Lambeth Academy
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Lambeth Academy is a co-educational secondary school
in the English Academy
programme, in the London borough of Lambeth
, London
(UK). It's sponsor company/charity is the United Learning Trust
.
, a subsidiary of the United Church Schools Trust
.. In Summer 2011 the first group of students who had arrived in 2004 completed their A-levels and achieved fantastic results. They have established an ex-alumni society called Lambeth Academicals to maintain contact through sporting social and other activities.
2011 has been a breakthrough year for results with 58% of GCSE students achieving 5A*-C grades including English and Maths. This is a 22% increase making the Academy one of the most improved schools in London and above the national average.
Lambeth Academy specialises in Languages and Business & Enterprise
. There are around 180 in sixth form. It is situated on Elm Road just east of Clapham Common
, off the A24, north of the junction with the South Circular Road (A205
). Next door is the sixth-form centre of Lambeth College
. It lies in the parish of Holy Spirit, Clapham.
.
. It had around 450 boys. It was well known in national lacrosse
competitions. It became a comprehensive in 1968 with around 1,500 boys, then merged with the Hydeburn School to become the Chestnut Grove School in Balham
in 1986, and the site became the Henry Thornton Centre of Clapham and Balham Adult Education Institute. In 2003 the former grammar school was demolished to make way for the Academy.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in the English Academy
Academy (England)
In the education system of England, an academy is a school that is directly funded by central government and independent of control by local government in England. An academy may receive additional support from personal or corporate sponsors, either financially or in kind...
programme, in the London borough of Lambeth
Lambeth
Lambeth is a district of south London, England, and part of the London Borough of Lambeth. It is situated southeast of Charing Cross.-Toponymy:...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
(UK). It's sponsor company/charity is the United Learning Trust
United Learning Trust
The United Learning Trust is an education charity and the largest single sponsor of academies in the UK with 20 academies and one City Technology College currently open. ULT's objective is to bring out "the best in everyone", driving educational improvement across its family of academies and...
.
Admissions
Lambeth Academy is owned and run by the United Learning TrustUnited Learning Trust
The United Learning Trust is an education charity and the largest single sponsor of academies in the UK with 20 academies and one City Technology College currently open. ULT's objective is to bring out "the best in everyone", driving educational improvement across its family of academies and...
, a subsidiary of the United Church Schools Trust
United Church Schools Trust
The United Church Schools Trust is a large education charity in the United Kingdom which owns and operates a group of 11 independent schools.-History:...
.. In Summer 2011 the first group of students who had arrived in 2004 completed their A-levels and achieved fantastic results. They have established an ex-alumni society called Lambeth Academicals to maintain contact through sporting social and other activities.
2011 has been a breakthrough year for results with 58% of GCSE students achieving 5A*-C grades including English and Maths. This is a 22% increase making the Academy one of the most improved schools in London and above the national average.
Lambeth Academy specialises in Languages and Business & Enterprise
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur, which can be defined as "one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods". This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response...
. There are around 180 in sixth form. It is situated on Elm Road just east of Clapham Common
Clapham Common
Clapham Common is an 89 hectare triangular area of grassland situated in south London, England. It was historically common land for the parishes of Battersea and Clapham, but was converted to parkland under the terms of the Metropolitan Commons Act 1878.43 hectares of the common are within the...
, off the A24, north of the junction with the South Circular Road (A205
A205 road
The A205 or South Circular Road is a direct route which crosses South London, UK, running from Woolwich in the east to the junction of the A406 , the M4 and the A4 at Gunnersbury in the west....
). Next door is the sixth-form centre of Lambeth College
Lambeth College
Lambeth College is a Further Education college in the London Borough of Lambeth. It was formed in 1992 from three former institutions - Vauxhall College, Brixton College of Further Education, and South London College...
. It lies in the parish of Holy Spirit, Clapham.
History
Lambeth Academy was formally opened by Her Majesty the Queen in 2004. The first Principal was Ms Pat Millichamp, who retired after two years. The present principal is Mr Stephen Potter. The chair of governors is the author John O'FarrellJohn O'Farrell
John O'Farrell is a British author, broadcaster and comedy scriptwriter.-Early life:O’Farrell grew up in Maidenhead, Berkshire the youngest of three children, attending Courthouse Primary School and then Desborough Comprehensive...
.
Henry Thornton School
The Academy is built on the site of the Henry Thornton School (HTS). This school opened in 1929 as a boys' grammar schoolGrammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
. It had around 450 boys. It was well known in national lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
competitions. It became a comprehensive in 1968 with around 1,500 boys, then merged with the Hydeburn School to become the Chestnut Grove School in Balham
Balham, London
Balham is a neighbourhood of south London, England, and is part of the London Borough of Wandsworth and the London Borough of Lambeth.-History:...
in 1986, and the site became the Henry Thornton Centre of Clapham and Balham Adult Education Institute. In 2003 the former grammar school was demolished to make way for the Academy.
Henry Thornton School
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