Laureate Academy | |
Coordinates: | 51.7576°N -0.4833°W |
Motto: | Libertas Per Cultum |
Established: | 2018 |
Head Label: | Principal |
Head: | Ruthie Jacobs |
Address: | Warners End Road |
Country: | England |
Postcode: | HP1 3DW |
Urn: | 146440 |
Ofsted: | yes |
Enrolment: | 695 |
Lower Age: | 11 |
Upper Age: | 18 |
Houses: | Zeus, Apollo, Hera, Athena |
Colours: | Blue, White, Black |
Website: | https://www.laureate.futureacademies.org/ |
Laureate Academy is a secondary school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. The academy was launched in September 2018 on the site of Cavendish School.[1] Laureate Academy is part of Future Academies, a multi-academy trust.
See main article: Cavendish School, Hemel Hempstead. Cavendish Grammar School was officially opened in 1962 and was one of the first of the new breed of post-war technical grammar schools. From 1970 the school became a comprehensive school, The Cavendish School.
In 2018, Cavendish School closed and reopened as Laureate Academy; the takeover was part of an expansion of Lord Nash's Future Academies multi-academy trust[2] which controversially extended to other schools in Hertfordshire in 2019 despite concerns about the trust's governance[3] and despite parents' opposition.[4] Concerns were raised about the introduction of compulsory Latin at Laureate Academy, with parents fearing the trust planned a grammar school-type emphasis on academic rather than vocational options.
in July 2020, Laureate Academy was ranked the 7th worst school in Hertfordshire.[5]
In 2022, an outdated teaching block was demolished to be replaced by a new building and a new multi-use games area.[6]
In June 2023, the school was inspected by Ofsted and graded Good.[7]
All Year 7-11 students are divided into four Houses, each named after a Greek god/goddess: Zeus, Apollo, Hera, and Athena.
Girls: navy blue trousers or skirt; white blouse; navy blue blazer with a crest; black socks or stockings and a striped tie.
Boys: navy blue trousers; white shirt; navy blue blazer with a crest; black socks and a striped tie.