Lord Grey School

We are delighted to introduce you to Lord Grey School, a Specialist Language college with a second speicalism in Humanities.

Lord Grey opened in 1973 as a community comprehensive school following the amalgamation off Bletchley Grammar and Wilton Secondary schools. New accommodation was provided to supplement the existing facilities. The school was incorporated as a Grant Maintained School on 1st April 1993 and moved to Foundation status on 1st September 1999, under the New Framework for Schools.

More recently, the school has enjoyed considerable success:

1998
• Specialist college status (MFL)

2000
• Appointment of the third Headteacher following John Weymss-Holden and Stanley Hughes

2001
• Refurbishment and upgrade of most school areas
• Opening of Learning Resource Centre
• Links developed with Action Research – National College for School
• Leadership, Open University, and British Educational Research Association

2002
• Substantial improvement in GCSE results – an increase of 14% on the previous year

2003
• Ofsted confirms that “Lord Grey is a Good School with a Good Sixth Form.”
• Recognition as one of the Most improved Schools in England by the Specialist Schools Trust.
• Securing the school Achievement Award from the DfES.
• Achieving the Investor in People standard on our first attempt.

2004-5
• Additional buildings and refurbishments to prepare for expansion to accommodate Year 7 (2005). School roll to surpass 1,500.

2005-6
• Gained Second Specialism in Humanities
• Achieved the Rugby Union Development Award (RFU)
• Awarded the FA Football status
• Comenius status awarded with additional funding until 2009
• SATs results for Science and Mathematics increased by 9%
• £7.5 million capital improvement grant.

This school is an exciting place to be, in which to learn and teach, the facilities have been improved and will be enhanced further during 2006-7. As the school grows, so too will the opportunities for our students and staff.