Abbotsfield School for Boys | |
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Address | |
Sutton Court Road , , UB10 0EX England | |
Information | |
Type | Foundation school |
Opened | 1953 |
Closed | 20 July 2017 |
Local authority | Hillingdon |
Department for Education URN | 102449 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Gender | Single-sex |
Age | 11to 18 |
Enrolment | 588 (2009) |
Website | www |
Abbotsfield School for Boys was an all-boys school in Hillingdon, West London. It closed on 20 July 2017, replaced on the site by the new co-ed Oak Wood School, which officially opened on 1 September 2017, under the same head teacher, Mark Bland. [1]
Notable former pupils of the school include:
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