Prospectus2012 - 13

Tudor Grange AcademySolihull

Welcome to Tudor Grange AcademyDear Parent or Guardian

Thank you for the interest you have shown in Tudor Grange Academy as you prepare to make important decisions about your child’s secondary education. We are very proud of our Academy and I personally regard it as a real privilege to serve the school as Executive Principal.

Tudor Grange has an excellent national reputation for its academic achievement and was graded outstanding by Ofsted in December 2008. For the past five years we have achieved 100% 5 A*- C. 94% of the class of 2012 achieved 5A* - C including Maths and English; a fantastic achievement. We place a high priority on good behaviour and high standards while at the same time caring about individuals and their achievements. We are an academy that has a strong commitment to traditional values.

We have a positive attitude to continuous improvement and development and we aspire to become a truly world class school. We were selected as one of the first hundred National Teaching Schools and we are a National Support School. We are also the sponsor of Tudor Grange Academy in Worcester and a provider of Initial Teacher Training.

We believe we can offer a high quality education experience to every child who chooses to attend the academy.

Yours sincerely

Mrs. J A Bexon-Smith Executive Principal

The mission of Tudor Grange Academy is to prepare young people to play an active part in a technologically mature society by providing them with the exceptionally high level skills, qualifications and attitudes that will benefit themselves and the wider community in an internationally competitive world.

Tudor Grange is an over-subscribed and popular academy with a national reputation for excellence. Our aim is to become a World Class Academy.

“This is an outstanding school. The ethos for learning is excellent and students say they enjoy coming to school because of all it offers, both in lessons and beyond. Their behaviour is excellent and attendance is high.”

“Leadership and management are outstanding. The headteacher and senior leadership team provide excellent direction and work tirelessly to ensure that the school’s vision drives the school forward with improvement constantly in mind.”

“Tudor Grange helps its pupils to think about themselves as individuals and about their own values and attitudes.”

A parent commented to inspectors that ‘Tudor Grange is an excellent foundation for life after school and teaches the pupils correct values and respect for themselves and each other’.

Mission Statement

What OFSTED said

Children are allocated to a college when they enter Tudor Grange and remain within that College throughout their academy career. All aspects of support for academic progress and pastoral care take place within the College. The choice of College does not imply that a child has a particular aptitude or interest in that area. All children have access to the same curriculum provision, choices and school facilities irrespective of College.

Tutor groups are mixed ages, with 3-4 pupils from each year allocated to each. The ‘family grouping’ provides opportunities for pupils to learn about leadership and responsibility and take and active role in supporting and encouraging other pupils. It also provides pupils with a much broader knowledge and understanding of all aspects of academy life. Tutor Groups have approximately 21 pupils allowing each Tutor to really get to know their tutees.

College Structure

“The Academy makes extensive and innovative use of information technology to simulate and inspire the pupils”.

Curriculum Structure KS3 & KS4Subjects Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11

Science 6 6 10 10 10

Mathematics 6 6 6 6 6

English 6 6 6 6 6

Design & Technology 2 2

Modern Foreign Language 6 6 6

ICT 2 2

Geography 4 4

History 4 4

Religious Studies 2 2 2 2 2

Art 2 2

Music 2 2

Physical Education 4 4 4 4 4

Healthy Lifestyles 2 2

Skills, Action, Services 2 2 2 2 2

Humanities Option 10

Creative Arts Option 4

Option 1 4 4

Option 2 4 4

Option 3 4 4

Option 4 4 4

Option 5 4 4

Subject Total entry A* A B C D E F G N U X 2012

Art and Design 65 6 15 20 20 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 93.8

Art BTEC*4 21 9 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0

Biology 133 17 57 37 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 97.0

Business Applied 80 11 26 28 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 95.0

Business Studies 92 21 30 25 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 96.7

Chemistry 84 25 37 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0

Dance 17 0 0 2 5 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 41.2

Drama 25 0 13 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0

English 241 33 62 75 63 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 96.7

Extension English (LIT) 238 41 82 64 35 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 93.3

Film studies 78 12 16 24 18 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 89.7

Food Technology 42 0 12 21 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 92.9

French 109 5 20 34 30 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 81.7

Geography 81 17 26 15 15 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 90.1

German 30 2 13 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0

Health and Social Care 26 1 7 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0

Hopitality BTEC*2 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0

History 77 8 19 25 17 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 89.6

ICT NCert *4 121 0 76 41 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0

ICT NCert *2 39 0 10 17 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0

ICT NCert *1 56 0 28 10 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0

ICT AIDA 14 0 0 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0

Latin 15 2 5 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 80.0

Mathematics 241 47 73 59 50 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 95.0

