Highams Park School

Highams Park School is a mixed secondary school with academy status in Highams Park, London, England. The school has a specialisms in technology and sports.

Highams Park School
Address
34 Handsworth Ave

London
,
E4 9PJ

England
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1940
Department for Education URN137558 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherMr Grundy
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Websitehttp://www.highamsparkschool.co.uk/

History

The school, originally named Sidney Burnell School, opened 20 May 1940 as a school for children up to age 14. It became a Secondary modern school in 1944 and a senior high comprehensive school in 1968. The name was changed to the current name around 1968. It became a voluntary aided school in 1999.[1]

Houses

The school has four houses:

  •   Burnell, named after Sidney Burnell, Director of Education in 1920 and the former name of the school
  •   Payling, named after Elizabeth Payling, an outstanding academic ex-student who is the Head of Regulation Programme Management at Royal Mail
  •   Gibson, named after Terry Gibson, an ex-pupil, professional footballer and Sky TV commentator
  •   Forest, named after Epping Forest, a nearby forest

Notable former pupils

References
  1. "History of Highams Park School". www.highamsparkschool.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
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