Nottingham Girls' Academy
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]
Nottingham Girls' Academy | |
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Address | |
Robin's Wood Road Aspley , , NG8 3LD England | |
Coordinates | 52.9671°N 1.2014°W |
Information | |
Type | Academy |
Department for Education URN | 137184 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Gender | Girls |
Age | 11 to 19 |
Website | http://www.nottinghamgirlsacademy.org/ |
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
- "Home - Nottingham Girls' Academy". Nottinghamgirlsacademy.org. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- "About Us - Nottingham Girls' Academy". Nottinghamgirlsacademy.org. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- "Curriculum - Nottingham Girls' Academy". Nottinghamgirlsacademy.org. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- "Sixth Form - Nottingham Girls' Academy". Nottinghamgirlsacademy.org. Retrieved 13 February 2014.