Chobham Academy

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Chobham Academy


Type	Academy
Principal	Jason Baigent
Location	40 Cheering Lane Stratford London E20 1BD England
DfE number	316/4003
DfE URN	139703 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	3–19+
Website	chobhamacademy.org.uk

Chobham Academy is a new academy which opened in September 2013. The academy is located in the East Village of Stratford in the London Borough of Newham, England. It has 1,800 student places and has a specialism in performing arts.^[1]^[2]

Chobham Academy is located in buildings that were first used during the 2012 Summer Olympics as the main base for organising and managing teams. Rebuilt after the games, it opened in September 2013 as an education campus comprising: a nursery, primary and secondary school, sixth form and adult learning facility.^[3] As a school that was purpose-built to serve the new community established in the former Olympic Village, priority for admission into the academy will be given to those who live in East Village.^[4]

The academy is operated by the Harris Federation, a federation of primary and secondary academies in England. The Academy is sponsored by Lend Lease Group. Lend Lease have been responsible for the design, development and construction of East Village, on behalf of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The academy building was designed by architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris.^[5]

The principal is New Zealander Jason Baigent.^[2]

References

↑ Jonathan McEvoy (2011-07-27). "London 2012 Olympics: Your photo guide to the Olympic Park site | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Melton, Natalie (10 October 2012). "An interview with Chobham Academy Principle Designate, Jason Baigent". London Living. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
↑ "Olympic school gets the go ahead". BBC News. 3 April 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
↑ "Admissions criteria for Chobham Academy" (PDF). Academy and free schools admissions criteria for September 2013. Newham Council. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
↑ Burdett, Ricky (20 April 2012). "Legacy linchpin: Chobham Academy". Architecture Today. Retrieved 19 May 2013.

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Official website
Chobham Academy: The school with an Olympic view (BBC News School Report)

v t e Schools and colleges in Newham

State primary schools	Chobham Academy West Ham Church School

State secondary schools	Brampton Manor Academy Chobham Academy Cumberland School Eastlea Community School Forest Gate Community School Kingsford Community School Langdon School Lister Community School Little Ilford School Plashet School Rokeby School The Royal Docks Community School St Angela's Ursuline School St Bonaventure's Catholic Comprehensive School Sarah Bonnell School Stratford School

Independent schools	Grangewood Independent School Tyndale Academy

FE & sixth form colleges	London Academy of Excellence Newham College of Further Education Newham Sixth Form College

Defunct schools	Plaistow County Grammar School Walton Road School

v t e Harris Federation schools

Beckenham Bermondsey Bromley Chafford Hundred Chobham Crystal Palace East Dulwich Girls East Dulwich Boys Falconwood Greenwich Merton Morden Peckham Purley South Norwood Upper Norwood

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