London Academy of Excellence A GSG School
- London Academy of Excellence
Broadway House, 322 High Street
Stratford
London
E15 1AJ - Head: Scott Baker
- T 020 3301 1480
- E [email protected]
- W www.lae.ac.uk
- A state school for boys and girls aged from 16 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Newham
- Pupils: 460
- Religion: None
- Open days: October-November
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Founded in 2012, LAE was the brain child of Richard Cairns, Head of Brighton College, and Joan Deslandes, Head of Kingsford Community School in Newham. They met on a bus in Beijing and found they shared a passion for the teaching of Mandarin (they both introduced compulsory teaching of Mandarin in their schools) as well as rigorous academic learning and a desire for social justice. Students here develop an easy confidence accompanied by a sense that they can do anything they set their sights on...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head Master
Since September 2017, Scott Baker MA PGCE QTS. After reading history at Cambridge, he began his teaching career at Robert Clack School in Dagenham in 1999. Has held senior leadership positions in a number of state schools including Sandringham School in St Albans and The Henrietta Barnett School in north west London. He is the school's third head since it was founded in 2012.
Academic matters
Predominantly ‘facilitating subjects’ offered (what some might regard as ‘proper subjects’ or ‘subjects favoured by the top universities.’) These include psychology, philosophy and religion, government & politics, economics, further maths, French and Spanish. Maths and sciences are most popular at the moment. Very gradual increase in numbers taking modern languages, with additional ones offered outside the timetable including Mandarin, Italian, Bengali, Arabic, Urdu and Japanese. Students can also choose...
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