Hackney schools have been the springboard for many stars of stage and screen, sports, business and more besides.Here are just a few of the famous faces who started out in our schools:
Freema Agyeman, Star of Dr Who, Torchwood and Law and Order (Our Lady’s Convent High School)
Labrinth, Singer-songwriter (Stoke Newington School)
Patsy Palmer, Actress, star of Eastenders (Haggerston School)
Barbara Windsor, Actress (Our Lady’s Convent High School)
Alan Sugar, Businessman and TV star, (Northwold Primary School)
Arinze Kene, Star of Eastenders and playwright (St Scholastica’s RC Primary School)
Lily Loveless, Star of Skins (Cardinal Pole School)
Anne Keothavong, Tennis ace, (Kingsland High School)
Phillips Idowu, Athlete (De Beauvoir Primary School)
Adam ‘Mysize’ Deacon, Star of Kidulthood and Adulthood (Stoke Newington School)
Earlier this year, celebrities came together to wish good luck to Hackney students studying for exams. To read what they had to say click here
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