UCL Academy

UCL Academy
Address
Adelaide Road Camden , London , NW3 3AQ England
Information
Type	Non-selective academy
Established	2012
Specialist	STEAM
Department for Education URN	137181 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	Professor Lucie Green
Interim Principal	Andrea Pomphrey
Age	11 to 18
Number of students	1000+
Houses	5
Website	www.uclacademy.co.uk

The UCL Academy is a secondary school located in Swiss Cottage in the London borough of Camden, London, United Kingdom and sponsored by University College London (UCL).[1] It opened in September 2012 with 180 students in Year 7 and reached full capacity as of September 2017.

History

The concept of a new academy school in Camden sponsored by UCL was first announced by Malcolm Grant, the UCL Provost, in November 2007.[2]

On 6 August 2010 Education Secretary Michael Gove announced that the academy would receive a requested £30 million capital allocation and would therefore proceed.[3][4] It was revealed on 9 September 2010 that the opening of the academy had been delayed for one year due to the lack of funds. However, the academy went on to open in September 2012.[5]

The academy admitted its first pupils in September 2012.[6]

The school operates under an Interim Principal model.[7] Its Interim Principal is Mrs Pomphrey

Building

The academy is housed in new, purpose-built accommodations located on Adelaide Road.[8] Facilities in the new accommodation include:

• suites of rooms for cross-curricular general learning called Superstudios;
• suites of rooms for art, music and drama, including performance spaces;
• science laboratories, and a science demonstration theatre for lectures, experiments and talks by visiting academics from UCL;
• an engineering science suite, including workshops and technology and science labs;
• House areas, providing places for students to eat together, and for informal study during breaks and before and after school.[8]

Plans for the new building received planning permission in August 2010.[9]

Curriculum

The academy is a unique "STEAM" specialist school and Mandarin is taught.[10][11] The STEAM specialism consists of the following subject areas:

• Science
• Technology
• Engineering
• Art
• Maths

See also

• Education in London
• List of schools in London
• University College School

References

1. "Who We Are". UCL Academy. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
2. Malcolm Grant (20 November 2007). "Natural progression". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
3. "UCL Academy to proceed". University College London. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
4. "Michael Gove's go-ahead as UCL academy survives big cuts". Camden New Journal. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
5. Tom Foot (9 September 2010). "UCL Academy to open one year late". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
6. "School of the future... new state superschool UCL Academy". London Evening Standard. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
7. "Message from the Executive Principal". UCL Academy. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
8. "New building". UCL Academy. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
9. "UCL Academy looks set to get Gove's green light". Hampstead & Highgate Express. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
10. "STEAM Specialism UCL Academy".
11. "Emphasis on Mandarin at UCL academy". London Evening Standard. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2010.

External links

• The UCL Academy
• University College London
• Camden Council

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