SCHOOL NEWS
Ground-Breaking Sixth Form Partnership LEH and Hampton School have teamed up with Reach Academy as founding partners behind a ground-breaking new Sixth Form College for Feltham, which aims to broaden choices for local young people and offer transformative opportunities. Opening in September 2022, Feltham College is an innovative model of post-16 education, which brings together state and independent educators and leaders from the business and health sectors. It will be a centre of academic and vocational excellence at the heart of the town, playing a key role in rejuvenating a historically deprived area that has experienced significant pandemicrelated job losses.
LEH Head Mistress Heather Hanbury believes Feltham College has the potential to become one of the foremost sixth form colleges in London: “Its unique approach and ambitious plans to support the education of 16 to 18-year-olds in Feltham chime well with LEH’s own ethos and philosophy and gives young people with ambition, drive and aspiration the chance to study up to the highest level and gain entry to leading universities. We are delighted to play our part in the establishment of this exciting new college.” Situated in the town centre, the new sixth form college campus will be affiliated to Reach Academy, already a renowned local education provider. In addition to classrooms and laboratories, facilities will include
LEH wins Independent Girls’ School of the Year Lady Eleanor Holles School fought off fierce competition to be named Independent Girls’ School of the Year at the prestigious Independent School Awards 2021. The judges said: “All this year’s entries were really strong, but for its values-led approach to the education of girls, focusing on resilience and permeating across all aspects of school life and relationships, this year’s winner is Lady Eleanor Holles School.”
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“We are truly delighted to have this recognition,” said Head Mistress Mrs Hanbury. “The Award recognises the hard work and commitment of all LEH staff, so congratulations are due to the entire School team. We won this against some very impressive competition, so it’s all the more pleasing.” The other finalists were Benenden School, Downe House, Harrogate Ladies’ College and St Mary’s School, Cambridge. More than 700 schools took part in the nation-wide contest and the winners were revealed at a virtual ceremony in October.
a restaurant and café, music rehearsal rooms and production studios, allowing pupils on vocational courses to gain real-life work experience. Feltham College’s academic courses will be supported by LEH and Hampton – building on the relationship of trust that has developed at all levels over the past nine years, and ensuring that across the board, academic courses are highly effective and set pupils up for success.
