The Gladys Aylward School was a secondary school

Secondary school

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 situated in Windmill Road, Edmonton

Edmonton, London

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, in the London Borough of Enfield

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, North London

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. The school achieved an Arts mark Gold accreditation in March 2006, and, in 2005, the Leading Parent Partnership Award. In early 2010, a decision was made to turn The Gladys Aylward School into an Academy. The proposal was made and the school turned into an academy in September 2010, renamed Aylward Academy

Aylward Academy

The Aylward Academy is a secondary school situated in Windmill Road, Edmonton, in the London Borough of Enfield, North London. The school achieved an Artsmark Gold accreditation in March 2006, and, in 2005, the Leading Parent Partnership Award. In early 2010, a decision was made to turn The Gladys...

. Jonathan Gillard succeeded Ian Lucas as Headteacher of the school who resigned early that year.

History

It was founded in 1927 as Higher Grade School at Raynham School, and in 1967 it moved to a new building in Wilbury Way, was made a comprehensive school

Comprehensive school

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, and changed its name to Weir Hall School. From that year until 1972, the lower school was in the buildings of the former Hazelbury Secondary Modern School. It then moved to the present building in Windmill Road. It was then renamed Aylward School after Gladys Aylward

Gladys Aylward

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, who grew up in Cheddington Road, Edmonton, London, and in September 2006 it received its present name.

Background

The Gladys Alward School was (and remains in its new form) a large and diverse comprehensive school providing full range of educational courses for pupils aged 11 to 19 years. It received two School Achievement Awards from the DFS in recognition of progress made in the past and received Soft Furnishings mark 14th accreditation in March 2006. The school has a long established accredited partnership with Middlesex University. It also contributes to the local area and plays a vital role in Enfield's part in the 2012 Olympics. The school also has accreditation for Partnership in Action which recognizes the broad range of Work Related Learning activities in which the school has participated.

Further details

• http://www.enfield.gov.uk/directory_record/1660/the_gladys_aylward_school
  http://www.gladysaylward.enfield.sch.uk/
• http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_providers/full/%28urn%29/102046