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17/02/26

We have had a busy couple of months, almost 75 students across Key Stage 3 have been involved in King’s Scholars events in school and on Campus at King’s College Strand Campus.         

16/02/26

This year is the National Year of Reading and at HGAED, we are ALL IN! Have a look at what Anna is reading over half term.       

13/02/26

Children's Mental Health Week   

11/02/26

Children's Mental Health Week: This is Our Place!     Video  

06/02/26

The Glee Girls were fabulous and represented HGAED beautifully. Congratulations are due to each of them!        

28/01/26

Character - Courage - Conscience       

27/01/26

Our Year 10 students recently took part in an exciting and highly rewarding Mock Trial competition at the Inner London Crown Court. The day provided a fantastic opportunity for students to experience the workings of the legal system first-hand, inside a real courtroom setting.

23/01/26

Read the Autumn edition of our Newsletter! Keep up to date with life at HGAED via our website or through this link:  canva.com/design/DAG3KM6omC4…      

22/01/26

Some incredible art created by Margot, Roadah and Sarah.         

20/01/26

We celebrated Blue Monday today! Students got free hot chocolate and treats, quiz's and more to promote positive mental health a great day!     

12/01/26

Interested in learning more about HGAED Sixth Form? Visit our website via the link in our bio to learn more!        Video  

06/01/26

Welcome back to all of our students and staff! We hope you are well rested and enjoying the snow.     

06/01/26

Throw back to the Debate Mate launch! HGAED have a long standing history of success at Debate Mate and many of our senior members are Debate Mate National and Regional finalists.     

31/12/25

Happy New Year!  Video  

23/12/25

Wishing everyone a happy holiday and a restful break from all of us here at HGAED!     

16/12/25

Eunice, Tyra and Isla performed at the Hope Collective’s Day of Hope celebration. In memory of Damilola Taylor, students came together on the stage to advocate for young people’s hopes and ambitions for the future.        Video  

15/12/25

Meet 2 of our Head Girls - Eleni and Maxima! We are so excited to see the leadership they bring to our school this year.     

12/12/25

Our talented musicians were giving rehearsals their all yesterday, ahead of the big Winter Showcase!        Video  

10/12/25

Today we want to shout out our brilliant Volleyball team and coach!     

02/12/25

Miata Noah, Director of Pastoral Care introduced the Prime Minister Keir Starmer this morning before he delivered his 'Britain built for all' speech. Miata delivered an incredible speech about all the challenges that our students and all children living in poverty face.  Video  

Harris Academies
All Academies in our Federation aim to transform the lives of the students they serve by bringing about rapid improvement in examination results, personal development and aspiration.

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Havering

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Newham

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Stratford

Sutton

Thurrock

Wandsworth

Westminster

Academy Values and Principles

Our vision is develop students with character, courage and conscience, who become academically and personally successful and lead in their community and beyond.

Our values

Our values help us define our culture and how we do things.

  • Fairness. Our moral purpose: We believe in giving our girls and our staff incredible opportunities so that they can grow and develop into great people. We make good humans with character and conscience.
  • Relationships. We value relationships based on mutual respect and trust, building a strong team who are honest and open with one another. We have courage.
  • Authenticity. We consciously aim to embed trust and honesty in our daily working practices.
  • Generosity. We value a generosity of spirit and recognise this brings out the best in people. We offer our time and attention to others and appreciate one another’s efforts.
  • Happiness. We believe that we are at our best when we have a rich life beyond our studies.

IMG0194Our principles

The academy will provide an educational community that is calm, welcoming and inclusive, and in which diversity is celebrated.

Academy students and staff together strive for academic excellence through collaborative partnerships involving staff, students, parents, and a wide range of external experts.

Everyone at the academy will be studious, articulate and resilient. As a team-player, they will be responsible for their own learning and for the learning of others.

Learning in the academy will be high-quality, relevant and production-focused.

Student leadership and robust student engagement with the academy will secure excellence for all.

Creativity, innovation, problem-solving and risk-taking will be features in all aspects of the academy life.

Active citizenship will be encouraged amongst all students and will develop in our community a strong understanding of, and striving for, social justice locally, nationally and internationally.

Academy students will develop financial awareness, economic independence and the skills to be leaders, employees, employers and entrepreneurs in the workplace of the 21st century.

The health and wellbeing of students’ own lives and that of their community will be promoted at the academy.

The academy will promote access to a wide network of health communities who can support pathways to career choices.