Lea Valley Academy (formerly Lea Valley High School) is a
coeducational
Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to ...
secondary school and
sixth form
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located in the
Bullsmoor
Bullsmoor is an area of Enfield, on the outskirts of north London. It is adjacent to Waltham Cross in Hertfordshire, located just north past the M25 motorway, and is also entirely attached to nearby Freezywater. Bulls Cross is to the west an ...
area of
Enfield
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Places Australia
* Enfield, New South Wales
* Enfield, South Australia
** Electoral district of Enfield, a state electoral district in South Australia, corresponding to the suburb
** Enfield High School (South Australia)
...
, England.
History
The school was founded in 1977 as Bullsmoor School, a purpose-built
comprehensive school. It was later renamed Lea Valley High.
Lea Valley High School became the first specialist sports college in Enfield in September 2002.
The school was re-built in 2003 and work was finished in 2006. In January 2009 it was recognised as one of the top 30 improved schools in the country, at 24th place, with 67.4% of students achieving GCSEs grades A*-C and 5 good GCSE grades or equivalent including Maths and English.
Previously a
community school administered by
Enfield London Borough Council
Enfield London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Enfield in Greater London, England. It is one of 32 London borough councils in the United Kingdom capital of London.
History
There have previously been a number of l ...
, in May 2018 Lea Valley High School converted to
academy status and was renamed Lea Valley Academy. The school is now sponsored by the Edmonton Academy Trust.
Notable former pupils
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Paul Rodgers - footballer
*
Josh Scowen - footballer
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Lady Phyll - Political Activist
References
External links
Lea Valley Academy official website
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Enfield, London
Secondary schools in the London Borough of Enfield
Academies in the London Borough of Enfield