Canons High School

Canons High School

Canons High School is a state school situated in Edgware in the eastern part of the London Borough of Harrow.

History

The school was created in September 1974 when the London Borough of Harrow, adopted a comprehensive system of education.Before this is was known as Downer Grammar School. It was built in 1952 and was the first secondary school to be built in Harrow after World War II.The school currently teaches pupils aged 12 to 18 across six year groups. Over the past decade, the school has seen great changes, including achieving Technology College status in 2002 and more recently a second vocational specialism. The current Headteacher is Ms Lynn Rowlands.For many year Canons High School consisted of four year groups, with the first year group being Year 8. However, in September 2007, the school established a sixth form, adding two more years (Year 12 and 13) to the school. There is extensive building work planned for the coming years.

The main feeder schools are Stag Lane, Glebe, Little Stanmore and Kenmore Park.

Examination Performance

GCSE Examination Performance 2007

Canons High School enters students for the GCSE.

* "The table on the left shows the percentage of students gaining five A* to C grades, including English and Maths"
* "The table on the right shows the Average Total Point Score per Student".
* Source: Department for Children, Schools and Families - [http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/ DCSF]

Ofsted Comments

Canons High School is a high performing specialist school (DfES,2006).

The school received a glowing Ofsted report in May 2007, recognising Canons as a very good school with outstanding features.

* "A very happy school where pupils' behaviour is excellent" (Ofsted 2007)

* "Staff aim for excellence in all aspects of school life" (Ofsted 2007)

* "The curriculum is outstanding" (Ofsted 2007)

* "Care, support and guidance are outstanding" (Ofsted 2007)

* "Pupils personal development and well-being are outstanding" (Ofsted 2007)

External links

* [http://www.canonshighschool.org.uk Canons High School]


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