London Academy (formerly Edgware School) is a mixed

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for pupils ages 4 to 18. It is located in

Edgware Edgware () is a suburban town in northern Greater London, mostly in the London Borough of Barnet but with small parts falling in the London Borough of Harrow and in the London Borough of Brent. Edgware is centred north-northwest of Charing Cros ...

in the

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, 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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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,

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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 a 15-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed outside the London Academy in Edgware, London on 18 May 2006. Prince, who played football for the youth team of professional club Queens Park R ...

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. 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

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. In 2006 this rose to 56% and 78% in 2008. In 2016, construction started for a new primary school on-site, which will make 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 *Dance and Drama *Physical Education (PE) *PSCHE (Personal, Social Citizenship and Health Education) *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)

Notable former pupils

(Professional footballer)

References

External links

London Academy official website
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