Haverstock School

Haverstock School
Address
24 Haverstock Hill Chalk Farm , London , NW3 2BQ [1] England
Information
Type	Community school
Motto	'Always Learning'
Local authority	Camden
Department for Education URN	100049 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Executive Headteacher	Nicholas John [1]
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11to 19
Enrolment	1,252 [1]
Publication	Haverstock News
Website	http://www.haverstock.camden.sch.uk/

Haverstock School (formerly Haverstock Comprehensive School and Haverstock Hill School), is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school and sixth form located on Haverstock Hill in Haverstock, London, England. It is opposite Chalk Farm Underground station, and bounded by Prince of Wales Road and Crogsland Road.

History

The original school buildings were completed by 1874. ^[2] The school later became a comprehensive after World War II. ^[3]

The school is Camden's first private finance initiative (PFI) school and underwent a £21 million re-build in 2006. ^[4]

Standards

An Ofsted inspection in 2008 resulted in a judgement of Good, and that of 2017 as requiring improvement.^{[ citation needed ]} It then achieved a result of Good following a further inspection.

In 2018, 66% of students achieved a grade 4 (equivalent to the old C) in Maths and English—an improvement from the previous year's 31% result. ^[5]

Notable alumni

• John Barnes – England football international
• Tom Bentley – Politician and author
• Joe Cole – England football international ^{[6] [7]}
• Tulisa Contostavlos, ^[7] Dino Contostavlos and Richard Rawson – N-Dubz group members ^[6]
• John Duffy and David Mulcahy – rapists and serial-killers
• Julian Doyle – film-maker
• Jermaine Eluemunor – American football player for the Las Vegas Raiders ^[8]
• Michael Gothard – actor
• Marlon Harewood – Footballer
• Nelufar Hedayat – presenter
• Zoë Heller – journalist and Booker-prize shortlisted novelist. ^[6]
• Oona King – Labour politician ^{[6] [7]}
• Steve McFadden – actor ^[6]
• David Miliband ^[9] – Former Labour Party politician, former Foreign Secretary
• Ed Miliband – Former Leader of the Labour Party ^{[6] [7]}
• Charlie Sloth ^[10] – DJ and radio presenter
• Ben Wheatley – Film Director
• Daniel Woodgate – Drummer for English Ska band Madness

References

1. "School details", Department for Education, 19 Sep 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013
2. Building News and Engineering Journal. Robarts - University of Toronto. London. 1860–1920.
3. "Orders of the Day — Education (Comprehensive System and Grammar Schools)". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
4. "State of the art school unveiled". Camden Council. 27 February 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
5. "Results day relief for GCSE students". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
6. "Why do some schools produce clusters of celebrities?". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
7. "Tony Parsons on Ed Miliband: I have seen his old comprehensive - and it shows why he is right to start a class war"
8. "Jermaine Eluemunor (OG): Bio, News, Stats & more".
9. Meet the new boy The Guardian, 4 June 2002
10. "Review music: Bring Charlie Sloth | Web show | Haverstock school pupil | hip-hop". www.thecnj.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

External links

• Official website
• "Ed Miliband's school, Haverstock, was hardly a model comprehensive"
• "Tony Parsons on Ed Miliband: I have seen his old comprehensive - and it shows why he is right to start a class war"

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