Harris Academy Falconwood
Harris Academy Falconwood (formerly Westwood Secondary School and Westwood College) is a city academy in Falconwood, London, England. The school is a mixed gender school and accepts students based on various mental attributes.
| Harris Academy Falconwood | |
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The Green , London , DA16 2PE England | |
| Coordinates | 51°27′31″N 0°05′19″E |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Serve Support Success |
| Established | 2008 |
| Trust | Harris Federation |
| Department for Education URN | 135677 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Mr Tom Street |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,194 |
| Website | http://www.harrisfalconwood.org.uk/ |
History
In September 2007 Harris CTC was integrated into the Harris Federation. This Federation was set up by the same Lord Harris of Peckham and has been set up as a coalition of several secondary schools in London and Southeast England. Harris Academy Falconwood is part of the Harris Federation Sixth Form.
In 2013, a number of staff lost their jobs at the school following evidence that BTEC science coursework (GCSE-level) for 69 pupils had been written by Year 12 students.[1]
In 2019 numerous Harris Academies were accused of 'gaming' the system through the practice of entering entire cohorts for the ESOL qualification, which is aimed at students who have English as an additional language (EAL), Harris Falconwood entered the whole of their Year 11 cohort (177 students) despite only having 15 EAL students. This was shown to be common practice across the Federation. .[2]
Former pupils at Westwood Secondary School include dance instructor and television presenter Len Goodman, who lived at Blackfen and who was a member of the school cricket team.[3]
In September 2020 Terrie Askew retired as Principal, having led the school since 2008. Tom Street, a long-serving employee of the Harris Federation, took up post as Head of Harris Academy Falconwood.[4]
References
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/flagship-academy-teacher-cheated-harris-federation-pupils-science-coursework-rewritten-to-improve-grades-8940442.html
- https://schoolsweek.co.uk/harris-schools-swamp-esol-exam-with-native-english-speakers/
- Len Goodman (3 September 2009). Better late Than Never: From Barrow Boy to Ballroom. Ebury Press. ISBN 0-09-1928036.
- https://0e58658be539ee7325a0-220f04f871df648cf4a4d93a111e3366.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/harris_secondary_falconwood/uploads/lettershome/T-Askew-Retirement-Announcement-New-Head-of-Academy.pdf
