Griffin awarded Gold Club status for exceptional educational achievements

Griffin has been awarded Gold Club status under a scheme set up by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson to recognise exceptional schools in the capital. The Gold Club is part of the Mayor's drive to boost standards and raise attainment for all schoolchildren wherever they live in the capital and regardless of background.

London’s schools continue to outperform the rest of the country with last year’s GCSE results showing the city as the top English region for the sixth consecutive year.

In highlighting and celebrating schools that are 'bucking the trend', especially those that have pupils with previously low attainment, the aim is to inspire even more schools in London to strive for similar academic success and offer them the chance to learn from the Gold Club schools.

Griffin has been awarded Gold Club status, because the school has enabled pupils to make excellent academic progress over the last few years.

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson commented: 'Congratulations to Griffin Primary for its outstanding achievements and for the hard work of its pupils and teaching staff. London schools are going from strength to strength and our Gold Club members are testament to the fact all schools can aspire to attain excellence for all their pupils, whatever their circumstances. The Gold Club is a great platform for schools to share their bright ideas and approaches to enable every one of their pupils to achieve terrific results.”

113 schools have been awarded Gold Club status in 2015, the third year the scheme. They are being asked to share their good practice through seminars and hosting visits to their school so that other schools can learn from a range of approaches that have delivered success and achieved extraordinary performance of their pupils. 

Mr Beazeley said, "The school - pupils, parents, staff and Governors - should be very proud of this achievement. Mrs Peyton and the Griffin staff over the last few years deserve great credit for their hard work and commitment to supporting the development of our pupils. Only 7% of London schools have received this accolade so it really is amazing!"