Ormiston Venture Academy
History
Originally named Great Yarmouth Technical High School, it was opened in 1954 to replace the old Technical High School located in Southtown. It has gone through many different names, including Oriel Grammar School, Oriel High School and Oriel Specialist Maths and Computing College. In c 2007, its houses were: Trinity, Magdalen, Girton and Pembroke. Previously, when the Technical High School and the Oriel Grammar School the houses were Blue - Perebourne, Red - Fastolff, Yellow - Grenfell, and Green - Paget. Also Middleton were black and Nelson wearing white.
The current principal as of February 2013 is Simon Gilbert-Barnham. A new building was added to the site, by Net Zero Buildings, to accommodate the Humanities department. The school is sponsored by the Ormiston Academies Trust.
Gresham's Scholarship
The school has a connection with the privately-funded, boarding school Gresham's in Holt, North Norfolk – whereby one student per academic year is offered a fully-funded scholarship to study at Gresham's for two years. There have been 10 scholars so far.
References
- ^ "About us". Ormiston Venture Academy, UK. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "Ormiston Venture Academy - Net Zero Buildings". Net Zero Buildings. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "About".