Chobham Academy is a
mixed all-through school
All-through schools educate young people throughout multiple stages of their education, generally throughout childhood and adolescence.
Definition
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and
sixth form which opened in September 2013. The school is located on Cheering Lane in the
East Village of
Stratford in the
London Borough of Newham
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, England. It has 1,800 student places and has a
specialism Specialism may refer to:
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in
performing arts
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and
English.
Chobham Academy is located in buildings that were first used during the
2012 Summer Olympics
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as the main base for organising and managing teams. Rebuilt after the games, it opened in September 2013 as an education campus comprising: a
nursery,
primary
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and
secondary school
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,
sixth form and adult learning facility.
As a school that was purpose-built to serve the new community established in the former Olympic Village, priority for admission into the school is given to those who live in East Village.
The school is operated by the
Harris Federation, a federation of primary and secondary academies in England. The school is sponsored by
Lend Lease Group. Lend Lease have been responsible for the design, development and construction of East Village, on behalf of the
. The school building was designed by architects
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris is an architecture practice based in Clerkenwell, London, with offices in Bristol and Oklahoma.
History
Set up in 1989 by Simon Allford, Jonathan Hall, Paul Monaghan and Peter Morris, the practice employs over 500 pe ...
.
Ofsted inspections
As of 2021, the school's most recent inspection by
Ofsted
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was in 2015, when it was judged Outstanding.
This was also the school's first inspection since its establishment.
References
External links
*
Chobham Academy: The school with an Olympic view(BBC News School Report)
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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Stratford, London
Academies in the London Borough of Newham
Primary schools in the London Borough of Newham
Secondary schools in the London Borough of Newham
2013 establishments in England
Educational institutions established in 2013
Harris Federation
Specialist arts colleges in England
Specialist humanities colleges in England