Harris Academy St John's Wood
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===Merged school=== |
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Quintin and Kynaston merged in 1969 as a new [[Comprehensive school (England and Wales)|comprehensive school]] named Quintin Kynaston School, and became [[Mixed-sex education|co-educational]] in 1976. During the 1990s the school had issues usually associated with problem schools in inner city areas. It became a Specialist [[Technology College (United Kingdom specialist schools programme)|Technology College]] in 2001.{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/1400721.stm|title=More schools get specialist status|date=21 June 2001|publisher=The BBC|access-date=28 November 2009}} In 2002, Joanna Shuter was appointed head teacher. The prime minister, [[Tony Blair]], launched the "Extended Schools" scheme at Quintin Kynaston in September 2003[http://www.teachingawards.com/winners/winnerDetail.ikml?id=1494&t=reg&y=7 Teaching Awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008190056/http://www.teachingawards.com/winners/winnerDetail.ikml?id=1494&t=reg&y=7|date=8 October 2007}} (Tony Blair visited the school again in 2006{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5324608.stm|title=Blair jeered by college students|date=7 September 2006|publisher=The BBC|access-date=23 April 2026}}). It became a [[Foundation School]] in 2008,{{Cite web|url=http://www.qk.org.uk/about-us/history-of-the-school/|title=History of the School {{!}} Quintin Kynaston|website= |
Quintin and Kynaston merged in 1969 as a new [[Comprehensive school (England and Wales)|comprehensive school]] named Quintin Kynaston School, and became [[Mixed-sex education|co-educational]] in 1976. During the 1990s the school had issues usually associated with problem schools in inner city areas. It became a Specialist [[Technology College (United Kingdom specialist schools programme)|Technology College]] in 2001.{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/1400721.stm|title=More schools get specialist status|date=21 June 2001|publisher=The BBC|access-date=28 November 2009}} In 2002, Joanna Shuter was appointed head teacher. The prime minister, [[Tony Blair]], launched the "Extended Schools" scheme at Quintin Kynaston in September 2003[http://www.teachingawards.com/winners/winnerDetail.ikml?id=1494&t=reg&y=7 Teaching Awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008190056/http://www.teachingawards.com/winners/winnerDetail.ikml?id=1494&t=reg&y=7|date=8 October 2007}} (Tony Blair visited the school again in 2006{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5324608.stm|title=Blair jeered by college students|date=7 September 2006|publisher=The BBC|access-date=23 April 2026}}). It became a [[Foundation School]] in 2008,{{Cite web|url=http://www.qk.org.uk/about-us/history-of-the-school/|title=History of the School {{!}} Quintin Kynaston|website=qk.org.uk|access-date=2015-11-16}} and an [[Academy (English school)|Academy]] in November 2011, keeping its name throughout as Quintin Kynaston School until 2015, when the school moved into new premises and renamed itself Quintin Kynaston.{{Cite web|url=http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/establishment/sen.xhtml?urn=137646|title=EduBase - Quintin Kynaston|website=www.education.gov.uk|access-date=2015-11-16}} |
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=== Requires improvement to joining Harris Federation === |
=== Requires improvement to joining Harris Federation === |
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