Haydon School

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Haydon School
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Address
Haydon School
Wiltshire Lane

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HA5 2LX

England
Coordinates 51°35′41″N0°24′49″W / 51.594722°N 0.413611°W / 51.594722; -0.413611
Information
Type Academy
Established1977
Local authorityHillingdon
Department for Education URN 136519 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chair of GovernorsTanya Huehns
Head teacherRobert Jones
GenderMixed
Age11to 18
Enrolment1794
Colour(s)Navy and Gold
  
Website http://www.haydonschool.com

Haydon School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form in the Northwood Hills area of the London Borough of Hillingdon, Greater London, for students aged 11 to 18. On 1 April 2011, Haydon School became an Academy.

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History

The school was formed in September 1977 from the union of St Nicholas's Grammar School for Boys and St Mary's Grammar School for Girls.[ citation needed ]

It was named after the local family, as was Haydon Hall. [1] Alice Spencer, Countess of Derby, had the hall built in 1630.

Languages

Haydon was a designated language college teaching students foreign languages. Students entering the school are given three languages to learn until the end of Year eight; the language can only be French, Italian and Spanish. The school offered Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and German classes to students until 2018 when they were unable to continue teaching the languages due to lack of teachers able to teach the subjects.[ citation needed ]

The campus

The Peter Woods Building

The Peter Woods building was opened on Thursday 9 July 2009 by former headmaster and namesake Peter Woods.[ citation needed ]

Sixth Form Building

Haydon School has over 500 students in its sixth form. It offers advanced level courses on site.

Notable alumni

St. Nicholas Grammar School for Boys

Haydon School

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References

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