Hammersmith Academy
About Hammersmith Academy
Hammersmith Academy is a mixed, non-denominational secondary school in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, one of 14 state secondary schools in the local authority. Among its local peers, it sits behind West London Free School, The Fulham Boys School, and The Hurlingham Academy in the LA’s ranking. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Latymer Upper School, 1.2 kilometres away, but Hammersmith Academy itself holds a Good rating from its most recent inspection. With 950 pupils on roll across the 11-18 age range, it is a reasonably sized secondary that serves a diverse urban catchment. The school is led by headteacher Gary Kynaston and operates as an academy, meaning it has some independence from the local authority in how it runs its curriculum and budget.
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