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London Academy (formerly Edgware School) is a mixed
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and
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for pupils ages 4 to 18. It is located in
Edgware Edgware () is a suburban town in northwest London. It was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex east of the ancient Watling Street in what is now the London Borough of Barnet but it is now informally considered to cover a wider area, inc ...
in the
London Borough of Barnet The London Borough of Barnet () is a suburban London boroughs, London borough in north London, England. Forming part of Outer London, the borough was formed in 1965 from parts of the ceremonial counties of Middlesex and Hertfordshire. It is the ...
, England.


History

Formerly "Edgware School", it opened as the London Academy on 1 September 2004.Oftsed report
2007.
The London Academy was one of 5
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Academies An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...
opened in 2004. Academies are all-ability schools established with sponsorship from business, faith or voluntary groups. The first 3 opened in 2002, and 9 more in 2003. Sponsorship of £1.5 million was provided by the chairman of a venture capital company, Peter Shalson.Peter Shalson's Blog
Money was also raised by resale of part of the old site. On 18 May 2006, pupil
Kiyan Prince Kiyan Josiah Prince (25 November 1990 – 18 May 2006) was an English footballer who played for the Queens Park Rangers youth academy. Described as "a prodigious footballing talent" and "an outstanding and upstanding boy", Prince was fatally st ...
was stabbed and killed outside of the school gates following an altercation with a fellow student. The process of finalising a new school building with full occupancy was completed on schedule in September 2006. However, the toilets are regularly flooded and some of the facilities do not work. The school experienced rapidly rising grades in the years after conversion to an academy: In 2005 the school achieved the best results ever with 49% A*-C grades at
GCSE The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a range of subjects taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, having been introduced in September 1986 and its first exams taken in 1988. State schools ...
. In 2006 this rose to 56% and 78% in 2008. In 2016, construction started for a new primary school on-site, which made it a 4-18 all-through school. London Academy was graded as good in the latest Ofsted report published in 6 June 2018.


Subjects


Key Stage 3

*English *Mathematics *Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) *Computer Science *Design and Technology *Religious Studies *Geography *History *Art *Music *Drama *Physical Education (PE) *Languages (Spanish & French)


Key Stage 4

*English *Mathematics *Science (Double or Triple) *French or Spanish (exceptions for certain individuals) *Religious Studies (exceptions for certain individuals) *PE (compulsory for non GCSE exam students) *PSCHE (Personal, Social, Citizenship & Health Education) *Geography or History (Or Both if chosen) GCSE Additional Subjects *Computer Science *Electronics *Psychology *Media Studies *Drama *Art *Music *Construction


Notable former pupils

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Kiyan Prince Kiyan Josiah Prince (25 November 1990 – 18 May 2006) was an English footballer who played for the Queens Park Rangers youth academy. Described as "a prodigious footballing talent" and "an outstanding and upstanding boy", Prince was fatally st ...
(Professional footballer)


References


External links


London Academy official website
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