The Aldgate School

The Aldgate School
Address
St James's Passage

,
South East the London
,
EC3A 5DE

Coordinates51°30′49″N 0°04′38″W / 51.5137°N 0.0772°W / 51.5137; -0.0772
Information
TypeVoluntary aided school
MottoFaith, hope and love abide, these three: and the greatest of these is love
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1709
Closednever
Local authorityCity of London
Department for Education URN100000 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherA. Allan
GenderCo-educational
Age4 to 11
Enrolment276
Housesnone
Websitehttp://www.thealdgateschool.org/

The Aldgate School (formerly Sir John Cass's Foundation Primary School) is a Church of England primary school located in the City of London, England.[1] It is the only state-funded school in the City of London. The last Ofsted report in 2013 classed it as "Outstanding".[2] The school was founded in 1709 in the churchyard of St Botolph's Aldgate.[3]

The school was previously named after Sir John Cass but was renamed The Aldgate School in September 2020 in the light of Cass's links with the Atlantic slave trade.[4]

Catchment

The Aldgate School admits pupils from the age of 4 (Reception) to the 6th year. There is currently one class of approximately 30 students per year. The school has a small priority catchment area that includes all of the City of London plus a few streets to the east, as far as the A1202 road, Commercial Street, Leman Street and Royal Mint Street.

In the 2016 reception class, a bulge class was established. For the first time, there were two classes of 30 pupils starting in September 2016. This class moved through the school year-on-year. There will not be an additional class at all levels, just one bulge class.

References

  1. ^ "The Lives of Ronald Pinn". LRB. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Underperforming East End school making "good progress"". East London Advertiser. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  3. ^ "The other City workers". Financial Times. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. ^ "School changes name 'due to slavery links'". BBC News. 2 September 2020.