Laureate Academy is a

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, United Kingdom. The academy was launched in September 2018 on the site of Cavendish School. Laureate Academy is part of

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, a multi-academy trust.

History

Cavendish Grammar School was officially opened in 1962 and was one of the first of the new breed of post-war technical

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s. From 1970 the school became a

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, The Cavendish School. In 2018, Cavendish School closed and reopened as Laureate Academy; the takeover was part of an expansion of

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multi-academy trust which controversially extended to other schools in Hertfordshire in 2019 despite concerns about the trust's governance and despite parents' opposition. Concerns were raised about the introduction of compulsory

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

at Laureate Academy, with parents fearing the trust planned a grammar school-type emphasis on academic rather than vocational options. in July 2020, Laureate Academy was ranked the 7th worst school in Hertfordshire. In 2022, an outdated teaching block was demolished to be replaced by a new building and a new multi-use games area.

Forms

All Year 7-11 students are divided into four Houses, each named after a Greek god/goddess:

Zeus Zeus or , , ; grc, Δῐός, ''Diós'', label=Genitive case, genitive Aeolic Greek, Boeotian Aeolic and Doric Greek#Laconian, Laconian grc-dor, Δεύς, Deús ; grc, Δέος, ''Déos'', label=Genitive case, genitive el, Δίας, ''D� ...

Apollo Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label=Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label= ...

Hera In ancient Greek religion, Hera (; grc-gre, Ἥρα, Hḗrā; grc, Ἥρη, Hḗrē, label=none in Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she ...

, and

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Uniform

Girls: black trousers or skirt; white blouse; blue blazer with a crest; black socks or stockings and a striped tie. Boys: black trousers; white shirt; blue blazer with a crest; black socks or stockings and a striped tie.

References

External links

Academy website
Secondary schools in Hertfordshire Schools in Hemel Hempstead Academies in Hertfordshire 2018 establishments in England Educational institutions established in 2018 {{Hertfordshire-school-stub