Bentley Wood High School

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Bentley Wood High School
Aerial Photo Bentley Wood.jpg
Aerial view of Bentley Wood
Address
Bentley Wood High School
Clamp Hill

Stanmore
, ,
HA7 3JW

England
Coordinates 51°37′05″N0°19′56″W / 51.61796°N 0.33225°W / 51.61796; -0.33225
Information
Type Academy
Department for Education URN 137178 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head teacherNaseema Akbar
GenderGirls
Age11to 18
Enrolment1021
Houses4
Website www.bentleywood.harrow.sch.uk

Bentley Wood High School is an all-girls secondary academy school in Stanmore, Harrow, England.

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History

BWHS was originally called Heriots Wood Grammar School.

About the school

Bentley Wood High School is a multi-cultural girls' comprehensive school which receives students from a wide range of primary schools. The majority of students transfer from Harrow primary schools but students are also admitted from out of borough. [1]

Bentley Wood High School specialises in maths, science and computing. It has been recognised for its 2015 performance by the Schools, Students and Teachers network (SSAT). [2] The school was declared outstanding by Ofsted, [3] and has been in the top 1% of schools nationally for three years. It was recognised as the seventh highest-performing school in the country in 2015 for student progress. [4]

The sixth form centre is part of the Harrow Sixth Form Collegiate.

Admissions

The academy complies with the requirements of the Funding Agreement and the School Admissions Code, and recognises that its 'relevant area' is the London Borough of Harrow.

Notable former pupils

Location

It is just north of the A410, in the parish of All Saints, Harrow Weald, just south of Bentley Wood Nature Reserve. It can be reached via Masefield Avenue.

See also

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References

  1. "Equality Information - Bentley Wood High School". Bentleywood.harrow.sch.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  2. tables/secondary schools/html/310_4032.stm Bentley Wood High School [ permanent dead link ] on the BBC news website
  3. "Ofsted report", Ofsted Reports
  4. "Compare Schools""], Gov.uk
  5. Davies, Gareth A (25 July 2006). "My Sport: Abi Oyepitan". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 July 2024.