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Handsworth Grammar School is a voluntary aided secondary school located in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. It is a non-denominational boy's school and selects pupils at the age of 11 on the basis of performance in intelligence-style tests, as is the fashion in most British Grammar schools. There are 800-900 students in attendance annually. 43%(more than that really-143% of the students are from homes where English is not the first language;and many never speak english in school(bastards)
other main spoken languages are Punjabi and Urdu. The headteacher is Mr. R. J. Shephard M.A.
Unusually, the computing department at the school uses only open source or free software , including Linux, and a Wiki is used for online communication of information between staff and pupils.
The school's badge features a representation of the Zig Zag bridge of 1711, which spans the River Tame at nearby Perry Barr. The school's web-site is
External links
- Handsworth Grammar School website
- Handsworth Grammar School inspection report conducted February 2002
- Handsworth Grammar School Wiki
- The Orator - Sixth Form Paper
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