| Anthony Gell School | |
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| Location | |
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Wood Street ,, DE4 4DX England | |
| Coordinates | 53°04′45″N1°34′17″W / 53.0791°N 1.5715°W /53.0791; -1.5715 |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1576; 449 years ago (1576) |
| Founder | Anthony Gell |
| Local authority | Derbyshire |
| Trust | Embark Federation |
| Department for Education URN | 149644Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Malcolm Kelly |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 835 as of August 2023[update] |
| Website | www |
Anthony Gell School is acoeducationalsecondary school andsixth form located inWirksworth in theEnglish county ofDerbyshire.[1]
It began as aFree Grammar School established byAnthony Gell in 1576. The school moved to its present site in 1908 and became avoluntary controlled school in 1944. It became a coeducationalcomprehensive school in 1965.[2] Previously avoluntary controlled school administered byDerbyshire County Council,[3] in August 2023 the school converted toacademy status.[4] The school is now sponsored by the Embark Federation,[5] but continues to be supported by the Anthony Gell School Foundationcharitable trust.[6]
Anthony Gell School offersGCSEs andBTECs as programmes of study for pupils,[7] while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range ofA Levels,OCR Nationals and further BTECs.[8] As of 2011[update] the school's GCSE scores were increasing.[9]
Anthony Gell School is split into 5 houses. These houses are:
| International | |
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| National | |
