Grace Academy (Solihull)
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| Motto | "To develop well mannered, bright students with a sense of values..." |
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| Established | 2006 |
| Type | Secondary |
| Religion | Christian ethos |
| Headteacher | Mr Darren Gelder |
| Founder | Lord Bob Edmiston |
| Location |
Chapelhouse Road, Chelmsley Wood Solihull West Midlands B37 5JS England Coordinates: 52°28′28″N 1°45′10″W / 52.4745°N 1.7529°W |
| DfE URN | 129342 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1115 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–20 |
| Houses | Livingstone, Newton, Tyndale, Wilberforce |
| Colours | Purple and gold (specifically against other academies, blue is used) |
| Website | graceacademy |
Grace Academy is a non-selective co-educational secondary school within the English Academy programme, at Chelmsley Wood, Solihull, West Midlands.
It opened in 2006 and replaced the old Whitesmore School. It is a specialist Business and Enterprise college.
Grace Academy Solihull is constituted as a company and registered charity under English law.
In 2009 the school achieved average results for Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4 but only 28% achieved 5 or more GCSEs grade C or above compared to a national average of 47.6%.
On 20 August 2013 the school was among those named by The Independent newspaper and the British Humanist Association as adopting a policy similar in wording to the repealed anti-gay legislation Section 28.
The school is sponsored by Grace Foundation, a charity whose objects are "to advance for the public benefit education in the United Kingdom by promoting the establishment, maintenance, carrying on, management and development of schools with a Christian ethos and in accordance with Christian principles". Grace Foundation is endowed by Bob Edmiston, entrepreneur and founder of the evangelical international charity Christian Vision, who is a Governor of Grace Academy.
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