very well in their GCSE exams.[3] GCSEs are exams that all children who live in England take. The youngest children are 11. The oldest children are 18. Children join when they are 11 or when they are 16. When they are 11 they take a test to get in. The test is called the Eleven plus. 16 year old children can join if they have good GCSE exam grades.
About the school [change]
As the school website says:
Alcester Grammar is a very successful, selective, rural, grammar school, providing a variety of courses at both National Curriculum and post 16 levels. The school has a large VI form and offers one of the widest ranges of both 'A' and 'AS' levels in the country. The school sets out to provide a relaxed and constructive atmosphere, in which pupils are encouraged to develop their individual talents. Since it is school, boys and girls are jointly involved in most aspects of school life. We have no doubt that co-education is a fitting preparation for life.
This means that the school is very good. The children are clever. It is not near a city. It has lots of different lessons for all the children. There are lots of children older than 16. It has lots and lots of lessons for children older than 16.
There are about 1000 children. There are about 100 adults. Each year 90 children start. They are 11. About 600 start who are 16.
School Awards [change]
Alcester Grammar School did very very well in their OFSTED inspection. They got outstanding.
Famous people who went to ALcester Grammar School [change]
- Sarah Douglas, actress
- Simon Davis, comics artist
- Andrew Pozzi, Olympic hurdler
Notes [change]
- ↑ http://www.alcester.net/ags/publish/home2/Welcome_printer.shtml
- ↑ "Alcester Grammar School". Warwickshire County Council. http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/corporate/sps.nsf/9dce387f289c31d780256aa10038e562/18df9ea16962385f80257090002f70af?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
- ↑ "BBC News League Tables". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/07/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/937_5407.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
