After Educating Essex and Educating Yorkshire, the next in Channel 4's acclaimed observational documentary series will turn its attention to a school in Walthamstow, north-east London, for its longest run yet.

Frederick Bremer School has below average GCSE results but has made "considerable improvements" under its new headteacher, Jenny Smith. English is not the first language for more than half its students.

The award-winning Educating Yorkshire followed pupils and teachers at Thornhill Community Academy.

One of Channel 4's biggest hits of 2013, it featured English teacher Matthew Burton helping pupil Musharaf Asghar overcome his stammer using a technique from the King's Speech. Critics described it as the most moving TV of the year.

The new 10-part series will also be the longest, up from seven for Educating Essex, and eight (and a Christmas special) for Educating Yorkshire. It does not yet have a title.

Channel 4's head of documentaries Nick Mirsky said: "Educating is an enormously important part of our documentary output at Channel 4.

"Like 24 hours in A&E and One Born Every Minute, it shines a light on the tireless work which is carried out, unseen, day in, day out, by our public services with warmth and humour.

"Frederick Bremer is a school which – although in a very different part of the country - shares with Thornhill Community Academy and Passmores [Academy, in Harlow, Essex] a population of passionate and committed teachers and charismatic students."

Headteacher Jenny Smith said she was "confident that Bremer will represent how committed community schools such as ours are to ensuring that every pupil is given every opportunity to succeed. Most of all, I'm looking forward to the series celebrating how talented our young people are.

"Both Educating Essex and Yorkshire have transformed public perceptions of secondary schools and I believe that Frederick Bremer will continue this tradition."

Channel 4 said the school, which opened in 2008, was "based in the heart of the community, embracing its diversity and inclusivity.

"The local landscape is rapidly changing, with new businesses emerging and a vibrant creative and artistic culture developing, building on the impact of the 2012 Olympics held nearby.

"The vision and drive of the new ambitious headteacher Jenny Smith and her staff has been recognised for bringing about rapid and considerable improvements in teaching and the progress of students."

The series will be made by independent producer, Twofour.

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