[5] In 2014, a former maths teacher at the school was found guilty of sexually assaulting a child.

[6][7] In September 2016, the school was visited by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Vice-Lord Lieutenant of Essex, Jonathan Douglas-Hughes, to promote the Heads Together campaign.

[10] In response, the academy instituted a policy of punishing pupils who didn't score highly enough on tests and homework.

The policy was criticised by parents at the school after an incident where a Year 7 student received a detention for scoring less than 90%.

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