Clapton girls technology college
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Clapton Girls Technology College is a secondary school
located in Hackney
, London, England
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s and under a third have special educational needs. As well as that, more than 50 languages are spoken at the school and 70% of the students hold English as an additional language.
It is situated north of Hackney town centre on the A102
. It is a few hundred metres west of Homerton University Hospital
. It lies in the parish of St James, Clapton.
, in September 1939, the school was evacuated to Bishop's Stortford
. It was called the John Howard Grammar School for Girls, named after John Howard (prison reformer)
(1726-90), in 1947 and had around 450 girls. In 1966, the Queen Mother visited the school.
with 1,000 girls on Chelmer Road in Homerton
, and the school adopted the motto Wisdom and Togetherness. It became an 11-16 girls' comprehensive school. Finally, in 1999, the school was awarded Technology College status, hence the new name. The former Clapton Park School has been turned into flats, and was off Glyn Road to the east of the hospital.
Clapton Girls’ Technology College enables every student to achieve their best. In June 2008 Clapton GTC achieved an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted report. Following a subject inspection in December 2006, the Maths Department was also awarded an ‘outstanding’. SATs and GCSE results have improved significantly since becoming a Technology College in 1999. The school is in the top 5% of schools nationally for Contextual Value-Added (measuring student progress whilst at the school). By becoming a Leading Edge Partnership school further improvement will be made by meeting even more challenging targets. Clapton GTC’s high quality of leadership and management was also recognised in the last Investors in People assessment in 2007.
As a Technology College, the school receives additional resources to support the curriculum and has excellent facilities. The school site has recently been transformed under the Building Schools for the Future programme, now having newly-built and refurbished buildings, as well as landscaped grounds. The school has a reputation for having a very high percentage of students entering further education and has achieved many awards in recognition of the high quality education delivered, including Artsmark Gold and Inclusion Quality Mark, and the status of Healthy Schools and International Schools.
Clapton GTC Sixth Form which opened in 2007 is now a thriving and exciting learning environment, building on the successes and aspirations of Key Stages 3 and 4. From September 2010 the Sixth Form will operate in collaboration with Our Lady’s Convent High School Sixth Form, giving the opportunity for an increased course offer.
Clapton GTC is the lead school in the Clapton Community of Schools’ Improvement Partnership, a group of schools working together to raise achievement. The schools ‘family’ of nearby primary, special and secondary schools share the school’s expertise and facilities. The school is open on Saturdays and during holidays, providing additional learning opportunities for our students and pupils from primary feeder schools. Parents can also attend adult classes and curriculum evenings.
It gets GCSE and A-level results slightly below the England average.
currently now clapton girls technology college
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in Hackney
London Borough of Hackney
The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North/North East London, and forms part of inner London. The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council....
, London, England
England
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Admissions
There are 900 pupils in the school. Clapton Girls Technology College is amongst the top 5% of schools that have improved nationally. More than half the students that attend are eligible for free school mealFree school meal
A Free School Meal, provided to a child or young person during a school break, is paid for by Government. For a child to qualify for a Free School Meal, their parent or carer must be receiving particular qualifying benefits as stated by Government...
s and under a third have special educational needs. As well as that, more than 50 languages are spoken at the school and 70% of the students hold English as an additional language.
It is situated north of Hackney town centre on the A102
A102 road
The A102 is a road that starts in Clapton in the north London Borough of Hackney and ends in Kidbrooke in the south London Borough of Greenwich. The A102 was formerly a continuous route including two motorway sections classified as the A102 however, subsequent to the renumbering of part of the...
. It is a few hundred metres west of Homerton University Hospital
Homerton University Hospital
Homerton University Hospital is an NHS-run University Hospital in Homerton, Hackney- East London.-Overview:The hospital is run by the Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, which was established on 1 April 2004 and is one among the first ten foundation trusts established in England...
. It lies in the parish of St James, Clapton.
History
On 21 September 1906, the school opened as the County Secondary School for Girls' South Hackney.Grammar school
In May 1916, the name was changed to Clapton County Secondary School for Girls when it moved to new buildings in Laura Place. Due to WWIIWorld War II
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, in September 1939, the school was evacuated to Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town and civil parish in the district of East Hertfordshire in the county of Hertfordshire in England. It is situated just west of the M11 motorway, on the county boundary with Essex and is the closest large town to London Stansted Airport and part of the...
. It was called the John Howard Grammar School for Girls, named after John Howard (prison reformer)
John Howard (prison reformer)
John Howard was a philanthropist and the first English prison reformer.-Birth and early life:Howard was born in Lower Clapton, London. His father, also John, was a wealthy upholsterer at Smithfield Market in the city...
(1726-90), in 1947 and had around 450 girls. In 1966, the Queen Mother visited the school.
Comprehensive
In 1977, the school absorbed the Clapton Park School, a secondary modern schoolSecondary modern school
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...
with 1,000 girls on Chelmer Road in Homerton
Homerton
Homerton is a place in the London Borough of Hackney. It is bordered to the west by Hackney Central, to the north by Lower Clapton, in the east by Hackney Wick, Leyton and by South Hackney to the south.-Origins:...
, and the school adopted the motto Wisdom and Togetherness. It became an 11-16 girls' comprehensive school. Finally, in 1999, the school was awarded Technology College status, hence the new name. The former Clapton Park School has been turned into flats, and was off Glyn Road to the east of the hospital.
Clapton Girls’ Technology College enables every student to achieve their best. In June 2008 Clapton GTC achieved an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted report. Following a subject inspection in December 2006, the Maths Department was also awarded an ‘outstanding’. SATs and GCSE results have improved significantly since becoming a Technology College in 1999. The school is in the top 5% of schools nationally for Contextual Value-Added (measuring student progress whilst at the school). By becoming a Leading Edge Partnership school further improvement will be made by meeting even more challenging targets. Clapton GTC’s high quality of leadership and management was also recognised in the last Investors in People assessment in 2007.
As a Technology College, the school receives additional resources to support the curriculum and has excellent facilities. The school site has recently been transformed under the Building Schools for the Future programme, now having newly-built and refurbished buildings, as well as landscaped grounds. The school has a reputation for having a very high percentage of students entering further education and has achieved many awards in recognition of the high quality education delivered, including Artsmark Gold and Inclusion Quality Mark, and the status of Healthy Schools and International Schools.
Clapton GTC Sixth Form which opened in 2007 is now a thriving and exciting learning environment, building on the successes and aspirations of Key Stages 3 and 4. From September 2010 the Sixth Form will operate in collaboration with Our Lady’s Convent High School Sixth Form, giving the opportunity for an increased course offer.
Clapton GTC is the lead school in the Clapton Community of Schools’ Improvement Partnership, a group of schools working together to raise achievement. The schools ‘family’ of nearby primary, special and secondary schools share the school’s expertise and facilities. The school is open on Saturdays and during holidays, providing additional learning opportunities for our students and pupils from primary feeder schools. Parents can also attend adult classes and curriculum evenings.
Academic performance
In the Year 2006, 59% of the students left with 5 A*-C compared to 34% in 2002. The Year 11 Class of 2007 have also received the highest target ever set for Year 11 students in the history of the school.It gets GCSE and A-level results slightly below the England average.
John Howard Grammar School for Girls
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Clapton Park School
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, English singer was a pupil of the Clapton Park School before the merger with John Howard in 1975.
currently now clapton girls technology college