Stoke Newington School - Media Arts & Science College
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| Stoke Newington School & Sixth Form: Media Arts & Science College | |
| Headteacher | Annie Gammon |
| Specialisms | media arts and science |
| Location | Clissold Road Stoke Newington London N16 9EX |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Website | www.sns.hackney.sch.uk |
| Coordinates: 51°33′32″N 0°05′02″W / 51.559°N 0.084°W | |
Stoke Newington School (SNS) is a media arts and science college, situated in Stoke Newington, in the London Borough of Hackney. The school is an amalgamation of Clissold School and Woodberry Down School, with the new school founded in 1982 in the building of the former Clissold School. The current Head Teacher of the school is Annie Gammon, who succeeded Mark Emmerson in March 2008.
In 2002 the school's Media Arts status was granted by the then Department for Education and Skills (DfES). The further title Media Arts & Science was awarded by the DfES in 2005 and has been in use since 2006.
In the 2007 report produced by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) Stoke Newington School was described as "an outstanding school with a culture of high expectations" and that 'close attention to making sure that all students do as well as they possibly can characterises the school's leadership and management at all levels'. Stoke Newington School has a 6th form which was launched in 2007, directed by Craig Hewitt and Rosy Salam.
'SNS - Best performing secondary in the best performing local authority in mainland England – Jan 2007' quote from the Stoke Newington School website.
The school is currently[when?] undergoing major renovation under the 'Building Schools for the Future' (BSF) programme. The construction work is due to finish in 2010 when the building will gain a new entrance building containing 13 new classrooms clad in Cor-ten steel, a new dining hall (the length of more than four classrooms), improvements to the circulation (with more connecting corridors on second and third floors), the old temporary classrooms being replaced, new roofing throughout, new furniture and IT equipments, the addition of a 'superloo' (a toilet in English) where the pupil toilet facilities will be supervised and new disabled access features such as lifts and ramps.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Adam Deacon - actor (attended 1994–1999)[1]
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