Highams Park School

Highams Park School
Location
34 Handsworth Ave London , E4 9PJ England
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	'Success through our Endeavours'
Established	1940
Department for Education URN	137558 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Nigel Armsby
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11to 18
Website	http://www.highamsparkschool.co.uk/

Highams Park School is a mixed secondary school with academy status in Highams Park, London, England. The school has a specialisms in technology and sports.

History

The school, originally named Sidney Burnell School, opened 20 May 1940 as a school for children up to age 14. It became a Secondary modern school in 1944 and a senior high comprehensive school in 1968. The name was changed to the current name around 1968. It became a voluntary aided school in 1999. ^[1]

Houses

The school has four houses:

•   Burnell, named after Sidney Burnell, Director of Education in 1920 and the former name of the school
•   Payling, named after Elizabeth Payling, an outstanding academic ex-student who is the Head of Regulation Programme Management at Royal Mail
•   Gibson, named after Terry Gibson, an ex-pupil, professional footballer and Sky TV commentator
•   Forest, named after Epping Forest, a nearby forest

Notable former pupils

• David Bentley, footballer, (Arsenal, Blackburn, Tottenham)
• Steven Dominique Cheung, Politician, Broadcaster, Torch Bearer for the London 2012 Olympic Games
• Daniel Connolly, musician
• Charlie Daniels, footballer (Tottenham Hotspur, Leyton Orient, Bournemouth)
• Olivia Dean, singer, multi award winner
• Terry Gibson, ex-footballer, (Tottenham, Coventry, Man Utd, Wimbledon)
• Kenzie, former rap performer
• Honey Lantree, drummer, The Honeycombs ^[2]
• Jamie O'Hara, footballer, (Arsenal, Tottenham, Portsmouth)
• Jermaine Pennant, footballer, (Arsenal, Birmingham, Stoke)
• Abby Rakic-Platt, actress
• Joe Willock, footballer, Newcastle United ^[3]

References

1. "History of Highams Park School". www.highamsparkschool.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
2. "Honey Lantree obituary". The Honeycombs . Retrieved 24 February 2022.
3. "Joe Willock". www.arsenal.com.

External links

• Official website
• Schools.net Archived 23 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine