Swanlea School

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Swanlea School
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Address
Swanlea School
Brady Street

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E1 5DJ

Coordinates 51°31′15″N0°03′33″W / 51.5209°N 0.0592°W / 51.5209; -0.0592
Information
Type Community school
Established1993 (1993)
Local authority Tower Hamlets
Department for Education URN 100973 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherKabir Miah
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Colour(s)Red/Grey/Black
Website http://swanlea.co.uk

Swanlea School is a co-educational comprehensive secondary school in Whitechapel with approximately 1200 students from age 11-18. 210 of these students are at Sixth Form /Key Stage 5. It is situated in the heart of the historic east end of London and less than a mile away from the City of London; it serves the local community. Swanlea School is the 21st best school and the 3rd best school for disadvantaged students in the country.

Swanlea School was one of the first schools in the country to be awarded Business and Enterprise specialist status by the DCFS in 2002, and after inspection by OFSTED (4th July 2013) Swanlea was judged to be outstanding in all areas.

The school holds the Healthy Schools Award, Investors in People Award, Artsmark Silver Award, are Stonewall School Champions and is a UCL Beacon School in Holocaust Education.

There are over 60 permanent teaching staff and more than 100 support/administrative staff working here.[ citation needed ]

Swanlea School has had three Headteachers, Linda Austin, Brenda Landers and currently, Kabir Miah. Linda Austin retired in January 2011 after 18 years of service, and was awarded an OBE for services to Education in the Queen's birthday honours list in 2011. Brenda Landers became the executive head in 2023, and Kabir Miah was appointed to the Headteacher role in 2024.

Swanlea School was designed by Percy Thomas Partnership with Hampshire County Architects. It opened in 1993 and was the first secondary school built in London for over 10 years. [1] The school was built around a central covered 'street' with a dramatic curved glass roof and was passively heated and ventilated. [1]

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References

External links [1]

  1. "School Performance-Swanlea School". GOV.UK. Retrieved 18 February 2024.