Kelmscott School
Kelmscott School is a secondary comprehensive school in Walthamstow, East London, England. The school has approximately 900 pupils aged 11–16. In 2008 the school underwent an £11.2m refurbishment as part of the Building Schools for the Future program.[1] The current headteacher is Mr Sam Jones.
| Kelmscott School | |
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| Address | |
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Markhouse Road , , E17 8DN England | |
| Coordinates | 51.575556°N 0.028104°W |
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| Type | Community, Comprehensive School |
| Motto | "Putting Learning First" |
| Local authority | Waltham Forest |
| Department for Education URN | 103105 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Sam Jones |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 17 |
| Enrolment | 900 |
| Website | http://www.kelmscottschool.co.uk |
Kelmscott School serves an ethnically diverse community, with the largest group of students being of Asian Pakistani heritage. Three in every five students speak a first language other than English, of whom over 50 are at an early stage of learning English. One student in six joins the school after the beginning of Year 7.
Academic performance
The following are the percentage of pupils achieving 5 A*-C grades at GCSE upon leaving the school in recent years. (Including English and Maths)[2]
| Year | Score |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 52% |
| 2010 | 44% |
| 2009 | 37% |
| 2008 | 42% |
| 2007 | 36% |
| 2006 | 21% |
| 2005 | 34% |
| 2004 | 21% |
| 2003 | 22% |
The school's most recent Ofsted Inspection in May 2016 placed Kelmscott in the "Good" category.[3]
Notable former pupils
The professional footballer Fabrice Muamba is a former student of Kelmscott School, along with fellow alumnus Marvin McCoy who plays for League 1 side Wycombe Wanderers. [4]
References
- Waltham Forest Council Archived 2009-01-08 at the Wayback Machine - Capital projects (Kelmscott)
- BBC NEWS - League Tables for Kelmscott School
- Paul Chronnell (7 December 2005). "Muamba: Can he really be the new Vieira?". Islington Gazette. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2008.