Harrow High School
| Harrow High School | |
|---|---|
 Harrow High School badge | |
| Address | |
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Gayton Road , , HA1 2JG England | |
| Coordinates | 51°34′50″N 0°19′39″W / 51.58053°N 0.32752°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1911 |
| Department for Education URN | 137177 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headmaster | Paul Gamble |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 824 |
| Former pupils | Old Gaytonians |
| Website | http://www.hhsweb.org/ |
History
The site was formerly the home of Harrow County School for Boys. In 1975., when the London Borough of Harrow adopted a comprehensive system of education, the school became known as Gayton High School, an all-boys school.
Comprehensive
Gayton High School was the last school in Harrow to become comprehensive in September 1975. Later, in 1998, the school became coeducational and changed its name to Harrow High School, a specialist Sports College. The name "Harrow High School" had belonged to an independent school which, until its closure in the late 1980s, occupied a site across the road on Gayton Road.
The school has gained a number of national awards for the quality of its provision, including the Artsmark Gold award (2003), Sportsmark award (2002), Investors in People (1999) and Careers Education and Guidance award (1996).
Academy
On 1 August 2011, Harrow High School officially gained academy status.
Old Gaytonians Association (OGA)
The Old Gaytonians Association gained its first two members in October 1911 but the association was officially established on 27 September 1912.[1]
It was named after the school publication of the same name, this name was chosen because the school site was on 'Gayton Road'.[1]
Notable Old Gaytonians
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (December 2011) |
Harrow County School for Boys
The following were educated at the then Harrow County School for Boys:[2][3]
- Peter Ackroyd, Biblical scholar
- Clive Anderson, Comedy writer and broadcaster
- Air Chief Marshal John Boothman KCB KBE DFC AFC Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Coastal Command 1953-1956, and outright winner of the Schneider Trophy in the Supermarine S6B, 1931
- Donald Box, Conservative MP for Cardiff North 1959-66
- Sir Sydney Caine KCMG Director, London School of Economics 1957-1967
- Sir Horace Cutler OBE, Leader Greater London Council 1977-1981
- Professor Nicholas de Lange, Professor of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University of Cambridge
- Professor Kel Fidler, Vice Chancellor of University of Northumbria 2001-8, and Chairman of the Engineering Council 2005-2011
- Andrew Findon, flautist
- Professor Robin Ganellin FRS,[4] Emeritus Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, University College London
- Roger Glover, musician, Deep Purple, Rainbow
- Carl Jackson, organist and Director of Music at the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court
- Sir Paul Jenkins KCB QC (Hon),[5] HM Procurator General, Treasury Solicitor and Head of the Government Legal Service
- Robin Leach, actor & broadcaster
- Sir Leigh Lewis KCB, former Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions
- Donald McMorran RA, architect
- Professor Roger Mercer OBE, archaeologist, and President, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 2005-2008
- Sir Derek Morris, former Chairman of the Competition Commission; Provost, Oriel College, Oxford
- Simon Napier-Bell, music manager and record producer
- Stephen Norrington, film director, Blade and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
- Sir Paul Nurse FRS, 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; President, Royal Society 2010-2015
- Paul Oliver, architectural historian and writer on the blues and other forms of African-American music.
- Geoffrey Perkins, writer, and former Head of Comedy, BBC Television
- Geoffrey Pinnington, editor of The People 1972-82
- Michael Portillo, journalist and broadcaster, former Conservative politician and Cabinet Minister[6]
- Major-General Andrew Ritchie CBE, Commandant, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst 2003-2006
- Cardew Robinson, comic
- Sir Nigel Sheinwald GCMG, British Ambassador to the United States 2007-2012
- Professor Anthony Smith CBE, Director, British Film Institute 1979-1988; President, Magdalen College, Oxford 1988-2005.
- Stephen South, Formula Three driver
- Jamie Stewart (The Cult), musician, The Cult
- Martin Walker, editor-in-chief emeritus, UPI
- Martin Townsend, journalist and editor of the Sunday Express
- Anthony Young, Baron Young of Norwood Green, former Deputy General Secretary, Communication Workers Union; former Governor, BBC; formerly Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Postal Affairs and Employment Relations, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Gayton High School
- Angus Fraser MBE, cricketer
- Mark Ramprakash MBE, cricketer
Harrow High School
- Marvin Sordell, footballer for Bolton Wanderers and England Under-21s
Bibliography
- May, Trevor. "The History of the Harrow County School for Boys". Harrow: Harrow County School for Boys, 1975 ISBN 0-9504535-0-1, 199p.
- "Golden Jubilee Book, 1911-1961". Farnham Common: R. G. Baker & Co., 1961, 124p.
- "The Gaytonian: The magazine of the County School, Harrow". 1911-1975.
References
- ^ a b http://www.oldgayts.org/about-us/history/
- ^ http://www.jeffreymaynard.com/Harrow_County/
- ^ http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/8804333.Michael_Portillo_to_unveil_plaque_at_school_s_centenary/
- ^ "UCL Chemistry has moved". Chem.ucl.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 15 May 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Asthana, Anushka. The Times. London https://web.archive.org/web/20110611230629/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article5851680.ece. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.
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