Grace Academy (Solihull)
Encyclopedia
Grace Academy is a non-selective co-educational secondary school within the English Academy programme, at Chelmsley Wood
, Solihull
, West Midlands
.
It opened in 2006 and replaced the old Whitesmore School. It is a specialist Business and Enterprise college.
Grace Academy Solihull is constituted as a company and registered charity
under English law.
It is sponsored by Grace Foundation, a charity whose objects are "to advance for the public benefit education in the United Kingdom by promoting the establishment, maintenance, carrying on, management and development of schools with a Christian ethos and in accordance with Christian principles". Grace Foundation is endowed by Bob Edmiston, entrepreneur and founder of the evangelical international charity Christian Vision
, who is a Governor of Grace Academy.
Chelmsley Wood
Chelmsley Wood is a neighbourhood, civil parish and large housing estate in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, England, with a population of 13,010. It is located near Birmingham International Airport and the National Exhibition Centre. It lies adjacent to Birmingham...
, Solihull
Solihull
Solihull is a town in the West Midlands of England with a population of 94,753. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is located 9 miles southeast of Birmingham city centre...
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
.
It opened in 2006 and replaced the old Whitesmore School. It is a specialist Business and Enterprise college.
Grace Academy Solihull is constituted as a company and registered charity
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
under English law.
It is sponsored by Grace Foundation, a charity whose objects are "to advance for the public benefit education in the United Kingdom by promoting the establishment, maintenance, carrying on, management and development of schools with a Christian ethos and in accordance with Christian principles". Grace Foundation is endowed by Bob Edmiston, entrepreneur and founder of the evangelical international charity Christian Vision
Christian Vision
Christian Vision is a large international Christian religious organization in the United Kingdom, established in 1993. It is registered charity under English law and in 2007 had an endowment of £200 million, making it one of the 100 largest charities in the UK....
, who is a Governor of Grace Academy.
See also
- Grace Academy (Coventry)Grace Academy (Coventry)Grace Academy is an Academy in Coventry, England. It has an expanding sixth form which is part of the North East Federation. It was formerly Woodway Park School and Community College, and was converted into an Academy on 31 August 2008 using the same buildings, prior to housing the new academy in...
- Grace Academy (Darlaston)Grace Academy (Darlaston)Grace Academy is an Academy in Darlaston, Walsall, England. It is a non-selective co-educational secondary school. It was formerly Darlaston Community Science College, and was converted into an Academy on 01 September 2009 using the same buildings, prior to housing the new academy in new buildings...
- List of schools in Solihull