On the 6th March the year 9 Trampolining team went to Smiths wood to compete in the Solihull school games competition. Each competitor must carry out a series of set skills ranging from basic core jumps to backdrop half twists and then they must memorise and perform a set sequence consisting of 10 complex jumps/landings. […]
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A selection of year 8 students went to the Symphony Hall, along with 7,000 other students from the region, to watch a full-sized symphony orchestra perform a selection of both classical and contemporary music. The programme included both classical musicians, along with modern day film music composers such as Hans Zimmer and John Williams. This […]
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Great Britain’s long jump champion Feron Sayers from Sports For Champions UK will be visiting the Academy on 27 February to share some top tips on how to succeed with over 50 Year 9 students. Feron will be inspiring students by sharing his top tips on the resilience he needed to achieve the top rankings, […]
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Students have been rehearsing since November for Grace Academy’s latest production “We Will Rock You”, singing and dancing in a futuristic comedy to smash hit Queen rock favourites including ‘We are the Champions’, ‘Killer Queen’ and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. The Academy is expecting over 600 people to enjoy the show with the biggest ever cast for […]
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Welcome to Grace Academy Solihull
We offer a stimulating environment that enables every learner to progress and flourish. Our aims are clear: every student should reach and exceed their potential. We offer a clear and explicit support programme for all students and this extends to parents and carers. We are a community academy that embraces its responsibilities to work with the community and places itself as a hub for community events.
Darren Gelder, Principal
In addition to academic studies, we offer an exciting range of extracurricular activities. We offer family events and a variety of clubs linked to personal development. Both Sport and The Arts feature heavily in our extensive programme of activities. The performances that are staged at the school receive consistently outstanding praise. The academy has an excellent sporting reputation both locally and regionally, offering a wide and diverse range of sporting opportunities.
The Academy is an industry standard learning space where students have the opportunities to work with business people to develop their ‘real world’ learning. Each year the students experience and are involved with enterprise and business activities that help to widen their understanding of the opportunities available to them.
Students at the academy develop personal and social skills throughout their time with us that prepares them for the challenges ahead in a global environment. To support this we have our Academy Charter that give clear guidelines of what is acceptable behaviour at the academy and how you as parents and we at the Academy can work together to ensure that your child’s time with us is a rewarding and positive experience.
Our distinctive ethos based on sound Christian values ensures that our students appreciate the excitement of learning, the rewards of personal challenge and the importance of responsibility to others. As a result they become true citizens of the world. Please feel free to browse the site and if you have any questions or would like to visit, do not hesitate to contact us.
