Anthony Gell School

Anthony Gell School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Wirksworth in the English county of Derbyshire.[1]

Anthony Gell School
Address
Wood St, Wirksworth, Matlock

Wirksworth
,
Derbyshire
,
DE4 4DX

 England
Coordinates53.0791°N 1.5715°W / 53.0791; -1.5715
Information
TypeVoluntary controlled school
Religious affiliation(s)None
Established1576 (1576)
FounderAnthony Gell
Local authorityDerbyshire
Department for Education URN112968 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherMr Malcolm Kelly
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Houses5
Websitehttp://www.anthonygell.co.uk/

It began as a Free Grammar School established by Anthony Gell in 1576. The school moved to its present site in 1908 and became a voluntary controlled school in 1944. It became a coeducational comprehensive school in 1965.[2] As a voluntary controlled school, it is supported by the Anthony Gell School Foundation charitable trust,[3] and administered by Derbyshire County Council.

Anthony Gell School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils,[4] while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels, OCR Nationals and further BTECs.[5] As of 2011 the school's GCSE scores were increasing.[6]

As of 2011 the school has no school uniform policy. Headmaster David Baker continued the existing dress code policy after becoming headmaster circa 2006.[6]

Notable former pupils

Houses

Anthony Gell School is split into 5 houses. These houses are:

  • Arkwright - Arkwright is named after Richard Arkwright who is a very historical figure in the area after his contributions to the Industrial Revolution and Cromford.
  • Gell - Gell is named after Anthony Gell, the founder of the school.
  • Fearne - Fearne is named after Agnes Fearne, a relative of Anthony Gell who made bequests to help fund the school.[7]
  • Wright - Wright is named after Joseph Wright of Derby, a British landscape and portrait painter.
  • Nightingale - Nightingale is named after Florence Nightingale, another historical figure in the area. Nightingale as a house was implemented to the school in 2019.
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References
  1. "AGS History 1908-1929 by Roy Pearce". Anthonygell.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. "About our school". Anthonygell.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  3. "Foundation Trustees". Anthonygell.co.uk. 25 May 2005. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  4. "The Curriculum". Anthonygell.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  5. "Sixth Form". Anthonygell.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  6. Northen, Stephanie (18 January 2011). "School uniform does not improve results – discuss". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  7. "Extract from will of Agnes Ferne (14 Jul 1574) including provision for payment towards maintenance of a free school in Wirksworth when there shall be one and for poor folks in a bedehouse there". The National Archives. Retrieved 29 July 2020.


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