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St. George's School, Harpenden
(Aim Higher) , established = 1907 , type = AcademyDay and boarding school , religious_affiliation = Christian , head_label = Headteacher , head = Helen Barton , r_head_label = , r_head = Stephen Warner , founder = Cecil Grant , specialist = , address = Sun Lane , city = Harpenden, , county = Hertfordshire , country = England , postcode = AL5 4TD , coordinates = , pushpin_map = Hertfordshire , local_authority = , urn = 138356 , ofsted = yes , staff = , enrolment = 1,314 , gender = Coeducational , lower_age = 11 , upper_age = 18 , houses = Goddard Grant Watts Monk , colours = Red, Green, , free_label_1 = Former pupils , free_1 = Old Georgians , website = http://www.stgeorges.herts.sch.uk/ St George's School, Harpenden (also known as St George's) is a day and boarding school in Harp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy (English School)
An academy school in England is a state-funded school which is directly funded by the Department for Education and independent of local authority control. The terms of the arrangements are set out in individual Academy Funding Agreements. Most academies are secondary schools, though slightly more than 25% of primary schools (4,363 as of December 2017) are academies. Academies are self-governing non-profit charitable trusts and may receive additional support from personal or corporate sponsors, either financially or in kind. Academies are inspected and follow the same rules on admissions, special educational needs and exclusions as other state schools and students sit the same national exams. They have more autonomy with the National Curriculum, but do have to ensure that their curriculum is broad and balanced, and that it includes the core subjects of English, maths and science. They must also teach relationships and sex education, and religious education. They are free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
