Saltley Academy

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Saltley Academy
Address
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Belchers Lane Bordesley Green Birmingham , West Midlands , B9 5RX England
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	'Play your part, Play it well'[citation needed]
School district	West Midlands
Local authority	Birmingham City Council
Trust	Washwood Heath Multi-Academy Trust
Department for Education URN	141668 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	Michael York
Headteacher	Pete White
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 16
Houses	Alhazen, Cadbury, Curie, Farah, Shakespeare, Turing
Colour(s)	Houses in order: Yellow, Purple, Green, Orange, Blue, Red. The Academy's main colour: Green
Website	http://www.saltley.bham.sch.uk/

Saltley Academy is a mixed secondary school located in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England.^[1]

History[]

Saltley Grammar School opened in the 1920s; by the 1960s it had upwards of 800 pupils. In the 1970s it was "converted" to a community school administered by Birmingham City Council. The school also gained specialist status as a Science College.

In 2014 Saltley School was placed in special measures by Ofsted after a critical inspection report. The inspection had been undertaken after Saltley School had been connected to the Operation Trojan Horse scandal which affected a number of schools in Birmingham in 2014.^[2]

Saltley School converted to academy status in March 2015 and was renamed Saltley Academy. The school is now part of the Washwood Heath Multi-Academy Trust which includes Brownmead Primary Academy and Washwood Heath Academy.

Saltley Wellbeing Centre[]

Saltley Wellbeing Centre (formerly Saltley Community Leisure Centre) adjoins the Saltley School complex. The centre offers sports and leisure facilities for the local community as well as for use by the school.^[3]

Notable former pupils[]

Saltley Grammar School[]

• , as Alton Douglas, author, local historian and radio-television personality.
• Neal Abberley, cricketer for Warwickshire
• Sir Richard Barratt CBE, Chief Constable from 1975 to 1978 of South Yorkshire Police
• Prof Trevor Davies, Professor of Environmental Sciences since 1993 at the Tyndall Centre
• Robert Kilroy-Silk, Labour MP from 1983 to 1986 for Knowsley North and from 1974 to 1983 for Ormskirk
• Maureen Jennings, novelist^[4]
• Rear admiral Alfred Rawbone CB AFC, Commander from 1961 to 1963 of HMS Ark Royal, and Station Commander from 1970 to 1972 of RNAS Yeovilton
• Carl Wayne, lead singer for The Move
• Prof Michael John Wise, Professor of Geography from 1958 to 1983 at the LSE
• David Morrish, Trade Finance Director, The London Institute of Banking & Finance

References[]

Coordinates: 52°29′02″N 1°49′55″W / 52.4840°N 1.8320°W / 52.4840; -1.8320

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