Cranford Review 2015

EDITORIAL
2014 / 2015
Yet
again, this has been a very
impressive year for Cranford on
many fronts. Our examination
results continue to rise and our GCSE headline figures
are now significantly above the national average. The
government is introducing new measures for pupil
progress and the progress that the students have
made in this summer’s examination results is also
significantly above the progress for pupils across the
country. This means that students at Cranford achieve
stunning results in every respect.
Our A level students were no exception with superb
outcomes, and this is the first year that one of our
Sixth formers, Gugandeep Banga has been awarded the
highly prestigious Fullbright scholarship, and he will
start at New York University this Autumn. Needless
to say, the track record of Cranford students going on
to the best universities continues, with this summer
seeing our students secure places at the top Russell
Group universities including Kings College London,
University College London and Durham University.
Cranford has continued to achieve a number of awards
for excellent achievement including yet again two
awards from the Specialist Schools and Academies
Trust. We were also invited to become the Lead
School for the Southwest London Science Learning
Partnership as we take the forefront in training and
developing science education across eight London
boroughs.
As a newly designated Teaching School, we have this
year added to our impressive portfolio partnerships
including with Kingston University and the London
Diocese to provide school based training for many
teachers particularly in shortage areas where it has
often proved difficult to recruit.
Our partnership work with Berkeley Primary continues
to flourish and Berkeley was cited in HMIs annual
report to Parliament for the extraordinary journey
of improvement made which we at Cranford have
supported.
Creativity at Cranford has reached new levels
particularly in Drama where we had a stunning
performance of Richard III as part of the Shakespeare
in Schools project. More recently we were treated
to an amazing theatre production of the Caucasian
Chalk Circle showing the immense talents of Cranford
students.
Numerous high profile visitors have come to
Cranford this year and in particular we welcomed
the US ambassador who met with our Sixth Formers
in December. Cranford hosted the Hounslow Young
Citizens scheme where most primary schools in
the borough attended a training event at the school
designed to raise pupil awareness of risk and their
ability to make the right choices in a range of different
situations. This is on the back of a great deal of
involvement and support from Seema Malhotra, our
local MP, on a wide range of equalities issues that are
vital for this community and beyond. She also took
part in the borough Sixth form RE conference that
took place at Cranford.
I remain immensely proud of the amazing achievements
of our students and the many successes of Cranford.
The school continues to go from strength to strength
and I am delighted to remain so deeply involved with
this school and the community.
Kevin Prunty
(Executive Headteacher, National Leader of Education)
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