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Haggerston School in the east end

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iamnotaprincess · 26/09/2010 11:34

Can anyone tell me anything about Haggerston? I know a lovely girl who goes there, but otherwise nothing else. So far I am incredibly impressed with the new secondaries around here.

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dinosaur · 09/10/2010 13:30

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iamnotaprincess · 08/10/2010 20:51

Maybe if she does not want to be outed, she could do a quick name change?..I only want to hear good things by the way..Wink

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AgonyBeetle · 08/10/2010 20:34

I know an MNer with kids there, do you want me to point her in this direction? Not sure if she wants to be outed, but I can ask...

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iamnotaprincess · 08/10/2010 20:29

It sounds good from what I heard. I wondered if anyboy actually had kids there.

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Ctherine · 07/10/2010 11:13

Michael Wilshaw, Principal at Mossbourne, is now executive head at Haggerstone and two of his vice principals are working there to bring it up. Results have already gone up and will go up further. Should be a good bet if you live close enough.

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iamnotaprincess · 27/09/2010 10:05

Are your kids at a local secondary? Which ones were you impressed by, if any?

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photocall · 26/09/2010 22:39

I visited last year and it looked dire, but there is a new head now and the BSF funding is going ahead I think.

The girls taking me around kept getting told off for taking detours to chat with their mates, I got a lovely insight into the detention hall and an exasperated music teacher. They've just got their first intake of boys and a boy from DS' school has gone there. He's a bright and streetwise kid and I think he'll do fine.

It doesn't get much of a mixed intake compared to many other Hackney schools - it seemed to be right in the middle of a council estate, whereas some other schools will have both council estates and houses nearby.

I saw some other certificates and notices about other girls who had got very good GCSE grades when I was visiting, so clearly some children have done well academically. I think their results will continue to improve with all the investment and new staff, but I wonder how much of it is down to fudging statistics and GCSE-equivalents.

Open evening is tomorrow night.

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