Nottingham Girls' Academy

Academy in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
52°58′02″N 1°12′05″W / 52.9671°N 1.2014°W / 52.9671; -1.2014InformationTypeAcademyDepartment for Education URN137184 TablesOfstedReportsGenderGirlsAge11 to 19Websitehttp://www.nottinghamgirlsacademy.org/

Nottingham Girls' Academy (formerly Manning Comprehensive School) is a girls' secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Aspley area of Nottingham in the English county of Nottinghamshire.[1]

Previously a community school administered by Nottingham City Council, Manning Comprehensive School converted to academy status on 1 September 2011 and was renamed Nottingham Girls' Academy. The school is sponsored by the Greenwood Dale Foundation Trust,[2] however Nottingham Girls' Academy continues to coordinate with Nottingham City Council for admissions.

Nottingham Girls' Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils,[3] while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels and further BTECs.[4]

Alumni

Notable alumni are categorised from the school's former names.

Peveril Bilateral School

  • Su Pollard, actress

Brincliffe Grammar School for Girls

  • Enid Bakewell, cricketer
  • Sue Clifford, founder of Common Ground, known for Apple Day
  • Dame Laura Knight, artist during World War II

References

  1. ^ "Home - Nottingham Girls' Academy". Nottinghamgirlsacademy.org. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  2. ^ "About Us - Nottingham Girls' Academy". Nottinghamgirlsacademy.org. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Curriculum - Nottingham Girls' Academy". Nottinghamgirlsacademy.org. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Sixth Form - Nottingham Girls' Academy". Nottinghamgirlsacademy.org. Retrieved 13 February 2014.

External links

  • Nottingham Girls' Academy official website
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