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necessary improvements in the inadequate achievements of pupils, quality of teaching, standards of behaviour, and managerial leadership. Subsequently the school had visits from Her Majesty's Inspectorate, some of which have deemed that the school was making reasonable progress, but the final inspection in 2013 determined that the school was not making enough progress towards the removal of special measures.
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The school fell to be in the lowest quintile amongst similar schools nationally, with, in 2012, only 40% of pupils attaining at least five GCSEs grade A* to C including English and mathematics. This was a decrease of 10 percentage points since 2011. Work to improve the grades and reputation of the
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Before the transition to academy status many areas of the school were refurbished; an extension for the Design and Technology block was completed in 2005. Modern additions included a sports hall and library. The school field and grounds have 11 tennis courts, 2 football pitches, 2 rugby pitches, 2
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inspection in December 2012, the school was placed in "Special Measures" under the Education Act 2005 because it was failing to provide an acceptable standard of education and the persons responsible for leading, managing and governing the school were not demonstrating the capacity to secure the
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The now-demolished attractive and substantial main buildings of the old Grammar Schools that stood on the site dated from the early 1950s. Comprising Grangefield Boys' and Grangefield Girls' Grammar Schools, the premises were connected to one another by a shared dining hall. The original brick,
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sandstone and Cumberland slate buildings faced out over the playing fields and were constructed around four well-planted quadrangles that provided a distinctive learning environment. The land will be used for a new car park, multi-use games area and school fields.
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After conversion to Academy status, the school continued to improve and, with "Special Measures" removed, in 2018 Grangefield Academy achieved "Good" status under all five major assessment headings.
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showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate
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In 2016 plans were completed to rebuild the school, with a new building with a large sports hall, activity studio, drama studio, main hall and dining hall.
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The school undertook formal consultation about plans to re-establish itself as an academy sponsored by
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The Grangefield Academy has extensive school fields, adjacent to the town ring road and opposite the
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In 1973 the grammar schools were merged into the comprehensive and co-educational
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In 1985, another school merged in, and the combined entity was renamed
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The Old Stocktonians Association with school transition history
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Grangefield School

Grangefield
Stockton-on-Tees
Coordinates
54°34′00″N 1°20′29″W / 54.56663°N 1.34137°W / 54.56663; -1.34137
Academy
Department for Education
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Amec Foster Wheeler
Coeducational
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secondary school
academy status
Stockton on Tees
Grangefield
market town
ceremonial county
County Durham
North East England
Northern Education Trust
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