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Anthony Gell School

Anthony Gell School

School in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England

Anthony Gell School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Wirksworth in the English county of Derbyshire.[1]

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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 the school's GCSE scores were increasing.[9]

Notable former pupils

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

  1. [1]
    "AGS History 1908-1929 by Roy Pearce". Anthonygell.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. [2]
    "About our school". Anthonygell.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Anthony Gell School - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Anthony Gell School". gov.uk. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. [5]
    Embark Federation website
  6. [6]
    "Foundation Trustees". Anthonygell.co.uk. 25 May 2005. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  7. [7]
    "The Curriculum". Anthonygell.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  8. [8]
    "Sixth Form". Anthonygell.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  9. [9]
    Northen, Stephanie (18 January 2011). "School uniform does not improve results – discuss". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  10. [10]
    "The Titanic Disaster Newspaper". Wirksworth Heritage Centre. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  11. [11]
    "Laurence Bostock". British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017.
  12. [12]
    "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.
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