St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School

St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School is the only state-funded Greek Orthodox secondary school in Britain.[1] The school is named after St Andrew the Apostle. It is located in the Brunswick Park area of the London Borough of Barnet, and is also expected to serve families in the London Borough of Enfield, the Haringey, Hertfordshire and the wider Greek Orthodox community in North London.[2][3][4]

St. Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School
St. Andrew the Apostle School Badge
Address
Building 5, North London Business Park

Brunswick Park
,
Greater London
,
N11 1NP

England
Information
TypeFree school
Religious affiliation(s)Greek Orthodox
Established2013
Department for Education URN139410 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherMrs Indira Warwick
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 19
Enrollment754
Capacity1050
Websitehttp://www.standrewtheapostle.org.uk/

The headteacher was originally Mr Robert Ahearn,[5] but is now Mrs Indira Warwick.[6]

The school has been established jointly by Russell Education Trust, the Greek Orthodox Church and the Classical Education Trust.[7]

History

The school opened in September 2013 with its first cohort of Year 7 students, and is located at North London Business Park.

In 2015, the school was reported to receive £18 507 in state funding for each of its 73 pupils, compared to a national average of £4 767 per local authority pupil, making it the highest amount of funding per pupil in England.[8]

The students completed their first GCSEs in 2018.[9] It is currently located in temporary accommodation but in 2020 it was announced that a new purpose-built building would be built in the same area.[10]

References
  1. Rosenbaum, Andrew (6 October 2020). "Brexit has energized the Cypriot diaspora in the UK".
  2. "Vision and Values". St. Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School Website. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  3. Times Educational SupplementBarker, Irena (22 March 2013). "A free school with eureka moments on the timetable". Times Educational Supplement. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  4. Barnet Press O'Brien, Daniel (18 July 2012). "Free Schools get the go-ahead". Barnet Press.
  5. "St Andrew the Apostle School appoints Founding Headteacher" (PDF). Press Release. Russell Education Trust. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  6. "St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  7. "Governance". St. Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School Website. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  8. "The 60% extra funds enjoyed by England's free school pupils". the Guardian. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  9. "St. Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School". EduBase. Department for Education. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  10. "School 'delighted' to be moving into new building". Times Series. Retrieved 27 January 2021.


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