London Academy

London Academy (formerly Edgware School) is a mixed all-through school and sixth form for pupils ages 4 to 18. It is located in Edgware in the London Borough of Barnet, England.

London Academy
Address
Spur Road

Edgware
,
Greater London
,
HA8 8DE

England
Coordinates51°37′19″N 0°17′20″W
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoLeaders for Tomorrow
Established1 September 2004 (2004-09-01)
Department for Education URN134798 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalAlexander Warburton
GenderMixed
Age4 to 18
Enrolment1,419
Websitehttp://www.londonacademy.org.uk/

History

Formerly "Edgware School", it opened as the London Academy on 1 September 2004.[1] The London Academy was 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.[2] Money was also raised by resale of part of the old site.

In May 2006, pupil Kiyan Prince was stabbed and killed.[3]

The process of finalising a new school building with full occupancy was completed on schedule in September 2006.

The school experienced rapidly rising grades in the years after conversion to an academy: In 2005 the school achieved the best results ever with 49% A*-C grades at GCSE. In 2006 this rose to 56% and 78% in 2008.[1]

In 2016, construction started for a new primary school on-site, which will make it a 4-18 all-through school.

London Academy was graded as good in the latest Ofsted report published in June 2018.

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References
  1. Oftsed report, 2007.
  2. Peter Shalson's Blog Archived 2013-01-31 at Archive.today
  3. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/may/19/schools.ukcrime
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