The Hurlingham Academy
The Hurlingham Academy (formerly Hurlingham and Chelsea Secondary School) is an 11–16 mixed secondary school with academy status in Fulham, London, England. It was formerly a community school and adopted its current name after converting to an academy on 1 January 2015. It became part of the United Learning Trust.[4]
| The Hurlingham Academy | |
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| Address | |
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Peterborough Road, Fulham , SW6 3ED England | |
| Coordinates | 51.4677°N 0.1963°W |
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| Former name | Hurlingham and Chelsea Secondary School |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | The best in everyone |
| Established | 1956 |
| Local authority | Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council |
| Trust | United Learning Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 141617 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Leon Wilson[1] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 11–16 |
| Enrolment | 413[2] (2018) |
| Capacity | 750[2] |
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| Website | www |
History
The school's original buildings were constructed in 1956 by Sheppard Robson & Partners for the London County Council. It opened in 1956 and originally housed the 500 girls of Hurlingham School from Hugon Road in Fulham. The school became a mixed school in 1982 when it merged with a boys’ school called Chelsea School. The school is now one of nine schools in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham serving secondary aged children, of which there are three academies, three foundation schools, one voluntary-aided school, one free school, with Hurlingham and Chelsea being the sole community school.
The school has had a turbulent history. It was described as a "failing school" in the pilot Ofsted inspections in 1994, which prompted discussions of closure until it was given a clean bill of health later in the same year. Provision was judged ‘good’ by Ofsted in 1997 and the school was highlighted for its improvement in HMCI's 1999 Annual Report. Because results were consistently below government floor targets, however, the school was designated as a "school facing challenging circumstances" in 2003. In March 2004 the school was placed under special measures. In November 2005 the school emerged from special measures. A proposal to close the school made in September 2006 was withdrawn in April 2007.[5][6]
In January 2008, the school was highlighted as the most improved school in London (for the proportion of students achieving at least 7 A*-C grades at GCSE) and in July 2015 was judged to be ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted. The federation with Sulivan Primary School was established in February 2012 to raise standards in both schools through collaborative work and to provide for the first time the prospect of an enhanced and integrated educational, youth and community provision across the Sands End ward., and in 2005 Ofsted reported that the school was rapidly improving. In October 2006 the Local Authority proposed to close the school, but the school campaigned against this, and before adjudication, the council withdrew the proposal. In 2009, the school was given appropriations to expand and improve its facilities and to consider adding a sixth form.[7]
Head teachers
| Year Started | Year Finished | Name | Notes |
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| 2015 | present | Mr Leon Wilson | |
| 2014 | 2015 | Mr Craig Griffiths | Acting |
| 2004 | 2014 | Dr Phil Cross | |
| 2003 | 2004 | Ms Patrice Caravaner | |
| 1999 | 2003 | Mlle Veronique Gerber | |
| 1994 | 1999 | Mr Michael Murphy | |
| 1994 | 1994 | Mrs Jill Coughlan | |
| 1992 | 1993 | Mr Reg Burton | |
| 1987 | 1992 | Mr Alan Jones | |
| 1979 | 1987 | Mrs Ruth Clarke |
Notable alumni
- Carole Caplin, health and wellbeing consultant[8]
References
- "About Us". The Hurlingham Academy. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- "The Hurlingham Academy". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- "House System". The Hurlingham Academy. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- "United Learning - News and Resources". www.unitedlearning.org.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- Beckett, Francis (2007-09-13). "Teacher profile: A victory for very special measures". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- "Hurlingham and Chelsea School gets the all-clear from Ofsted" (Press release). Hammersmith and Fulham Press Office. 2005-11-23. Archived from the original on 2007-04-03. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2013-08-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Annabel Rivkin (27 April 2009). "Carry on Carole". ES magazine. Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.