Swakeleys School for Girls

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Swakeleys School for Girls
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Address
Swakeleys School for Girls
Clifton Gardens

Hillingdon
,
Greater London
,
UB1 1LR

England
Coordinates 51°32′16″N0°26′47″W / 51.5377°N 0.4465°W / 51.5377; -0.4465
Information
Type Academy
MottoEnjoy, Achieve, Aspire, Succeed
Department for Education URN 136631 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherKelda Stevenson
GenderGirls
Age11to 18
Enrolment1,132 as of January 2015
HousesFN, RP, MY, MC, DS, JA, EB, AF
Website Official website

Swakeleys School for Girls is a secondary school and sixth form for girls located in the Hillingdon area of the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. It is the only girls' school in the borough and used to share a site with Abbotsfield School for Boys in Clifton Gardens, until it was rebuilt in 2017, and reformed into the unisex Oak Wood School. After the closure of Abbotsfield School, Swakeleys School became the only single-sex school in the London Borough of Hillingdon.

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The school was converted to academy status on 1 April 2011 and was previously a Foundation School administered by Hillingdon London Borough Council. The school continues to coordinate with Hillingdon London Borough Council for admissions.

The school offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. [1] while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels and further BTECs. [2] The school specialises in humanities and has additional resources to support the specialism. [3]

Notable staff

Emma Croker, an international rugby union player, led the P.E. department. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Sixth Form. "CURRICULUM « Swakeleys School". Swakeleys.hillingdon.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "6TH FORM HOME « Swakeleys School". Swakeleys.hillingdon.sch.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Sixth Form Centre Click Here For More Info. "SPECIALIST STATUS « Swakeleys School". Swakeleys.hillingdon.sch.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  4. ↑ BBC (19 August 2010). "Hooker Crook aims to give England World Cup lift-off". Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.


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