Laureate Academy


Laureate Academy is a secondary school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. The Principal is Mr M. Singh. The academy was launched in September 2018 on the site of The Cavendish School. is part of , a Multi-Academy Trust.

History

The previous school was officially opened in 1962 as one of the first of the new breed of post-war technical grammar schools. Initially, it was run along very traditional lines by the founding Headmaster, Arthur Hayward.
In 1968 the school pioneered a system of learning away from traditional subject structure: the new intake that year studied 'Inter-disciplinary Enquiry' for the first two years in place of English, Geography, History and Science. Mathematics and languages were taught separately. IDE was very quickly seen as a 'conspicuous failure'.
The 1969 intake was the last grammar year, and from 1970 the school became a comprehensive. Arthur Hayward moved to Bodmin School the following year.
Arthur Hayward died in June 2010 and tributes were published in the local newspaper.

Forms

All Year 7-11 students are divided into 4 Houses, each named after a Greek god/goddess. The Houses are Zeus, Apollo, Hera, and Athena.

Uniform

Girls: black trousers or skirt; white blouse; blue blazer with a crest; and a striped tie.
Boys: black trousers; white shirt; blue blazer with a crest; and a striped tie.

Alumni