Grey Court School Explained

Grey Court School
Coordinates:51.4388°N -0.3123°W
Established:1956
Type:Academy
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:Christopher Rhodes
Chair Label:Chair of Governors
Chair:Julian Knott
Address:Ham Street
City:Richmond
County:London
Country:England
Postcode:TW10 7HN
Dfeno:318/4006
Urn:138825
Ofsted:yes
Staff:circa 100
Enrolment:circa 1,350
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Houses:Spartan, Roman, Trojan and Aztec
Colours:Blue
Website:https://www.greycourt.richmond.sch.uk/

Grey Court School is a mixed-sex high school academy in Ham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. In September 2014, a new sixth form centre opened for Grey Court's founding sixth form students.[1]

The school occupies a large acreage in Ham, with playing fields and tennis courts. The school's current head teacher is Christopher Rhodes.[2]

Performance

As with other schools, latest exam results and related data are published in the Department for Education's national tables.[3]

History

The school was opened in 1956 to provide education for the children of the newly constructed estate. The school was built in the grounds of the Georgian Grey Court House from which it took its name. The house itself was renamed Newman House after Cardinal Newman, who lived there as a child in the early 19th century.[4]

In 2013, and again in 2018, the school was rated outstanding by Ofsted, having previously been satisfactory. The sixth form was included in Ofsted's 2018 inspection.

In March 2018, the sixth form building was named 'The True Building' after Lord True, Conservative politician and former Leader of Richmond upon Thames Council.

Notable former pupils

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sixth Form Introduction. Grey Court School. 7 October 2013.
  2. Web site: Welcome from the headteacher . 21 October 2021 . Grey Court School.
  3. Web site: Grey Court . Find and Compare Schools in England . Gov.uk . 21 February 2019.
  4. Book: Fison, Vanessa . The Matchless Vale: the story of Ham and Petersham and their people . 2009 . Ham and Petersham Association . 26 . 978-0-9563244-0-5 .
  5. 677795050173149185. Former student Declan Rice signed his first professional football contract on 11 December with West Ham FC. GC are so proud of Declan.. 18 December 2015. GreyCourtTweets. 24 February 2019.
  6. Web site: Performing Arts Profile: Ruby Bentall. Richmond upon Thames College. PDF. 18 July 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111008022402/http://www.richmond-utcoll.ac.uk/studentProfiles/Alumni%20Performing%20Arts_PDFs/Ruby%20Bentall.pdf. 8 October 2011. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: April 2010 – Andrew Gilligan. en. 24 February 2019.