GOFFS-CHURCHGATE

Our aim is to make more people aware of the amazing achievements of Mary Seacole. Mary was a very caring and compassionate woman from Jamaica who went to the Crimea and helped treat wounded British soldiers. She went independently, using her own money. Whilst this was a difficult time for people like Mary, she was also a business woman, traveller and author. She showed great courage, compassion and is a wonderful example of the importance of connecting people of different cultures and races... We are a fully comprehensive, mixed ability 11-16 school, and form part of the Generations Multi Academy Trust. Our school has 600 students. As such, Goffs-Churchgate operates as a smaller sized school. It combines an extremely tight sense of community coupled with very strong academic outcomes... We are also responsible for the beautiful statue of Mary Seacole which was unveiled in 2016 at St Thomas's hospital in London.

Primary location: Cheshunt United Kingdom