The Ellis Guilford School & Sports College is a secondary academy school in Bar Lane, Basford, Nottingham.

Ellis Guilford School
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Address
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Bar Lane

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NG6 0HT

Coordinates52°58′47″N 1°11′18″W / 52.979652°N 1.188401°W / 52.979652; -1.188401
Information
TypeAcademy as of 1 November 2018
MottoBe Your Best
Established1926
Local authorityNottingham
TrustCreative Education Trust
Department for Education URN146539 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsSara Gadzik
PrincipalChris Keen[1]
GenderCoeducational[1]
Age11 to 16[1]
Enrolment1350
HousesCorsairs (Blue), Centurions (Green), Knights (Orange) and Panthers (Purple)
Websitehttp://www.ellisguilfordschool.co.uk

History and performance

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The school was established in 1926.[citation needed].

In 2001 it was inspected by Ofsted, with the finding that "Pupils’ attainment on entry is well below average overall ... Ellis Guilford School provides a sound education for its pupils within circumstances that are relatively challenging. Although standards in relation to schools nationally are below average, the majority of pupils make at least satisfactory progress".[2] In 2006 and 2010 it was inspected again and judged Good.[3][4] In 2013 inspection judged it Inadequate because of slow progress made by students and the lack of engaging teaching.[5] In 2015 it was judged Good.[6] In 2018 it was judged Inadequate: Special Measures Required on the grounds of poor teaching, poor outcomes, ineffective safeguarding, low attendance and poor strategic planning.[7][8]

The school became an academy a month after this inspection, in November 2018.[1] It is part of the Creative Education Trust.[1] As of 2020 it has not been inspected since academisation.

The school was criticised in January 2018 after introducing a ban on pupils cycling to school unless they had passed safety training.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Ellis Guilford School". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ^ Croft, Mel (2001). "INSPECTION REPORT: ELLIS GUILFORD COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL". Ofsted. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. ^ Simpson, David (2006). "Ellis Guilford School and Sports College: Inspection Report". Ofsted. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ^ Taylor, Elaine (2006). "Ellis Guilford School and Sports College: Inspection Report". Ofsted. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. ^ Peckham, John (2013). "Ellis Guilford School and Sports College". Ofsted. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  6. ^ Gladwin, Sherry (2015). "Ellis Guilford School and Sports College". Ofsted. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  7. ^ Davies, Chris (2018). "Ellis Guilford School and Sports College". Ofsted. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  8. ^ Greatrex, Jonny (17 December 2018). "Ellis Guilford School rated inadequate by Ofsted in damning report". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  9. ^ "School pupils' cycle ban faces Olympian criticism". BBC News. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
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