Project Sir John Cass Foundation and Redcoat Church of England Secondary School, Tower Hamlets
Funding Receives £10m for more than 1,500 pupils, including 665 sixth-form pupils
Purpose To ensure all pupils achieve their personal best
Background Sir John Cass school in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets serves families in an area of high deprivation. More than 60 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, most are from ethnic minority groups and about 83 per cent do not have English as a first language. About a quarter of the children have special needs, although only a few have statements. Nevertheless, the school, which is rated "outstanding" by Ofsted, achieves excellent results and is the second most improved school in England, according to the Department for Education.
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