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Northolt High School Established 1956 Type Foundation school Headteacher Mr Chris Modi Specialism Technology Location Eastcote Lane
Northolt
Middlesex, Greater London
UB5 4HP
EnglandLocal authority Ealing DfE number ???/5404 DfE URN 101943 Ofsted Reports Students 1396 Gender Mixed-sex education Ages 11–18 Former name Eliots Green Grammar School and Northolt Secondary Modern Website NHS Coordinates: 51°33′09″N 0°22′35″W / 51.5524°N 0.3765°W
Northolt High School is a comprehensive secondary school in Northolt in the London borough of Ealing, Middlesex.Contents
Admissions
The school holds specialist Technology College status[1]. It accepts students between the age of 11 to 18. The school has a total of 1401 students. The Headteacher is Mr. Chris Modi BA (Cantab), MA, NPQH. The Head of the Sixth Form is Mr. Alan Brookes. It is sponsored by the Jack Petchey Achievement Awards Scheme, which aims to motivate students through small monetary prizes to their preferred school department. This award is regularly referred to by Anne Wainwright who is the award's representative at the school.
It is situated on the northern edge of the borough of Ealing, near to the intersection of the boroughs of Ealing, Harrow and Hillingdon. It is north-west of Northolt town centre.
History
Grammar school and Secondary Modern
Northolt High School was established in 1974 as a combination of Vincent Secondary Modern (est. 1953) and Eliots Green Grammar school (Est 1956) which were adjacent to each other on Eastcote Lane in Northolt.
Comprehensive school
It became a comprehensive in 1974.
The school was featured in a documentary series called The Choir, on the BBC during December, 2006.[2] The choir director, Gareth Malone, was at the school from November 2005 to July 2006, before taking the choir to China, to compete in the World Choir Games.
Buildings
In November 2005 the school began constructing a £1.5 million Sports Hall that was completed in November 2006 and opened in January 2007. The Sports Hall is a community facility offering a range of sport and leisure activities. It is managed through a partnership between Northolt High School and Active Ealing. The school also has a CLC and an astroturf pitch and a renovated Sixth Form Centre, opened in 2007.
Information
Northolt High School is based on Eastcote Lane.
- The nearest Train station Northolt tube station
- The 282 and 395 buses stop outside of the school, and the 120, 140 and 90 buses stop at Northolt tube station, a five minute walk from the school. The E10 bus stops at Islip Manor Park, also a few minutes walk from the school; it is situated close to Notholt Underground Station.
Notable alumni
- Danny Hutchins, football player
- Karleigh Osborne, football player
- Kieron Forbes, football player
Eliots Green Grammar School
- General Sir John Reith CBE, former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe
- Steve Perryman, football player
References
- ^ Ofsted
- ^ "Going for Music Gold", British Broadcasting Corporation. URL last accessed on 2006-12-18.
External links
Categories:- Education in Ealing
- Technology Colleges in England
- Comprehensive schools in London
- Educational institutions established in 1956
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