Grindon Hall Christian School

Grindon Hall Christian School
Motto	Per Pietatem ad Gaudium
Established	1988 2000 (current school)
Type	Free school
Religion	Christian
Headteacher	Trevor Swann
Chairman of the Governors	Neil Kell
Founder	Elizabeth Gray
Location	Pennywell Road Sunderland Tyne and Wear SR4 8PG United Kingdom Coordinates: 54°53′45″N 1°26′12″W / 54.89593°N 1.43655°W / 54.89593; -1.43655
Local authority	Sunderland
DfE number	394/6010
DfE URN	138567 Tables
Students	300 540 (2013/14)
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	4–18
Houses	Wilberforce and Shaftesbury
Colours	Red and Grey
Publication	Probo
Website	www.grindonhall.com

Grindon Hall Christian School (sometimes shortened to Grindon Hall and occasionally abbreviated as GHCS) is a free school located in Sunderland, in the North East of England. It is non-selective and includes a Nursery, Primary Department and a Secondary Department. This arrangement allows the incorporation of students from 3 years old to Sixth Form (16–18 years of age). It is a family run school, based on Christianity, although it welcomes children from other faiths. There are approximately 540 children in the school as of 2013/14. Grindon Hall was originally a manor house. It became a sanitorium and later Fulwell Grange Christian School, which became Grindon Hall Christian School in the year 2000.

Fulwell Grange Christian School was founded by Elizabeth Gray in 1988. Her son, Christopher Gray, became head teacher following her retirement.^[1] She has since become a school governor.

Previously an independent school, Grindon Hall became a free school in 2012 and is now state-funded and free to attend.

Buildings and grounds

The school comprises a number of different buildings. One is the original Grindon Hall building, and this is used for the Secondary Department. An extension was added in 2001-2002, called the T-Block, which housed changing facilities and two classrooms. The Grade II listed Stable Block was converted^[2] in order to be used as the Primary Department, along with 2 modular buildings. The Nursery Department is one modular building.

There is a front field which incorporates a rugby pitch, and in addition to this, there is a back yard, for use in wet weather and before school. The size of the estate is approximately 9 acres (36,000 m²).

Since becoming a free school, Grindon Hall has undergone various changes to its buildings which were completed for the 2013–14 school year. The aforementioned T-Block has been demolished, and in its place an extension, comprising a sports hall, changing facilities and dining hall. The extension also includes a 14-classroom primary school, replacing the Stable Block as the Primary Department. The Stable Block is now used as additional classrooms for the Secondary Department. Sixth Form, which was located in the T-Block, has been relocated to a modular building, comprising a study area and common room.

Academics

Grindon Hall hosts an annual Awards Evening at The Sage Gateshead where pupils from both lower- and upper-school are recognised for achievement in various areas of school life.

House system

Pupils are assigned to one of the school's two house teams when they join the school. Pupils can gather points for their house team throughout the year by performing well academically, participating in organised house events, such as 5-a-side football tournaments or spelling bees, and from collecting merits.

In the final term (Trinity term), a Sports Day is traditionally held at Gateshead International Stadium where pupils in each year group compete against class mates in track and field events, in order to gain points for their House team. Points from Sports Day and throughout the year are totalled up on the day and the winning House team announced. The two winning House Captains (from Year 11) collect the trophy on behalf of their House team.

Notable former pupils

Sammy Ameobi, professional football player

References

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External links

Grindon Hall Christian School website

City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

Education	Academy 360 Argyle House School Biddick Academy Castle View Enterprise Academy ESPA College Farringdon Community Academy Grindon Hall Christian School Hetton School Kepier School Monkwearmouth Academy Oxclose Community Academy Red House Academy St Aidan's Catholic Academy St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy St Robert of Newminster Catholic School Sandhill View Academy Southmoor Academy Sunderland College Sunderland High School Thornhill School University of Sunderland Venerable Bede Church of England Academy Washington School

Places of interest	Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens Stadium of Light Penshaw Monument National Glass Centre Sunderland Empire Theatre St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth Sunderland International Airshow Washington Old Hall Monkwearmouth Station Museum Sunderland Aquatic Centre The Bridges WWT Washington Keel Square New Wear Bridge

Local media	Sunderland Echo Sun FM Spark FM

Twinned places	Essen Saint-Nazaire Washington, D.C. Harbin

Sport	Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Ladies

Schools in Tyne and Wear

Primary	Academy 360 Excelsior Academy Grindon Hall Christian School Hilton Primary Academy Kings Priory School

Middle	Gosforth Central Middle School Gosforth East Middle School Gosforth Junior High Academy Marden Bridge Middle School Valley Gardens Middle School Wellfield Middle School

Secondary	Academy 360 Benfield School Biddick Academy Boldon School Burnside Business and Enterprise College Cardinal Hume RC School Castle View Enterprise Academy Churchill Community College Emmanuel College Excelsior Academy Farringdon Community Academy George Stephenson High School Gosforth Academy Grindon Hall Christian School Harton Technology College Heaton Manor School Hebburn Comprehensive School Hetton School Heworth Grange Comprehensive School Jarrow School John Spence Community High School Joseph Swan Academy Kenton School Kepier School Kings Priory School Kingsmeadow Community School Longbenton Community College Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy Marden High School Monkseaton High School Monkwearmouth Academy Mortimer Community College Norham High School Oxclose Community Academy Red House Academy Sacred Heart RC High School St Aidan's RC Academy St Anthony's Girls' RC Academy St Cuthbert's High School St Joseph's RC Academy St Mary's RC Comprehensive School St Robert of Newminster RC School St Thomas More School, Blaydon St Thomas More Academy, North Shields St Wilfrid's RC College Sandhill View Academy Seaton Burn College South Shields Community School Southmoor Academy Studio West Thomas Hepburn Community Academy Thornhill School Thorp Academy Venerable Bede CE Academy Walbottle Campus Walker Technology College Washington School Whickham School Whitburn CE Academy Whitley Bay High School

Independent	Argyle House School Dame Allan's School Newcastle High School for Girls Newcastle School for Boys Royal Grammar School Sunderland High School Westfield School

Further Education	Dilston College ESPA College Gateshead College Gateshead Jewish Academy for Girls Newcastle College Newcastle Sixth Form College South Tyneside College Sunderland College Tyne Metropolitan College Usworth Sixth Form

Defunct	Breckenbeds Junior High School Gateshead Grammar School Heathfield Senior High School Hookergate School Hylton Red House School La Sagesse Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School Ryhope Grammar School St Mary's CE Primary School

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