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May 16, 2024 · Hackney Downs School. This page summarises records created by this Organisation. The summary includes a brief description of the collection (s) (usually including the covering...
Hackney Downs School was an 11–16 boys, community comprehensive secondary school in Lower Clapton, Greater London, England. It was established in 1876 and closed in 1995. It has been replaced by the Mossbourne Community Academy.
The school was founded by the Grocers Company to offer education to children of Hackney, a suburb of London, which changed at the beginning of the 20th century from a leafy suburb to an area in...
Jun 13, 2022 · The history of Hackney Downs School: formerly the Grocers' Company's School. by. Alderman, Geoffrey. Publication date. 1972. Topics. Hackney Downs School -- History. Publisher. London, Clove Club.
Jul 27, 1995 · 1993: Hackney proposes recruiting girls to the school to make it less aggressive. The Department for Education turns down the application, leaving the school without any first-year pupils.
Jul 28, 2006 · The closure of Hackney Downs School under Section 225 of the Education Act 1993. Neville Harris. Pages 109-125. Published online: 28 Jul 2006. Download citation. https://doi.org/10.1080/0953996960080201. Citations. Metrics. Reprints & Permissions. Read this article. Click to increase image size.
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In July 1995, Hackney Downs School won a prolonged battle to stay open, against a corrupt, incompetent Local Education Authority, convincing the full council to vote against the recommendation of its own Chief Education Officer: an amazing victory, yet just ten days later it was taken over by the East London Education Association, a quango set ...
