Chobham Academy

Chobham Academy
Location
Stratford , London , E20 England
Coordinates	51°32′57.44″N 0°0′25.8″W
Information
Type	Academy[1]
Established	2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Department for Education URN	139703 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Francesca Perry[1]
Gender	Mixed[1]
Age	3 to 18[1]
Enrolment	2041[1]
Capacity	1780[1]
Website	www.chobhamacademy.org.uk

Chobham Academy is a mixed all-through school and sixth form which opened in September 2013. The school is located on Cheering Lane in the East Village of Stratford in the London Borough of Newham, England. It has 1,800 student places and has a specialism in performing arts and English.^[2][3]

Chobham Academy is located in buildings that were first used during the 2012 Summer Olympics as the main base for organising and managing teams. Rebuilt after the games, it opened in September 2013 as an education campus comprising: a nursery, primary and secondary school, sixth form and adult learning facility.^[4]

As a school that was purpose-built to serve the new community established in the former Olympic Village, priority for admission into the school is given to those who live in East Village.^[5]

The school is operated by the Harris Federation, a federation of primary and secondary academies in England. The school is sponsored by Lendlease, which was responsible for the design, development and construction of East Village, on behalf of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The school building was designed by architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris.^[6]

Ofsted inspections

As of 2024, the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in 2015, when it was judged Outstanding.^[7] This was also the school's first inspection since its establishment.^[7]

References

1. "Chobham Academy". Get information about schools. Gov.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
2. Melton, Natalie (10 October 2012). "An interview with Chobham Academy Principal Designate, Jason Baigent". London Living. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
3. "English – Subjects – Chobham Academy Secondary". secondary.harrischobham.org.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
4. "Olympic school gets the go ahead". BBC News. 3 April 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
5. "Admissions criteria for Chobham Academy" (PDF). Academy and free schools admissions criteria for September 2013. Newham London Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
6. Burdett, Ricky (20 April 2012). "Legacy linchpin: Chobham Academy". Architecture Today. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
7. Cox, Lesley (2015). "Chobham Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

External links

• Official website
• Chobham Academy: The school with an Olympic view (BBC News School Report)