Northumberland Park serves one of the most deprived wards in greater London. There are more than 1,000 students on roll and there is a diverse student population: 72.6 per cent have English as an additional language (EAL) and the largest ethnic groups are those with a Turkish, African, Caribbean or White European heritage; 45.3 per cent of students are eligible for free school meals and 7.4 per cent have an SEN statement or are School Action Plus.
I started at the school in September 2012 as curriculum leader for key stage 4 when the English results were
41 per cent A* to C. With the hard work of the team and students, our results increased to 61 per cent in 2013 and 69 per cent this summer. In April, I was promoted to head of the communications faculty and we have four new members of staff in the English department.
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