Central Technology & Sports College
Encyclopedia
Central Technology & Sports College was a secondary school
located in the north of Grantham
in Lincolnshire
, England
.
off Sandcliffe Road, between the A607 and the East Coast Main Line
, which borders on to the western edge of the school's playing fields. The River Witham
is around 300 metres to the east.
on 1966 on Kitty Briggs Lane, next to the newly-built bypass, off the A607. Walton Girls is now an 11-18 school, with boys in the sixth form.
For many years it was known as the Central School, and was initially a boys' school. In the late 1970s a new school was built on the Manthorpe estate next to Grantham and District Hospital
.
In the 1990s it had around 550 pupils.
did slightly better.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in the north of Grantham
Grantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...
in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Admissions
It is a co-educational school for ages 11-16. It is situated directly north of the Grantham and District HospitalGrantham and Kesteven Hospital
Grantham and District Hospital, is an NHS hospital located in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.-History:It opened in 1874 as Grantham and Kesteven Hospital. It is one of four main hospitals in Lincolnshire, being the third largest, and covers the Kesteven area of the county, as well as east...
off Sandcliffe Road, between the A607 and the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
, which borders on to the western edge of the school's playing fields. The River Witham
River Witham
The River Witham is a river, almost entirely in the county of Lincolnshire, in the east of England. It rises south of Grantham close to South Witham, at SK8818, passes Lincoln at SK9771 and at Boston, TF3244, flows into The Haven, a tidal arm of The Wash, near RSPB Frampton Marsh...
is around 300 metres to the east.
History
The Central School has its origins in two single sex secondary modern schools, the Boys' Central School on Sandon Road and the Girls' Central School on Castlegate, situated in the town centre. The Girls' Central School became Walton Girls High SchoolWalton Girls High School
Walton Girls' High School and Sixth Form is a secondary school for girls aged 11 to 16 with a mixed Sixth Form located in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. Deemed to be a high performing specialist school in the Performing Arts, the school was awarded a second specialism, Applied Learning, in...
on 1966 on Kitty Briggs Lane, next to the newly-built bypass, off the A607. Walton Girls is now an 11-18 school, with boys in the sixth form.
For many years it was known as the Central School, and was initially a boys' school. In the late 1970s a new school was built on the Manthorpe estate next to Grantham and District Hospital
Grantham and Kesteven Hospital
Grantham and District Hospital, is an NHS hospital located in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.-History:It opened in 1874 as Grantham and Kesteven Hospital. It is one of four main hospitals in Lincolnshire, being the third largest, and covers the Kesteven area of the county, as well as east...
.
In the 1990s it had around 550 pupils.
Merger
In 2010 it became part of the Priory Ruskin Academy. A new building is planned to be built on the Manthorpe site in the next few years.Academic performance
Most years, the school got GCSE results slightly under the England average. It got the best results for co-educational schools in Grantham, notably as good or better than most comprehensive schools in Lincoln. However, co-educational schools of its type in nearby Bourne and SleafordSleaford
Sleaford is a town in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located thirteen miles northeast of Grantham, seventeen miles west of Boston, and nineteen miles south of Lincoln, and had a total resident population of around 14,500 in 6,167 households at the time...
did slightly better.