Laureate Academy

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.^[1]

Laureate Academy
Address
Warners End Road Hemel Hempstead , Hertfordshire , HP1 3DW England
Coordinates	51°45′27″N 0°29′00″W
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Libertas Per Cultum
Established	2018
Local authority	Hertfordshire
Trust	Future Academies
Department for Education URN	146440 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Ruthie Jacobs
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	695
Houses	Zeus, Apollo, Hera, Athena
Colour(s)	Blue, White, Black
Website	https://www.laureate.futureacademies.org/

History

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.^[4]

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In 2022, an outdated teaching block was demolished to be replaced by a new building and a new multi-use games area.^[6]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]