Waverley Grammar School
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| Motto | 'Advancing Knowledge, Transforming Life' |
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| Type | Foundation school |
| Headteacher | Mr A. Wilson |
| Location |
Muntz Street Small Heath, Birmingham West Midlands B10 9RX England 52°27′53″N 1°51′28″W / 52.4647°N 1.8577°WCoordinates: 52°27′53″N 1°51′28″W / 52.4647°N 1.8577°W |
| Local authority | Birmingham City Council |
| DfE number | 330/5401 |
| DfE URN | 103548 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1322 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Former name | Waverley Grammar School |
| Website | Small Heath School |
Small Heath School is a secondary school and sixth form on Waverley Road in Small Heath, Birmingham, England. This very large school serves an inner city area of Birmingham. It is a popular choice with parents, with more than two applications for every place available. Almost all students walk to school from the immediate community. The proportion known to be eligible for free school meals is very high, as is the proportion who have special educational needs or disabilities. The great majority of students with special educational needs or disabilities have behavioural or moderate learning difficulties. There are many more boys than there are girls at the school. The large majority of students are of Pakistani heritage, with others coming from a range of different ethnic backgrounds such as Bangladeshi,Somalian and a very small percentage of European origin (Romanian and Swedish).
The school has been a specialist technology college since 1994, and has been recognised as a High Performing Specialist School. It was awarded Raising Attainment and Pupil Progress mentor status in 2008, which recognises the school's work in raising students' achievement. It holds many other awards including those for its work internationally, with business and industry, and in supporting other schools and school leaders in England. Small Heath School also sponsors a school in Pakistan for which it supplies to, to educate children.
Small Heath school has two buildings located on different roads in which students, including study (the other is situated on Muntz Street). The Upper School is on Muntz Street and the Lower School is on Waverley Road. Nonetheless, as of September 2017 all students will be located at Muntz Street.
In Lower School the majority of students are year 7 to 9. Year 10 spend a small amount of their time in this building and year 11 are permanently based in Upper School along with the Sixth formers. Small Heath School is prolific for improving in its inspection reports conducted by Ofsted, the school started as an inadequate school but has steadily worked its way up to being an outstanding school and has maintained that status for 3 years.
In Lower School students mainly study foreign languages, RE, English, Maths, History, Geography, Tutorial and ICT. Eventually these subjects are moved to Upper School building so by the time students reach year 11 they are permanently taught in Upper School.Certain years/groups travel during lunch time between the two buildings depending on their subjects.Year 8 do not travel any more starting from September 2016.Year 9 travelling arrangements are unknown while Year 10 Travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays meaning that Year 10 travel the most.Small heath school has been classed as 'outstanding' by Ofsted 3 years running; 2002, 2006 and 2010. From September 2014 Shanaz Khan was the Principal at small heath school but has been dismissed as the local authority has somehow took control of the leadership due to the Trojan horse crises in Birmingham schools. Although this school has an excellent reputation currently, it in the past and still somewhat in the present is prolific for being one of the most feared schools in Birmingham, sadly due to the inner city violence and 'urban' reputation of the area, the school in a way reflects this. In April 2015 Mrs Yvonne Wilkinson began a secondment at the school as an interim head office staff until July. Mr Wilson has been the Interim Headteacher for Small Heath school since September 2015. From the 1st January 2018, the school will become an Academy with Tauheedul Education Trust (TET) as their sponsor.
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