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Morpeth Secondary School is a secondary school in east London, situated in Bethnal Green with nearly 1200 pupils. The current headteacher is Jemima Reilly. Morpeth's students come from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds; over half are from Bangladeshi backgrounds, one-third are white British, while the remaining are from other backgrounds.〔(Morpeth School - Inspection Report ), Ofsted. 21 November 2007.〕 In 2009 Ofsted highlighted Morpeth as one of 12 outstanding schools serving disadvantaged communities.〔(Twelve outstanding secondary schools - Excelling against the odds ), Ofsted, 24 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2011.〕 Morpeth specialises in the Arts and Music, but has also gained some fame in junior table tennis, and offers a wide range of extracurricular activities. Its new Performing Arts building opened in October 2007 and was officially opened by the British film director and producer (and former Morpeth parent), Danny Boyle in May 2008. ==Guests== Special guests who have visited Morpeth School have included Tony Blair the British Prime Minister who visited the school during his first month in office. In 2001 the Queen also visited the school. Other guests include the Rt. Hon David Blunkett MP (Education Secretary at the time) who opened the school library. Sir Trevor McDonald opened the 'Portman' building in 1995. More recently on 18 July 2007, within his first two weeks in power, the new Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid a surprise visit to Morpeth School with the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls, MP, attending the first meeting of the new National Council for Educational Excellence. The Council was set up in early July to drive forward the Government's long-term aspirations for children and young people's education. On 12 June 2008, Morpeth School played host to the Film Club launch. Many prestigious guests turned up to the event, including Emma Thompson and Jason Isaacs. On 19 October 2010, Morpeth School welcomed Ian McKellen who talked about homophobia. Celebrities that have attended Morpeth School include Cheryl Baker from Bucks Fizz and Dean Rowland from the Sky 1 TV show 'Pineapple Dance Studios'. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Morpeth School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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