Stoke Newington School - Media Arts & Science College

Stoke Newington School (SNS) is a media arts & 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 seeing drastic changes within school grounds due to the current project: 'Building Schools for the Future' (BSF). The building is due to finish in 2010 where the building will have a new dining room (the length of more than 4 classrooms), improvements to the circulation (with more connecting corridors on second/third floors), up to 15 new classrooms, the temporary classrooms being replaced, all roofs being revamped, new furniture, equipment, carpets, the addition of a 'superloo' where the bathroom/suite facilities will be supervised and new disabled access features such as lifts and ramps.

[ [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?event=getReport&urn=100279&inspectionNumber=307349&providerCategoryID=8192&fileName=\school\100\s5rti_100279_20071107.xml 2007 Ofsted report] ]

External links

* [http://www.sns.hackney.sch.uk/home.htm Stoke Newington Media Arts College website]

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