Hammersmith Academy is a non-denominational, all-ability, co-educational secondary academy for 11- to 18-year-olds specialising in creative and digital media and information technology, located in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, England.
The new academy would open in September 2010 and be designed to accommodate up to 780 mixed ability students aged 11–18, with the site of the former Stamford House young offenders selected.
[5] The opening was later pushed back to September 2011 and building work began in June 2009.
It was founded by Tom Ilube, a British-Nigerian entrepreneur and educational philanthropist.
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