Clapton Girls' Academy
| Motto | Wisdom and Togetherness |
|---|---|
| Established | 1906 |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Ms Anna Feltham |
| Location |
Laura Place, Lower Clapton Road Lower Clapton Greater London E5 0RB England 51°33′15″N 0°03′07″W / 51.55423°N 0.05197°WCoordinates: 51°33′15″N 0°03′07″W / 51.55423°N 0.05197°W |
| DfE number | 204/4302 |
| DfE URN | 137442 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 2000+ |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 11–19 |
| Former name | John Howard School |
| Website | www.clapton.hackney.sch.uk |
Clapton Girls' Academy (formerly Clapton Girls Technology College) is a secondary school with academy status located in Hackney, London, England.
The school is situated north of Hackney town centre on the A102. It is a few hundred metres west of Homerton University Hospital. It lies in the parish of St James, Clapton.
There are 900 pupils in the school. As Clapton Girls Technology College, the school was amongst the top 5% of schools that had improved nationally. More than half the students that attend are eligible for free school meals and under a third have special educational needs. More than 50 languages are spoken at the school and 70% of the students hold English as an additional language.
The school is located on the site that was the Newcome's School from the early 18th century until 1815, and the London Orphan Asylum from 1825. On 21 September 1906, the school opened as the County Secondary School for Girls' South Hackney.
In May 1916, the name was changed to Clapton County Secondary School for Girls when it moved to new buildings in Laura Place. Due to WWII, in September 1939, the school was evacuated to Bishop's Stortford. It was called the John Howard Grammar School for Girls, named after John Howard (prison reformer) (1726–90), in 1947 and had around 450 girls. In 1966, the Queen Mother visited the school.
In 1977, the school absorbed the Clapton Park School, a secondary modern school with 1,000 girls on Chelmer Road in Homerton, and the school adopted the motto Wisdom and Togetherness. It became an 11-16 girls' comprehensive school. In 1999, the school was awarded Technology College status, and changed its name to Clapton Girls Technology College. The former Clapton Park School has been turned into flats, and was off Glyn Road to the east of the hospital.
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