Alec Reed Academy

Alec Reed Academy
Type Academy
Location Bengarth Road
Northolt
Greater London
UB5 5LQ
England
51°32′36″N 0°23′04″W / 51.5434°N 0.3845°W / 51.5434; -0.3845Coordinates: 51°32′36″N 0°23′04″W / 51.5434°N 0.3845°W / 51.5434; -0.3845
DfE URN 134369 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender Mixed
Ages 3–19
Website www.alecreedacademy.co.uk

Alec Reed Academy is a mixed all-through school and sixth form located in the Northolt area of the London Borough of Ealing, England. The school operates nursery, primary, secondary and sixth form departments for pupils ages 3 to 19.

Walford Secondary School was founded in 1955 as a secondary modern school for 11- to 16-year-olds;[1] it later became Walford High School under the comprehensive system. The school changed its name to Compton High School and Sports College in 2001,[2] after the Middlesex and England cricketer, Denis Compton.[3] In 2003 Compton High School and Northolt Primary School were merged on the same site to form West London Academy, one of the first academies to be created in England.[4] The school moved to new buildings on the same site in 2005.[5] In 2012 the West London Academy was renamed Alec Reed Academy, in honour of its sponsor, Alec Reed.

The school shares its campus with John Chilton School, a special school for pupils who have a physical and/or a medical disability.[6] Because of this the two schools share many facilities, and the entire campus is wheelchair accessible.

Notable former pupils

Walford High School

  • Gaz Choudhry, wheelchair basketball player[7]
    • Humairaa Kureishi, Smartest maths girl and a blonde

References

  1. ↑ 'Northolt: Education', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 4: Harmondsworth, Hayes, Norwood with Southall, Hillingdon with Uxbridge, Ickenham, Northolt, Perivale, Ruislip, Edgware, Harrow with Pinner (1971), pp. 121-122.
  2. ↑ "The schools that did not need saving - Article". TES. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
  3. ↑ The Guardian, Tuesday 14 May 2002 - A little bit of... fun by Stephen Moss
  4. ↑ "UK | Education | 'Serious concerns' at new academy". BBC News. 2005-08-03. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to". Alec Reed Academy. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  6. ↑ "John Chilton School". John-chilton.ealing.sch.uk. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  7. ↑ "I'll do Ealing proud says wheelchair basketball Olympics hopeful". Ealing Gazette. Archived from the original on 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2013-07-25.


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