Uxbridge High School, London

Uxbridge High School is a mixed secondary school with academy status in west London in the town of Uxbridge.

Uxbridge High School
Lancaster Building and new building
Address
The Greenway

Hillingdon
,
London
,
UB8 2PR

England
Coordinates51.5367°N 0.4741°W / 51.5367; -0.4741
Information
TypeConverter Academy
MottoProud to make success happen
Established1928 (1928)
Local authorityHillingdon
Department for Education URN136768 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsPeter Waine
PrincipalNigel Clemens
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
HousesLancaster, Stuart, Tudor, Windsor and York
Websitewww.uhs.org.uk

Summary

Ofsted inspected the school on 28 February 2018 and graded the overall effectiveness of the school as good.[1]

The school has close links with the RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company) and TeachFirst, being one of its first partner schools.

History

Since 1907, the current Greenway site was occupied by the Uxbridge County School, until it moved to the house in Royal Lane where it took its new name Bishopshalt Grammar School. The Greenway premises were subsequently occupied by the Uxbridge Senior Elementary School, later to become Greenway School. The original building, still remains on site as the 'Old Building'.

In 1968–69, the school has a rebuild to add new classrooms. This is also still present to this day as the Science building.

In 1991, the school was renamed to its current name.

The Lancaster building was completed in May 2009, costing £6 million and housing a sixth form centre. It was named after Joseph Lancaster in recognition of his influence on education in the local area.

In 2013/14, the Dome, opened with Brentford FC, was built: a fully enclosed 60m by 50m pitch with Third Generation artificial turf. The building also has learning zones, changing rooms, a gym and a physio room.

In 2014, Uxbridge High School welcomed the Mayor of Hillingdon, Councillor John Hensley, to open a new £2.5 million state of the art drama and music facility. The new Orsino building's name references the character of Orsino from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.[2]

In 2019, roofing works took place on the Science building.

In 2020, a Muslim pupil of Uxbridge High School was told the uniform skirt she was wearing was too long; she sent home every day in December, and then the school threatened her parents with legal action over their daughter's alleged “unauthorized absences.” She had been wearing the ankle-length skirt for years. The school had introduced new rules prescribing shorter skirts or trousers two years ago, but the family claimed to have become aware of the rule change "only recently". The pupil continued to be sent home because of her skirt and is now refusing to go to school as she is feeling bullied because of her religious beliefs, now the school is threatening legal action. The school's principal, Nigel Clemens, declined to comment.[3]

House System

Uxbridge High School currently has five house groups:

  • Lancaster - Green
  • Stuart - Purple
  • Tudor - Red
  • Windsor - Grey
  • York - Blue

House groups are a method of pastoral care, with siblings being placed in the same house to ensure consistency in safeguarding. Each house has a dedicated Head of House and a non-teaching Guidance Leader to support the students full-time.

Before 2010, the house system was as follows:

Notable visitors

References
  1. Ofsted report. Ofsted https://files.api.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2763883. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "The history of Uxbridge High School and education in the local area". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. Parveen, Nazia (12 January 2021). "School threatens legal action after Muslim girl told skirt is 'too long'". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  4. "UHS Website in 2015". Archived from the original on 25 February 2015.
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