▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁school ▁converted ▁to ▁a cademy ▁status ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Tw y ford ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁Academ ies ▁Trust . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁r ated ▁as ▁" out standing " ▁by ▁the ▁School s ▁In spe ction ▁Agency , ▁Of sted . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁name ▁" T wy ford " ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁Tw y ford ▁Brook ▁that ▁runs ▁under ground ▁near ▁the ▁El ms , ▁and ▁literally ▁means ▁" Two ▁F ords ". ▁This ▁same ▁bro ok ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁Tw y ford ▁Ab bey ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Tw y ford ▁area ▁of ▁E aling . ▁ ▁Tw y ford ▁High ▁School ▁was ▁purchased ▁from ▁the ▁London ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁E aling ▁by ▁the ▁London ▁Dioc es an ▁Board ▁for ▁School s ▁and ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁L DB S ▁secondary ▁schools ▁within ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁school ▁opened ▁as ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁concert ed ▁campaign ▁by ▁local ▁parents . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁buildings , ▁The ▁El ms , ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁surv iving ▁building ▁in ▁Act on . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Charles ▁Mor ren ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 5 ▁as ▁a ▁Bar o que ▁country ▁villa ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁occupied ▁by ▁various ▁wealth y ▁citizens . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁it ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁private ▁home . ▁There ▁were ▁plans ▁to ▁demol ish ▁it ▁but ▁the ▁former ▁local ▁council ,