Swanlea School
| Established | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Headteacher | Brenda Landers |
| Location |
Brady Street Whitechapel London E1 5DJ England 51°31′15″N 0°03′33″W / 51.5209°N 0.0592°WCoordinates: 51°31′15″N 0°03′33″W / 51.5209°N 0.0592°W |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| DfE number | 211/4297 |
| DfE URN | 100973 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Red/Grey/Black |
| Website | swanlea.towerhamlets.sch.uk |
Swanlea School is a secondary school of over 1000 students on roll, it also has a collaborative sixth-form which is on site known as Cambridge Heath Sixth Form with 360 students on-roll.[1] It is situated in the heart of the historic east end of London and less than a mile away from the City of London; it serves the local community, which is almost entirely Bangladeshi in origin.
Swanlea was one of the first schools in the country to be awarded Business and Enterprise specialist status by the DCFS in 2002, and in its recent inspection by Ofsted (18–19 November 2008) Swanlea was judged to be outstanding in all areas.
The school also holds the Healthy Schools award, Investors in People award, Artsmark silver, the British Council Gold standard International award and Advanced Status for Out of Hours Learning Provision.
There are over 60 permanent teaching staff and more than 100 support/administrative staff working here.
Swanlea has only had two Headteachers, Linda Austin, and currently, Brenda Landers. Linda Austin retired in January 2011 after 18 years of service, and was awarded an O.B.E. for services to Education in the Queen's birthday honours list in 2011.
Swanlea Secondary School, Brady Street, was designed by Percy Thomas Partnership with Hampshire County Architects. It opened in 1993 and was the first secondary school built in London for over 10 years.[2] The school was built around a central covered 'street' with a dramatic curved glass roof and was passively heated and ventilated.[2]
References
- ↑ Swanlea School website: http://www.swanlea.towerhamlets.sch.uk/welcome.html
- 1 2 Hardingham, S. Around a new world in a day: One of the publishing hits of 1993 was 'London: a Guide to Recent Architecture', a pocket picture book... The Independent, 10 July 1994. Retrieved 2011-10-26.