Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College

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Abbs Cross Academy and Art's College
Address
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
Abbs Cross Lane

Hornchurch
,
Greater London
,
RM12 4YB

England
Coordinates 51°33′12″N0°12′30″E / 51.5532°N 0.2083°E / 51.5532; 0.2083
Information
Type Academy
Motto"Be in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing"
Established1958
Department for Education URN 136663 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Staff~200
GenderMixed
Age11to 16
Enrolment~850
HousesA, B, C, M, R, S, (D & E for Year 11)
Colour(s)Green/Black/White    
Website https://www.abbscross.net/

Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College (once known as Abbs Cross Technical High School) is situated on Abbs Cross Lane, Hornchurch, in the London Borough of Havering, England. Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College is an Arts College. The school has a strong link with Havering Sixth Form College in which a majority of its students go on to attend. The School's Headteacher is Mrs Nicola Jethwa, who took on the role of Acting Headteacher but later became the Headteacher. Abbs Cross school was opened in 1958 as a mixed Technical High School, and was enlarged in 1973. Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College joined the "Loxford School Trust" on Tuesday 2 February 2016.

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Arts

The school has been awarded an Artsmark from the Arts Council England.[ citation needed ] Auditions are held for students who wish to enter the school as Performing Arts students.[ citation needed ]

Abbs Cross Music Department has a Dance Band that played for Queen Elizabeth II at Romford Market, and Tony Blair at the Guildhall in London. It has also taken part in Heritage Concerts at the Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch for the Mayor of Havering and, was a Dome Performer for the Year 2000 celebrations at the Millennium Dome, Greenwich. The Dance Band have also toured throughout Europe.[ citation needed ] The school held a Jubilee Anniversary party in September 2008 (50th Anniversary).[ citation needed ] In October 2008, the school's dance company (AX Dance Company) performed at the Olympic festival in Romford, in which the Olympic torch passed through to celebrate the forthcoming 2012 Olympic Games.[ citation needed ]

Loxford

Loxford School of Science and Technology [1] took control of the leadership Abbs Cross in February 2016. This was due to the struggles the school had faced during the years of 2012 to 2015 after a long-term headteacher retired. [2] An Ofsted inspected in June 2015 discovered that the school was no longer graded "good" it was now a grade "inadequate" and put into special measures thenceforth. [3] [4]

Abbs Cross under the support of the Loxford School Trust [5] decided to put an application in 2016 to open a sixth form however this application was rejected [6] as the school did not reach the necessary requirements to do so, and many more changes have been put in place to try to have the school removed from special measures [7] so the school can have a sixth form in future and regain its status.

Recently, the school was removed from special measures and is now rated ‘good.’ Furthermore, it has put in a second application for a sixth form. This application was also rejected.

Notable former pupils

Abbs Cross Technical High School

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References

  1. ↑ "Loxford – School". loxford.net.
  2. ↑ "Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College" (PDF). Ofsted. June 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Find an inspection report". ofsted.gov.uk/. Ofsted Communications. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  4. ↑ Anderson, Hayley. "Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College, Hornchurch, in special measures".
  5. ↑ "Loxford School Trust". loxfordschooltrust.net. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "AoC takes DfE to court over new small school sixth form". 22 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Lambern, John (27 September 2016). "Special measures monitoring inspection of Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College" (PDF). abbscross.net.
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