Hurlingham and Chelsea Secondary School
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Hurlingham and Chelsea School is a mixed community secondary school, located in the south of Fulham
in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. In 2004 the school went into special measures
, but with the arrival of a new headteacher, Dr. Phil Cross, the school quickly came out of special measures, 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 program.
Hurlingham and Chelsea school was adjudged 'good with outstanding features' by Ofsted in January 2008 and in October 2008 Ofsted judged that the quality of provision to promote equalities was Outstanding..
Fulham
Fulham is an area of southwest London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, SW6 located south west of Charing Cross. It lies on the left bank of the Thames, between Putney and Chelsea. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London...
in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. In 2004 the school went into special measures
Special measures
Special measures is a status applied by Ofsted and Estyn, the schools inspection agencies, to schools in England and Wales, respectively, when it considers that they fail to supply an acceptable level of education and appear to lack the leadership capacity necessary to secure improvements...
, but with the arrival of a new headteacher, Dr. Phil Cross, the school quickly came out of special measures, 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 program.
Hurlingham and Chelsea school was adjudged 'good with outstanding features' by Ofsted in January 2008 and in October 2008 Ofsted judged that the quality of provision to promote equalities was Outstanding..