Anthony Gell School
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Anthony Gell School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Wirksworth in the English county of Derbyshire.[1]
It began as a Free Grammar School established by Anthony Gell in 1576. The school moved to its present site in 1908 and became a voluntary controlled school in 1944. It became a coeducational comprehensive school in 1965.[2] Previously a voluntary controlled school administered by Derbyshire County Council,[3] in August 2023 the school converted to academy status.[4] The school is now sponsored by the Embark Federation,[5] but continues to be supported by the Anthony Gell School Foundation charitable trust.[6]
Anthony Gell School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils,[7] while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels, OCR Nationals and further BTECs.[8] As of 2011[update] the school's GCSE scores were increasing.[9]
Notable former pupils
- Lawrence Beesley, a survivor of the Titanic, who was widely reported in contemporary newspapers.[10]
- Dame Ellen MacArthur, a sailor who broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe in 2005.
- Oliver Smith, Youngest branch party president in British political history for The Liberal Democrats in 2006.
- Laurence Bostock, the youngest British male to feature in the Skeleton World Cup in the end of January 2020 at St Moritz.[11]
Houses
Anthony Gell School is split into 5 houses. These houses are:
- Arkwright - Arkwright is named after Richard Arkwright who is a historical figure in the area known for his contributions to the Industrial Revolution and Cromford.
- Gell - Gell is named after Anthony Gell, the founder of the school.
- Fearne - Fearne is named after Agnes Fearne, a relative of Anthony Gell who made bequests to help fund the school.[12]
- Wright - Wright is named after Joseph Wright of Derby, a British landscape and portrait painter.
- Nightingale - Nightingale is named after Florence Nightingale, another historical figure in the area. Nightingale as a house was implemented to the school in 2019.
References
- ^ "AGS History 1908-1929 by Roy Pearce". Anthonygell.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "About our school". Anthonygell.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Anthony Gell School - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Anthony Gell School". gov.uk. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Embark Federation website
- ^ "Foundation Trustees". Anthonygell.co.uk. 25 May 2005. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "The Curriculum". Anthonygell.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Sixth Form". Anthonygell.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ Northen, Stephanie (18 January 2011). "School uniform does not improve results – discuss". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "The Titanic Disaster Newspaper". Wirksworth Heritage Centre. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Laurence Bostock". British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Extract from will of Agnes Ferne (14 Jul 1574) including provision for payment towards maintenance of a free school in Wirksworth when there shall be one and for poor folks in a bedehouse there". The National Archives. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
External links
- Anthony Gell School official website
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