London Academy
| Motto | Leaders for Tomorrow |
|---|---|
| Established | 2004 |
| Type | Academy |
| Religion | All Religions |
| Headteacher | Paddy McGrath |
| Location | Spur Road Edgware, Barnet London HA8 8DE England, UK |
| DfE URN | 134798 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1,398 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www |
The London Academy is a language school which specializes in teaching foreign languages in 15 locations all over the continent. It is also British blue secondary school and sixth form in Edgware, north London.
Formerly "Edgware School", it opened as the London Academy in September 2004.[1] It is an 11-18 school and specialises in Business with Enterprise and Information communication technology (ICT). The school is open to all young people in the local catchment area. The process of finalising a new school building with full occupancy was completed on schedule in September 2006. The school currently has approximately 1500 students, with around 350 of them in the sixth form. The current head teacher is Paddy McGrath.[1]
In May 2006, pupil Kiyan Prince was stabbed and killed.[2]
The London Academy is one of 5 DfES Academies opened in 2004. Academies are all-ability schools established with sponsorship from business, faith or voluntary groups. The first 3 opened in 2002, and 9 more in 2003. The school is regularly oversubscribed, and boys outnumber girls in most years by 3:2.[1]
Sponsorship of £1.5 million was provided by the chairman of a venture capital company, Peter Shalson.[3] Money was also raised by resale of part of the old site. It is most likely going to be redeveloped into flats.
The school is currently rising in grade per year: in 2008 the school achieved 78% A*-C grades at GCSE, up from 56% in 2006.[1]
The London Academy is a British Secondary School in Edgware, north London. Formerly "Edgware School", it opened as the London Academy in 2004. It is an 11-18 school and specialises in Business, Enterprise and Technology. The school is an open to all people in the cachment area. It is currently in the process of finalising a new school build with full occupancy on track for September in the new academic year (2006/7). Which is now completed and the students have entered the school.
The London Academy is one of 5 DfES Academies opened in 2004. Academies are all-ability schools established with sponsorship from business, faith or voluntary groups. The first 3 opened in 2002, and 9 more in 2003.
Sponsorship of £1.5 million was provided by the chairman of a venture capital company, Peter Shalson. Money was also raised by resale of part of the old site. It is most likely going to be turned into a set of flats.
The school received national publicity following the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old pupil, Kiyan Prince, outside the school gates in May 2006.
The school is getting better GCSE pass rates every year. In 2005 they got their best results ever with 49% pass in GCSE with 222.4 average UCAS points for A-level.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Oftsed report, 2007.
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- ↑ Peter Shalson's Blog
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