Draft:Hampden Gurney C of E School
Submission declined on 15 December 2023 by DoubleGrazing (talk).
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Comment: Somewhat unusually for a primary school, there are actually some signs of possible notability, in particular the BBC and Standard articles; it's just that two sources aren't quite enough to satisfy WP:GNG (and the Standard piece is in any case a bit borderline). DoubleGrazing (talk) 08:23, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
Hampden Gurney C of E School is a top ten[1] state primary school based in Marylebone, London.
History[edit]
Established in 1863 as a memorial to John Hampden Gurney, it was first situated on Hampden Gurney Street, close to Marble Arch and Oxford Street. In 1936 it was amalgamated with St Luke's school located in Nutford Place operating across two campuses. The school site was destroyed during the Blitz in WW2 and subsequently was rebuilt opening in 1967 by the poet John Betjemen (who went on to become Poet Laureate).[2] During the early 1990s, the school was rebuilt again by BDP Architects with improved facilities as the building which stands on Nutford Place today, close to Hyde Park.[3][4] The new building development won several awards including the RIBA Award for architecture 2002 (Shortlist for Stirling Prize)[5], Civic Trust Award 2004 and Structural Steel Design Award 2003 (commendation).[6][7]
Academics[edit]
The school ranks in the top 10 state primary schools[8] in the UK by the Sunday Times Schools Guide[9] and the BBC's Primary School League Tables where it ranked joint first in 2014 by attainment scores[10]. Its latest The Sunday Times Schools Guide ranking in 2022 was 4th.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Spivey, Matt (2023-02-22). "London's 175 best primary schools according to Sunday Times 2023 list". MyLondon. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "History of Hampden Gurney". Hampden Gurney | Church of England Primary School. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "Scaling the heights of school design". BBC News. 2002-11-02. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Hampden Gurney School | AJ Buildings Library". www.ajbuildingslibrary.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "Hampden Gurney Primary School, London | guardian.co.uk Arts". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Scaling the heights of school design". BBC News. 2002-11-02. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Hampden Gurney - BDP.com". BDP. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ Mustaqeem, Syraat Al (2022-01-11). "London School that banned designer trainers now in top ten UK schools". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ Leonard, Sue (2023-12-09). "Best primary schools in England 2022". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Primary school league tables: Best results". BBC News. 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ Greeney, Susan (2022-12-12). "Hampden Gurney ranked 4th in Sunday Times Parent Power primary school league tables". Hampden Gurney | Church of England Primary School. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
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