Haydon School
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| Established | 1977 |
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| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Mr Robert Jones |
| Location |
Wiltshire Lane Eastcote Pinner Greater London HA5 2LX England, UK |
| Local authority | Hillingdon |
| DfE URN | 136519 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 2030 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours |
Navy and Gold |
| Website | School Homepage |
Haydon School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form in the Northwood Hills area of the London Borough of Hillingdon, Greater London, for students aged 11 to 18. On 1 April 2011, Haydon School became an Academy.
History
The school was formed in September 1977 from the union of St Nicholas Grammar School For Boys and St Mary's Grammar School For Girls.
It was named after the local family, of which Haydon Hall was also named after.[1] It was Alice Spencer, Countess of Derby, who had the hall built in 1630. Lady Spencer was a patroness and dedicatee of many Tudor and Stuart poets and playwrights, including Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne and Milton.
Languages
It is a designated language college teaching students and the local community a range of modern foreign languages. Students entering the school in year seven select two languages, either French and Italian, Spanish and German or Mandarin. The school offered Japanese classes to students until July 2016 when they were unable to continue teaching the language due to lack of teachers able to teach the subject. Students learning Japanese were then instead taught Spanish or French. Students can attend Russian, Arabic, Portuguese, Punjabi and Greek classes after school or at lunchtime.[2]
Sixth form
Haydon School has over 500 students in its sixth form, one of the largest sixth forms in the country. It offers over 40 advanced level courses all on one site.
Former houses
Haydon used to have five houses; Discovery, Challenger, Voyager, Endeavour and Pioneer.
Each house was named after space craft, including three space shuttles. Following the Challenger disaster. it was decided to keep the name.
The houses had different colours. Challenger was red, Discovery was yellow, Pioneer was purple, Voyager was green and Endeavour was blue.
In September 2012, the house system was scrapped, being replaced with a year system.
Academy status
On 10 February 2011, the Governors of Haydon School voted unanimously to change the school's status from Foundation to Academy, to give the school increased freedom.
The campus
The Peter Woods Building
The Peter Woods building was officially opened on Thursday 9 July 2009 by a former headmaster, and namesake, Peter Woods, and his two children. Many former staff attended, along with those who worked on the project.
Notable alumni
St. Nicholas Grammar
- Felix Dennis — publisher, poet and philanthropist. Originally of Oz magazine fame.
- John Henderson — film and TV director. Credits include The Borrowers and Spitting Image.
- Tony Hymas — musician/arranger. Worked with Jeff Beck and others for many years.
- Baron Rosser — trade union leader. General Secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association from 1989 to 2004.
- Gary Tibbs — musician and actor. Played bass guitar with The Vibrators, Roxy Music and Adam and The Ants.
Haydon School
- Luisa Bradshaw-White — actress
- Heather Couper — astronomer[3]
- Fearne Cotton — presenter[3]
- Mark Paterson — Oscar and BAFTA winning sound engineer[4]
References
- ↑ "(4) Countess Alice at Haydon Hall, Eastcote". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013.
- ↑ "Haydon School Prospectus" (PDF).
- 1 2 "Haydon School, Hillingdon". teachweb.co.uk.
- ↑ "Hillingdon's BAFTA and Oscar winner". London Borough of Hillingdon. 11 Mar 2013.
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