Greensward Academy is a comprehensive school and academy for 11- to 18-year-olds, located in Hockley, Essex.[3]
Greensward has approximately 200 staff and 1450 students, including 260 in the sixth form.[1][4][citation needed] Its main feeder schools are Plumberow Primary School, Hockley Primary School, Westerings Primary School and Ashingdon Primary Academy, and also takes students from various other schools in the area.[citation needed]
The 2011 inspection report states that "The academy has specialisms in science and applied learning and also has Leading Edge and Training School Status".[5]
History
The school opened in 1960 as the Hockley County Secondary School, with pupils from both Hockley, Hullbridge and Ashingdon primary schools who were selected for the first year and a second year of Hockley pupils who previously went to Rayleigh Secondary. It became Greensward School in 1967, and then Greensward College in the late 1990s; the school kept this name until 2008 when it achieved Academy status.[5] Greensward Academy is the lead academy of the Academies Enterprise Trust, a multi-academy sponsor.[citation needed]
Buildings
In 2011, £15 million was awarded to the Academy in order to perform major construction work, including 2 new blocks, and refurbishment of several other blocks.[citation needed] The Sixth Form occupies a purpose-built block. The building has two classrooms, a computer suite and a café.[6]
Ofsted judgements
In 2011 the school was judged Outstanding by Ofsted.[5]
As of 2021, the school's most recent inspection was a short inspection in 2018, with a judgement of Good.[4]
