Villiers High School

Villiers High School
Established 1907
Type Foundation school
Headteacher Mr Remo Iafrate
Location Boyd Avenue
Southall
Greater London
England
Coordinates: 51°30′35″N 0°22′23″W / 51.5097°N 0.3731°W / 51.5097; -0.3731
Local authority Ealing
DfE URN 101928 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 1,076 (2015)[1]
Gender coeducational
Ages 11–18[1]
Website www.villiers.ealing.sch.uk

Villiers High School is a co-educational 11–18 school and sixth form in the Southall are of the west London borough of Ealing. The school is situated in Boyd Avenue, in the heart of Southall. As of November 2016 its head teacher is Remo Iafrate and it has around 1,075 pupils on roll, 120 of whom are in the sixth form.[1]

The local authority, the London Borough of Ealing, administers the Co-ordinated High School Admissions Scheme, for Villiers High School.

History

The school first opened as Southall County School in 1907. It changed its name to Southall Grammar in 1945. In 1963 the school merged with Southall College of Technology (a boys’ technical school, which had been located in Beaconsfield Road) and was renamed Southall Grammar Technical School. The name was changed to Villiers High School in 1974. The sixth-form opened in 2009.

Ofsted

After inspections which rated the school as Satisfactory in 2007 and Requires Improvement in 2010, the school was rated Good in all areas in spring 2015 following an Ofsted inspection.[1][2] The report found the school is "rapidly improving" under "very strong" leadership of the senior leadership team.[1]

The school was described as "a harmonious community characterised by mutual respect and high aspirations".[1]

Notable teaching staff

In 2008, David Onllwyn Jones, an assistant head teacher at the school, was made Member of the Order of the British Empire for his services to education.[3] [4] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Villiers High School, Ofsted. Published 19 May, 2015.
  2. Villiers High School, Ofsted. Published 17 May 2013.
  3. Thomas, Jessica (6 January 2009). "Chiswick honoured for food, the arts, sport and learning". The Hounslow Chronicle. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  4. "New Year list honours 7/7 heroes". BBC News. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  5. Gates, James (2 January 2009). "Ealing residents scoop New Year's Honours". Ealing Gazette. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
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