George Salter Academy is a coeducational 11-16 secondary school with academy status situated in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. There are currently around 914 pupils on roll. Almost 50% of its pupils are from minority ethnic backgrounds representing over 20 nationalities, mostly from within the Indian Sub-Continent and the Caribbean.

George Salter Academy
Address
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Davey Road

, ,
B70 9UW

England
Coordinates52°31′31″N 2°00′45″W / 52.5254°N 2.0124°W / 52.5254; -2.0124
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1932 (1932)
Department for Education URN135234 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalAdrian Price
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment1278
Websitehttp://www.georgesalter.com/

The school has academy status under the sponsorship of the Ormiston Academies Trust. Since this status was gained in 2007 GCSE exam results have improved substantially.[1] In 2009, 39% of GCSE students gained five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C, placing it as the third highest ranking secondary school in Sandwell.[2]

The school originally opened in 1932 as a secondary modern school for children aged 11 and upwards, replacing a 19th-century senior school in the Great Bridge district just over West Bromwich's border in Tipton.[3]

The former headteacher Mark Grundy was knighted for his work improving standards at the school; he oversaw an improvement in GCSE grades from 15% of children achieving five A*-C grades in 2003 to 56% in 2005.[4]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.school-index.co.uk/urn/104009.php [dead link]
  2. ^ "Secondary schools in Sandwell". BBC News. 15 January 2009.
  3. ^ "West Bromwich: Education | British History Online".
  4. ^ "Head knighted for helping school". 16 June 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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