The Skinners' Company's School for Girls
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| Motto | "Be the best you can" |
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| Established | 1890 |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Mr Tim Clark |
| Chair of Governors | Mr. Robert Farquharson CBE |
| Location |
Skinners' Academy, Woodberry Grove Hackney London N4 1SY England 51°34′22″N 0°04′23″W / 51.572677°N 0.073050°WCoordinates: 51°34′22″N 0°04′23″W / 51.572677°N 0.073050°W |
| DfE number | 204/6909 |
| DfE URN | 136137 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 900 |
| Gender | Girls/boys |
| Ages | 11–19 |
Skinners' Academy (formerly The Skinners' Company's School for Girls) is a school in the Woodberry Down (North Hackney) community for boys and girls aged 11–19, providing a world class education in a state-of-the-art building. The Academy opened in 2010 and is supported by the Worshipful Company of Skinners, a London Livery Company. There are currently approximately 900 pupils on roll from Year 7 - Year 11 and over 100 Sixth Form students. More than 60% of the pupils speak English as an additional language and more than 86% of students are from ethnic minority backgrounds.
In March 2017 the Academy welcomed a short Ofsted inspection which resulted in the Academy retaining its recognition as a 'Good' school.
The Worshipful Company of Skinners (known as The Skinners' Company) is one of the “Great Twelve” Livery Companies with a history going back some 700 years. It is one of the most ancient of the City Guilds and developed from the medieval trade guild of the furriers: members of the guild dressed and traded furs that were used for trimming and lining the garments of richer members of society.
The company, as the guild is now called, is no longer associated with the craft but continues to contribute to educating the young and helping the older in need, through their almshouses, charities and schools. The Skinners' Company's School for Girls is the fourth school that was opened by the Skinners' Company. The other schools respectively are the Sir Andrew Judd's free school (now called Tonbridge School), The Skinners' School and Sir Andrew Judd's Commercial School (now called The Judd School).
The site of the original school building (now the Upper School) in Stamford Hill was bought in 1883 for £3261 13s 2d by the Skinners' Company. The building was erected at the cost of £10,969 18s 9d and the school was opened, as a public school, in 1890 in order to meet the demand for girls' education in London. Girls started at the age of eight. At that time, the school accommodated 187 girls and 8 teachers.
During the Second World War, the school was evacuated to Welwyn Garden City, despite this, some emergency lessons were held at the school. The school was also used to house a division of the emergency fire service. It was during the war that the girls adopted a warship, sending food and clothing for its sailors.
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