Northolt High School

Northolt High School
Established 1974
Type Foundation school
Location Eastcote Lane
Northolt
Middlesex, Greater London
UB5 4HP
England
Coordinates: 51°33′09″N 0°22′35″W / 51.5524°N 0.3765°W / 51.5524; -0.3765
Local authority Ealing
DfE number 307/5404
DfE URN 101943 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 1396
Gender Mixed-sex education
Ages 11–18
Former name Eliots Green Grammar School and Vincent Secondary Modern
Website Northolt High School

Northolt High School is a secondary school located in the Northolt area of the London Borough of Ealing, England.

Admissions

The school accepts students between the age of 11 to 18. The school has a total of 1401 students.

It is situated on the northern edge of the borough of Ealing, near to the intersection of the boroughs of Ealing, Harrow and Hillingdon. It is north-west of Northolt town centre.

History

Grammar school and Secondary Modern

Northolt High School was established in 1974 as a combination of Vincent Secondary Modern (est. 1953) and Eliots Green Grammar school (Est 1956) which were adjacent to each other on Eastcote Lane in Northolt.

Comprehensive school

It became a comprehensive in 1974.

The school was featured in a documentary series called The Choir, on the BBC during December, 2006.[1] The choir director, Gareth Malone, was at the school from November 2005 to July 2006, before taking the choir to China, to compete in the World Choir Games.

Buildings

In November 2005 the school began constructing a £1.5 million Sports Hall that was completed in November 2006 and opened in January 2007. The Sports Hall is a community facility offering a range of sport and leisure activities. It is managed through a partnership between Northolt High School and Active Ealing. The school also has a CLC and an astroturf pitch and a renovated Sixth Form Centre, opened in 2007.

Information

Northolt High School is based on Eastcote Lane.

Notable former pupils

Eliots Green Grammar School

References

  1. "Going for Music Gold", British Broadcasting Corporation. URL last accessed on 2006-12-18.
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