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Laureate Academy
Academy in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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History
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In 2022, an outdated teaching block was demolished to be replaced by a new building and a new multi-use games area.[6]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]
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