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Kingsford Community School is a secondary school in Beckton in the London Borough of Newham, East London, England. It opened in September 2000, and educates full-time students from the ages of 11 to 16. As of 2024, the headteacher is Joan Deslandes.
| Kingsford Community School | |
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Kingsford Way , , E6 5JG | |
| Coordinates | 51°30′51″N 0°03′21″E / 51.5143°N 0.0557°E |
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| Type | Community school |
| Established | 2002 |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Specialist | Language |
| Department for Education URN | 132058 Tables |
| Chair of Governors | Paul Jackson |
| Head Teacher | Joan Deslandes OBE |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 1476 |
| Website | http://www.kingsfordschool.org.uk |
International School
editKingsford Community School is a holder of the British Council's International School Award.[1]
Confucius Classroom
editIn 2001, Kingsford became one of the first schools in the United Kingdom to introduce lessons of Mandarin to its curriculum. In 2007, the school became the first Confucius Classroom, a centre for promoting Mandarin Language and Chinese Culture, in London and the South-East. Subsequently, the school has worked closely with both the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust and Hanban (the National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language), now CLEC (Chinese Center for Language Education and Cooperation) in order to develop its own Chinese learning programme and also to promote the teaching of the Chinese language and culture to other schools in the capital and South-East region.[2]
Links with independent schools
editPupils who take part in the school's Scholarship Aspiration Programme are able to secure fully funded scholarships at leading independent schools, boarding and day schools, at home and abroad. In recent years graduates from the programme have benefited from and enriched the learning communities of prestigious institutions such as Brighton College, Eton College, Wellington College, and University College School Hampstead, as well as many others across the UK.[3]
The 100 Group
editThe 100 Group was a collection of the 50 leading state school heads and 50 independent school heads selected in discussion between former Schools Secretary, Ed Balls, headmaster of Brighton College, Richard Cairns, and Joan Deslandes, headteacher of Kingsford Community School. The heads were chosen on the basis of their standing in their sectors, their commitment to furthering co-operation between the independent and state sectors and their public contributions to educational debate.[citation needed]
On 22 January 2010 Kingsford hosted the 100 Group's second annual conference, on the subject of social mobility.
Ofsted Report
editIn October 2022, Ofsted rated the school as "good" with many areas, including Leadership and Management and Behaviour and safety of pupils being graded "outstanding". " .[4]
References
edit- ^ "International School Award - British Council - Learning". Archived from the original on 11 August 2004. Retrieved 11 August 2004.
- ^ Wilce, Hilary (8 October 2009). "Look East: Why Chinese lessons are booming". The Independent. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ Garner, Richard (20 June 2008). "Further education: one school of thought". The Independent. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ Ofsted Communications Team (5 November 2010). "Kingsford Community School". reports.ofsted.gov.uk.
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External links
editSchool Website: http://www.kingsfordschool.org.uk