Hornsey Secondary School for Girls
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Hornsey School for Girls is the only all-girl secondary school located in the borough of Haringay, situated in the Hornsey/Crouch End area of North London. With over sixty different first languages spoken by approx 1,500 pupils, it is a truly inclusive, multicultural school. In summer 2009, 66% of Year 11 students obtained 5+ A*-C passes at GCSE and A2 results saw a 10% improvement. The headteacher of Hornsey Secondary school for girls is Ms Jones.
In February 2010 the school was awarded London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic 'Get Set' accreditation as a reward for all the work it has been doing around the Olympic and Paralympic Values. In March students and teachers met with Lord Sebastian Coe, Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee, as part of a celebration of the International Inspirations Programme and to officially be awarded the 'Get Set' accreditation. International Inspiration is London 2012's official international sports legacy programme which aims to use the power of physical education, sport and play to enrich the lives of millions of children and young people across the world, including Trinidad and Tobago. As part of the programme Hornsey School for Girls is twinned with Speyside High School in Trinidad & Tobago. The project will promote girls at Hornsey school into leadership through sport as well as give them opportunities to learn from its sister school in the Caribbean.
The school also hosts stage productions and provides out of school opportunities in the performing arts and sports and specialises in the humanities. The school has a clear vision for the future to create a strong performance arts ethos and create a healthy learning environment that is accessible and welcoming.
When Ofsted visited the school in 2011, they reported the Citizenship department as outstanding. 'All lessons observed were good or outstanding. They were characterised by meticulous planning of enjoyable learning activities, good pace, very good relationships, high expectations and excellent use of information and communication technology'.
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Library and Sixth Form Centre
A brand new Library, Administration Facility and Sixth Form Centre were built in 2010 along with the refurbishment of Craft and Design Technology (CDT) spaces and Behavioural, Emotional and Social Disorder (BESD) spaces. The BESD space helps to support students with behavioural emotional and social difficulties.
New power and data infrastructure throughout the school. This will better connect computers and communication systems
There is also a personalised learning and achievement area.
Ms Jones has introduced that all students from Yrs 7-13 wear a school lanyard for their own personal safety. The lanyards are colour coded:
Yr 7: Purple
Yr 8: Light Blue
Yr 9: Dark Blue
Yr 10: Pink
Yr 11: Green
Post 16: Black
Specialisms
Hornsey School for Girls is a High Performing Specialist School. Their Specialism is Performing Arts which was initially gained in September 2002.In February 2010 the school was awarded London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic 'Get Set' accreditation as a reward for all the work it has been doing around the Olympic and Paralympic Values. In March students and teachers met with Lord Sebastian Coe, Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee, as part of a celebration of the International Inspirations Programme and to officially be awarded the 'Get Set' accreditation. International Inspiration is London 2012's official international sports legacy programme which aims to use the power of physical education, sport and play to enrich the lives of millions of children and young people across the world, including Trinidad and Tobago. As part of the programme Hornsey School for Girls is twinned with Speyside High School in Trinidad & Tobago. The project will promote girls at Hornsey school into leadership through sport as well as give them opportunities to learn from its sister school in the Caribbean.
The school also hosts stage productions and provides out of school opportunities in the performing arts and sports and specialises in the humanities. The school has a clear vision for the future to create a strong performance arts ethos and create a healthy learning environment that is accessible and welcoming.
When Ofsted visited the school in 2011, they reported the Citizenship department as outstanding. 'All lessons observed were good or outstanding. They were characterised by meticulous planning of enjoyable learning activities, good pace, very good relationships, high expectations and excellent use of information and communication technology'.
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Library and Sixth Form Centre
A brand new Library, Administration Facility and Sixth Form Centre were built in 2010 along with the refurbishment of Craft and Design Technology (CDT) spaces and Behavioural, Emotional and Social Disorder (BESD) spaces. The BESD space helps to support students with behavioural emotional and social difficulties.
New power and data infrastructure throughout the school. This will better connect computers and communication systems
There is also a personalised learning and achievement area.
Ms Jones has introduced that all students from Yrs 7-13 wear a school lanyard for their own personal safety. The lanyards are colour coded:
Yr 7: Purple
Yr 8: Light Blue
Yr 9: Dark Blue
Yr 10: Pink
Yr 11: Green
Post 16: Black