28 June 2018
Hackney New Primary School achieves ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating
The Benyon Estate would like to offer its sincere congratulations to Hackney New Primary School which has achieved an outstanding rating by education inspectorate, Ofsted.
Ofsted report includes several judgement areas such as effectiveness of leadership and management, and the personal development, behaviour and welfare of pupils. The school achieved ‘Outstanding’ across the board, which is a testament to the staff’s efforts and hard work.
Inspectors found that headteacher Siobhan Campbell provides “excellent leadership”, is “highly ambitious” and is supported by a team of “dedicated” staff who “share her drive and commitment”.
This was the specialist music school’s first Ofsted inspection since opening three years ago.
The outstanding designation is an incredible achievement, particularly for a school so young, and bodes well for its continued expansion as pupils and staff look forward to moving into their new premises next Easter.
The Benyon Estate and developers Thornsett are proud to be the development partners bringing forth the new 350-pupil school which is under construction at the site of the former Kingsland Road fire station.
Staff and pupils have been working out of temporary portable cabins while their state-of-the-art new building is constructed.
Their new two and three storey school will include a roof garden and a multi-use outdoor space. It is set to be an inspiring and innovative space befitting of an outstanding school.
A party powered by Gusty the wind turbine
It’s always good to host a party – but the event held on Benyon Estate land on Monday (November 4th) was a party with a purpose! In partnership with Octopus Energy and the pro-growth campaign group, Britain Remade, we welcomed journalists and guests from the energy sector to a Turbine Build Party to demonstrate the technology needed to tackle climate change.
Albers in the news
Congratulations to Albers – one of our fantastic foodie tenants – who has been hitting the headlines with good news since the opening of its new café on Englefield Road earlier this summer.
Gusty the wind turbine coming soon...
The Benyon Estate is supporting a campaign to help remove planning barriers for the creation of new clean energy in urban areas. As a result of this there is a trial taking place on the yard at the rear of 62 and 64 Southgate Road.