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Pupils prepare for world’s largest youth drama festival

Rehearsals are underway and we are very excited to be taking part in the Shakespeare Schools Foundation Festival in November 2019, performing The Merry Wives of Windsor. The World’s largest youth drama festival sees nearly 30,000 young people taking to professional stages across the country to showcase some of Shakespeare’s most iconic tales. Our students will…
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Raising a mug to Macmillan for World’s Biggest Coffee Morning

  We joined in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning recently with lots of delicious cakes on sale at break and lunchtime. We are proud to support the work of Macmillan Cancer that has impacted many lives – including members of our own Grace Academy community – for the better. Thanks to all our staff and students who contributed…
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Year 8 boys enjoy PE with Wasps

Year 8 boys have been enjoying PE lessons this term with a special visit from Wasps Rugby!

Grace Academy Solihull Recognised in the 2019 Parliamentary Review

Due to the ongoing success at Grace Academy, we have been requested to appear in this year’s parliamentary review. This is the first time in Grace Academy’s history that we have appeared in such a prestigious publication and is testament to the hard work put in by students, staff and parents over the last few…
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Grace Academy Solihull continues to perform with outstanding GCSE results

Students at Grace Academy Solihull are celebrating another year of outstanding GCSE results with the Academy continuing to excel, as it has over the last four academic years. Student performance in Maths and English continues to be strong with 69% of students achieving Grades 4 to 9 in both subjects which is significantly above the…
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Grace really HAS got talent!

There was an exceptional display of creativity at our Grace’s Got Talent grand final recently as we invited staff, students and parents to join us in celebrating the hidden talents of our Grace Academy students!   The talent competition took place over a number of weeks, beginning with lunchtime auditions in front of a panel…
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Students arrive in style to prom 2019

Our Year 11 Prom saw many arriving in style to celebrate the end of a long exam season!   We’d like to congratulate all of our students on the successful completion of their exams and 5 years with us at Grace Academy. We wish you all the very best for the future.

Graduation comes early for 3 Year 9 students

Year 9 students have successfully completed a 2 year Advanced Learners programme with the University of Warwick.   The girls spent multiple Saturdays throughout the programme learning new skills to help prepare them for work and studies in the future. To end the course, they were challenged to research ”food sustainability” and present their findings…
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Primary pupils inspired at miniature Careers Fair

It was an inspiring morning for primary pupils at Coleshill Heath Junior & Infants recently with a mini Careers Fair organised by our Post-16 manager, Mrs Baker.     Local business partners as well as other organisations within the community were invited to come and showcase their career opportunities for primary pupils, helping to inspire…
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Public Speaking Feat for Year 10 Student

Year 10 student, Kia, recently participated in a public speaking challenge at the University of Birmingham alongside 14 other Year 10 students from across the West Midlands.   Kia’s carefully crafted 3 minute speech explored the topic of ‘modern following’, discussing how being followed online could lead to being followed in real life… After weeks of…
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