Haydon School
| Haydon School | |
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| Address | |
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Wiltshire Lane , , HA5 2LX England | |
| Coordinates | 51°35′41″N 0°24′49″W / 51.594722°N 0.413611°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1977 |
| Local authority | Hillingdon |
| Department for Education URN | 136519 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | Tanya Huehns |
| Head teacher | Robert Jones |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1677 |
| Colour(s) | Navy and Gold |
| Website | http://www.haydonschool.com |
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
[edit]The school was formed in September 1977 from the union of St Nicholas Grammar School and St Mary's Grammar School for Girls.[citation needed]
It was named after the local family, as was Haydon Hall.[1] Alice Spencer, Countess of Derby, had the hall built in 1630.
Languages
[edit]Haydon was a designated language college teaching students foreign languages.[citation needed]
At GCSE-Level, the school also offers Latin and community languages including the languages in the above paragraph, as well as: Arabic, Bengali, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Punjabi, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Urdu
The languages in the first paragraph can be taken either as a GCSE course or a community language.
The campus
[edit]The Peter Woods Building
[edit]The Peter Woods building was opened on Thursday 9 July 2009 by former headmaster and namesake Peter Woods.[citation needed]
Sixth Form Building
[edit]Haydon School has over 500 students in its sixth form. It offers advanced level courses on site.
Notable alumni
[edit]For notable pupils of St Nicholas Grammar School, see that article.
- Luisa Bradshaw-White — actress[2]
- Heather Couper — astronomer[3]
- Fearne Cotton — presenter[3]
- Mark Paterson — Oscar and BAFTA winning sound engineer[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "(4) Countess Alice at Haydon Hall, Eastcote". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013.
- ^ Drewett, Zoe (25 November 2013). "Actress Luisa Bradshaw-White goes from Eastcote to Eastenders". My London. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Haydon School, Hillingdon". teachweb.co.uk.
- ^ "Hillingdon's BAFTA and Oscar winner". London Borough of Hillingdon. 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
