The Hurlingham Academy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hurlingham Academy
Address
Peterborough Road, Fulham

London
,
SW6 3ED

England
Coordinates51°28′04″N 0°11′47″W / 51.4677°N 0.1963°W / 51.4677; -0.1963Coordinates: 51°28′04″N 0°11′47″W / 51.4677°N 0.1963°W / 51.4677; -0.1963
Information
Former nameHurlingham and Chelsea Secondary School
TypeAcademy
MottoThe best in everyone
Established1956 (1956)
Local authorityHammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council
TrustUnited Learning Trust
Department for Education URN141617 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalLeon Wilson[1]
GenderMixed
Age range11–16
Enrolment413[2] (2018)
Capacity750[2]
Houses
  • Aequitas (Equality)
  • Caritas (Charity)
  • Unitas (Unity)
  • Veritas (Honesty)
[3]
Websitewww.thehurlinghamacademy.org.uk

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]

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 A proposal to close the school made in September 2006 was withdrawn in April 2007.[5][6]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
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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "About Us". The Hurlingham Academy. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "The Hurlingham Academy". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  3. ^ "House System". The Hurlingham Academy. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  4. ^ "United Learning - News and Resources". www.unitedlearning.org.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2013-08-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ Annabel Rivkin (27 April 2009). "Carry on Carole". ES magazine. Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""