Media Studies 79 2 20 20 32 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 93.7

Media BTEC*4 19 2 1 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0

Music 15 5 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0

PE GCSE 42 2 12 5 11 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 71.4

PE Sport BTEC*4 15 8 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0

Performing Arts BTEC*4 7 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0

Physics 85 25 36 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0

Product Design 41 2 9 13 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 90.2

RS Full 206 8 39 70 64 21 3 1 0 0 0 0 87.9

Science (Additional) 112 2 21 47 37 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 95.5

Science(Core) 195 19 67 62 46 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 99.5

Science NCert*4 44 0 0 1 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0

Science NA*2 18 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0

Sociology 49 11 13 13 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 93.9

Spanish 10 2 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 90.0

Examination Results 2012

Enter For 5+

Achieving 5+ A* - C

Achieving 5+ A* - C including English and Maths

Tudor Grange Academy 2012 100% 100% 94%Tudor Grange Academy 2011 100% 100% 87%LA 2011 n/a n/a 61.7%National 2011 n/a n/a 58.2%

Number of pupils of compulsory age on roll for at least one session 1235Number of pupils sessions 447,926Number of authorised absences 13,931Number of pupils with at least one authorised absence 1103Number of unauthorised absences 1117Number of pupils with at least one unauthorised absence 143

The pupil attendance level for the year 2011/12 was 96.64%

Authorised and Unauthorised Absence for 2011/12

GCSE/BTEC results summary and comparisons

Attendance

What OFSTED said

“Students’ personal development and well-being and the care, support and guidance provided are outstanding. Attendance is high and behaviour is excellent. Students are mature and articulate and clearly focused on achieving as well as possible. They say they have healthy lifestyles, eating healthily and participating in sports regularly. Evidence shows how well the school encourages this. They feel safe in school”.

“Pupils are encouraged to understand, develop and express their own views on various issues”.

“The school judges teaching and learning to be outstanding and inspectors agree”.

“Students appreciate the many ways that they are supported to do as well as they possible can”.

“Students have opportunities to take on responsibility both within school and outside and do so happily”.

“Pupils have access to a wide variety of residential experiences both in the UK and abroad”.

“Much thought is given to students’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, which is integrated into the curriculum”.

“There is a wide range of extra-curricular activities, which include a lot of sport and music and variety of clubs and support groups, and this is another reason students give for enjoying school”.

U16 Solihull Basketball Champions (Boys)

U13 Football Birmingham Cup Champions (Boys)

U15 Football Birmingham Cup Champions (Boys)

U19 Football: Solihull Cup Champions (Boys)

Year 7 & 8 Tennis – Solihull Champions and Regional Finalists (Girls)

Year 9 & 10 – Solihull Champions and Regional Finalists (Boys)

U15 Football: Solihull Cup Champions (Boys)

U12 Netball team Solihull Champions

U15 Netball team Solihull Champions

U14 Mixed Rounders – National Finalists

U13 Rounders – Solihull Champions

U12 / U13 / U14 Solihull Trampolining Champions

Sporting Successes 2011-2012

Please visit our website www.tudor-grange.solihull.sch.uk for academy polices.Policies are located in our ‘About TGAS’ section.

Tudor Grange Academy Policies

Admission to the academy in Year 7 is determined on the following basis:

1. Children in the care of a local authority (looked-after children), children with statements of special educational needs, children whose exceptional circumstances can only be met by that particual school;2. Children who normally live in the catchment area;3. Children who have an older sibling attending the school at the same time;4. Children closest to the school, measured in a straight line from the child’s home.

If the academy is over-subscribed from within the catchment area, the over-subscription criteria will be applied to the catchment area children.

Our standard number is 250 which means we are obliged to admit up to that number in any year.Prospective applications for a place at Tudor Grange may find it useful to have the following information about the admissions to the academy for September 2011:

Places filled: Priority 1 2Priority 2 163Priority 3 22Priority 4 63

Admission of Primary School Pupils

The Post 16 Curriculum at Tudor Grange Academy Solihull is designed to prepare students for both university and the world of work. Each student has their own specific goal and ambition and we ensure that a personalised curriculum meets their individual needs. Students are able to choose from a diverse range of A’ level and Btec level 3 courses. We provide a variety of opportunities for students enabling them to take on additional responsibilities that develop leadership qualities, such as sports coaches, mentors and much more. The Post 16 Executive Board allows students the opportunity to make important decisions on how the academy operates and we are proud that our students make such a valuable contribution.

Post 16

Tudor Grange AcademyDingle Lane

SolihullWest Midlands

B91 3PD

www.tudor-grange.solihull.sch.uk

office@ tudor-grange.solihull.sch.uk

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