Mellow Lane School

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Mellow Lane School
Mellow Lane School Logo (1970).png
Address
Mellow Lane School
Hewens Road

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UB4 8JP

England
Coordinates 51°31′43″N0°26′22″W / 51.5285°N 0.4395°W / 51.5285; -0.4395 Coordinates: 51°31′43″N0°26′22″W / 51.5285°N 0.4395°W / 51.5285; -0.4395
Information
Type Comprehensive school
MottoPerseverando Vinces
Established1938
StatusClosed
Closed2011
Local authorityHillingdon
Ofsted Reports
GenderMixed
Age11to 18
HousesDower, Manor, Park, Round

Mellow Lane School was a comprehensive school, located in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, Middlesex. It closed in 2011 and reopened in August of that year, as Hewens College.

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History

The school was opened in 1938. It housed two departments, run as separate entities: the Mellow Lane Senior Boys' School and the Mellow Lane Senior Girls' School. [1]

In 1948, Mellow Lane was established as a co-educational comprehensive school. [2] It was then one of only two experimental comprehensives in the UK permitted by the UK Government. [3] It was a grant-maintained school between 1 April 1992 and 31 August 1999, and became a foundation secondary comprehensive school on 1 September 1999. [4]

The architects of the building were Curtis and Burchett. [5] The building was extended in 1949 and 1963. [6]

Houses

There were four houses during much of the school's existence: Dower, which was red; Manor, which was blue; Park, which was green; and Round, which was yellow. These were named after local manor houses.

Notable alumni

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