Foxford Community School

Foxford Community School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the Longford area of Coventry, West Midlands, England.^[1]

Foxford Community School
Address
Grange Road Coventry , West Midlands , CV6 6BB England
Coordinates	52.4533°N 1.4791°W / 52.4533; -1.4791
Information
Type	Academy
Local authority	Coventry City Council
Trust	Castle Phoenix Trust
Department for Education URN	146436 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	A Gallagher
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1,047 (approx.)
Website	www.foxfordschool.co.uk

The school has a catchment area of north-east Coventry, stretching from Broad Heath to Longford and Holbrooks to Bell Green. The school has over 1,000 students including some 150 in sixth form education.

The school was previously awarded specialist status as an Arts College, and had a new sixth form building built in 2006.

Previously a foundation school administered by Coventry City Council, in October 2018 foxford converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Castle Phoenix Trust.

Notable former pupils

• Bob Ainsworth (born 1952), MP^[2]
• Tom Cartwright (1935–2007), cricketer^[3]
• Rosemarie Mallett (born 1959) Anglican bishop

References

1. "Home". foxfordschool.co.uk.
2. Waller, Robert; Criddle, Byron (1999). "Bob Ainsworth". Almanac of British Politics. p. 190. ISBN 9780415185417.
3. Thomas, Helen (1 October 2012). "Portrait of Coventry cricketer Tom Cartwright will be unveiled next month". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 28 October 2012.

External links

• School website
• BBC article giving various stats on the school^{[permanent dead link‍]}