Aylward Academy
Encyclopedia
The Aylward Academy is a secondary school
situated in Windmill Road, Edmonton
, in the London Borough of Enfield
, North London
. The school achieved an Artsmark Gold accreditation in March 2006, and, in 2005, the Leading Parent Partnership Award. In early 2010, a decision was made to turn The Gladys Aylward School
into an Academy school
. The proposal was made and the school became an academy school
in September 2010. Jonathan Gillard succeeded Ian Lucas as Headteacher of the school who resigned earlier that year.
providing full range of educational courses for pupils aged 11 to 19 years. Recently Aylward Academy has received two School Achievement Awards from the DFS in recognition of progress made in the past and received Soft Furnishings mark 14th accreditation in March 2006. The academy has a long established accredited partnership with Middlesex University
. It also contributes to the local area and plays a vital role in Enfield's part in the 2012 Olympics. The school also have accreditation for Partnership in Action which recognizes he broad range of Work Related Learning activities in which the school has participated.
, to be known as Weir Hall School. From that year until 2006 in which it was called Aylward School in honour of Gladys Aylward
who grew up in Cheddington Road, Edmonton, London. The lower school was in the buildings of the former Hazelbury Secondary modern school. Before finally moving to its present location in Windmill Road. From 2006 it then received its name of The Gladys Aylward School. Owing to it failing to reach the required standards in a Ofsted
report the school was put under 'special measures' eventually moving to 'room for improvement'. In early 2010 it was proposed that the school had to be turned into an Academy school in order for the school to maintain the required standards.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
situated in Windmill Road, Edmonton
Edmonton, London
Edmonton is an area in the east of the London Borough of Enfield, England, north-north-east of Charing Cross. It has a long history as a settlement distinct from Enfield.-Location:...
, in the London Borough of Enfield
London Borough of Enfield
The London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough and forms part of Outer London. It borders the London Boroughs of Barnet, Haringey and Waltham Forest...
, North London
North London
North London is the northern part of London, England. It is an imprecise description and the area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes. Common to these definitions is that it includes districts located north of the River Thames and is used in comparison with South...
. The school achieved an Artsmark Gold accreditation in March 2006, and, in 2005, the Leading Parent Partnership Award. In early 2010, a decision was made to turn The Gladys Aylward School
The Gladys Aylward School
The Gladys Aylward School was a secondary school situated in Windmill Road, Edmonton, in the London Borough of Enfield, North London. The school achieved an Arts mark Gold accreditation in March 2006, and, in 2005, the Leading Parent Partnership Award. In early 2010, a decision was made to turn...
into an Academy school
Academy School
Academy School is a former school complex located in Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA. It was discontinued for school use in 2001 with the opening of the Smith Middle School and renovation of the Gideon Welles School. From 1974–2001, Academy School was the town's sixth-grade school, although it housed...
. The proposal was made and the school became an academy school
Academy School
Academy School is a former school complex located in Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA. It was discontinued for school use in 2001 with the opening of the Smith Middle School and renovation of the Gideon Welles School. From 1974–2001, Academy School was the town's sixth-grade school, although it housed...
in September 2010. Jonathan Gillard succeeded Ian Lucas as Headteacher of the school who resigned earlier that year.
Background
Aylward Academy is a large and diverse comprehensive schoolComprehensive
Comprehensive may refer to:*Comprehensive layout, the page layout of a proposed design as initially presented by the designer to a client*Comprehensive school, a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude...
providing full range of educational courses for pupils aged 11 to 19 years. Recently Aylward Academy has received two School Achievement Awards from the DFS in recognition of progress made in the past and received Soft Furnishings mark 14th accreditation in March 2006. The academy has a long established accredited partnership with Middlesex University
Middlesex University
Middlesex University is a university in north London, England. It is located in the historic county boundaries of Middlesex from which it takes its name. It is one of the post-1992 universities and is a member of Million+ working group...
. It also contributes to the local area and plays a vital role in Enfield's part in the 2012 Olympics. The school also have accreditation for Partnership in Action which recognizes he broad range of Work Related Learning activities in which the school has participated.
Aylward School 1927-2006 / The Gladys Aylward School 2006-2010
The school was founded in 1927 as a Higher Grade School at Raynham School. In 1967 the school relocated to a new building in Wilbury Way and became a comprehensive schoolComprehensive
Comprehensive may refer to:*Comprehensive layout, the page layout of a proposed design as initially presented by the designer to a client*Comprehensive school, a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude...
, to be known as Weir Hall School. From that year until 2006 in which it was called Aylward School in honour of Gladys Aylward
Gladys Aylward
Gladys May Aylward was the evangelical Christian missionary to China whose story was told in the book The Small Woman by Alan Burgess, published in 1957...
who grew up in Cheddington Road, Edmonton, London. The lower school was in the buildings of the former Hazelbury Secondary modern school. Before finally moving to its present location in Windmill Road. From 2006 it then received its name of The Gladys Aylward School. Owing to it failing to reach the required standards in a Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
report the school was put under 'special measures' eventually moving to 'room for improvement'. In early 2010 it was proposed that the school had to be turned into an Academy school in order for the school to maintain the required standards.