Haydon School

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Haydon School
Haydon Stag (vector).png
Address
Haydon School
Wiltshire Lane

Eastcote
Pinner
,
Greater London
,
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
Enrolment1677
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 Grammar School 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.[ citation needed ]

At GCSE-Level, the school also offers Latin and community languages including the languages in the above paragraph, as well as: Arabic, Bengali, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Punjabi, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Urdu

The languages in the first paragraph can be taken either as a GCSE course or a community language.

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

For notable pupils of St Nicholas Grammar School, see that article.

References

  1. ↑ "(4) Countess Alice at Haydon Hall, Eastcote". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Drewett, Zoe (25 November 2013). "Actress Luisa Bradshaw-White goes from Eastcote to Eastenders". My London. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Haydon School, Hillingdon". teachweb.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Hillingdon's BAFTA and Oscar winner". London Borough of Hillingdon . 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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