Mossbourne Community Academy Explained

Mossbourne Community Academy
Coordinates:51.5514°N -0.0619°W
Pushpin Map:London
Motto:"Fulfilling Your True Potential..."
Type:Academy
Head Label:Principal
Head:Rebecca Warren
R Head Label:CEO
R Head:Peter Hughes
Founder:Sir Clive Bourne
Address:100 Downs Park Road
City:Lower Clapton
County:Greater London
Country:England
Postcode:E5 8JY
Dfeno:204/6905
Urn:134693
Ofsted:Yes
Enrolment:1,455
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:19
Gender:Coeducational
Houses:Milton, Mandela, Malala, Moore, Blackman, Butler, Bevan, Bronte
Colours: Grey, Red

Mossbourne Community Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located near Hackney Downs off the A104 road, in the Lower Clapton area of the London Borough of Hackney in England.[1]

Buildings

The school was first opened in 2004 on the site of the former Hackney Downs School. The site had been purchased by Sir Clive Bourne who founded the school as one of the first "City Academies" in England. Bourne commissioned the Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners to design the new school buildings, which cost £19,000,000 [2]

Description

The first principal of the school was Michael Wilshaw, who left the school to become Chief Inspector of Schools In England and head of Ofsted in January 2012. The school opened a sixth form building in September 2009 which cost £7.7 million; they named it in memory after the late Sir Clive Bourne as the "Sir Clive Sixth Form Centre". The school has a specialism in music.[3]

Since its opening Mossbourne Community Academy has been regularly lauded as one of the top performing inner city schools in England,[4] and used as an example of the success of the academy model for schools in general.[5] As of September 2017, the current head of the Academy is Rebecca Warren.

There are 8 houses: Milton, Mandela, Malala, Moore, Blackman, Bevan, Butler and Bronte.

Mossbourne Federation

In September 2014 the Mossbourne Federation was established. The Federation opened a sister school near Victoria Park, Hackney named Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy which operates under similar policies to the original school. As of September 2015 the Federation opened two primary schools, one near the site of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park named Mossbourne Riverside Academy and acquired the former Brooke Community School which is currently named Mossbourne Parkside Academy in Hackney Downs.

Alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mossbourne Community Academy . Mca.mossbourne.org . 2013-02-08 . 2013-08-17.
  2. Web site: Facts - Mossbourne Community Academy . Richardrogers.co.uk . 2004-12-09 . 2013-08-17.
  3. Web site: Music at Mossbourne. 2022-01-16. Mossbourne Community Academy.
  4. Web site: Education . Mossbourne Academy: A tale of high expectations. . . and no excuses . Telegraph . 2013-08-17.
  5. Web site: Geraldine Bedell . Children of the revolution | Education | The Observer . Theguardian.com . 30 August 2008. 2013-08-17.
  6. Web site: The New Jamie Johnson?. 28 June 2015.