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Revision as of 18:08, 22 August 2022
 | It has been suggested that Laureate Academy be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since August 2022. |
| The Cavendish School | |
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| Address | |
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Warners End Road , , HP1 3DW England | |
| Coordinates | 51°45′27″N 0°29′00″W / 51.75761°N 0.48328°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Community school |
| Motto | Committed to achieving our personal best |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Department for Education URN | 117528 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Executive Headteacher | Gary Lewis |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1198 |
| Website | http://www.cavendish.herts.sch.uk |
The Cavendish School was a secondary school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire that opened in 1962. The Cavendish School closed in 2018 and reopened as Laureate Academy.
History
The school was officially opened in 1962[1] by Sir Nevill Mott, one of the Cavendish Professor's of Physics after which the school was named, one of the houses being named after Mott himself[2]. It was founded as one of the first of the new breed of post-war technical grammar schools. Initially, Cavendish Grammar School was run along very traditional lines by the founding headmaster, Arthur Hayward.
In 1968 the school pioneered a system of learning away from traditional subject structure: the new intake that year studied 'Inter-disciplinary Enquiry' (IDE) for the first two years in place of English, Geography, History and Science. Maths and languages were taught separately. IDE was very quickly seen as a 'conspicuous failure'.[3] The school quickly gained a reputation for innovation and modern curricula, being one of the first in the area to pioneer the Nuffield Physics syllabus, SMP for Mathematics and introducing computer studies.
The 1969 intake was the last grammar year, and from 1970 the school became a comprehensive, the Cavendish School. Arthur Hayward moved to Bodmin School the following year.
Arthur Hayward died in June 2010 and tributes were published in the local paper.[4]
In 2018, the Cavendish School closed and reopened as Laureate Academy, this takeover was part of the expansion of Lord Nash's Future Academies multi-academy trust.[5][6]
Forms
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Year 7-11 pupils were originally divided into 6 houses, each named after famous scientists from the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, as follows:
- Bragg
- Maxwell
- Mott, who opened the school in 1962 [7]
- Rutherford
- Rayleigh
- Thompson
A seventh, Franklin, was introduced in 2017.
The forms were used for administrative purposes, for competitions such as sports day and to work out which form has the best attendance. As of 2010, Year 7-13 were divided into five houses, still named after scientists. These included:
- Bragg (Green)
- Maxwell (Red)
- Rutherford (Blue)
- Thompson (Yellow)
- Franklin (Orange, introduced in 2017)
Each house had a colour, the students had two striped lines on their tie one before the little logo and one after.
Uniform
Original Uniform from school opening: [8]
Girls: Winter: Long sleeved white blouse, Purple black and gold striped tie, Grey Terylene pleated skirt, Grey cardigan, Grey knickers, Black shoes, Long grey socks, Purple beret, Grey gabardine mac Summer: Purple and white striped dress, Grey cardigan, Purple blazer with Cavendish crest, Grey knickers, Brown sandals, White ankle socks, Straw hat with purple band and tassels
Boys Winter and summer: Purple blazer (summer or winter) with Cavendish crest, White long sleeved shirts, Purple, black and gold striped tie, Grey flannel trousers, Purple cap, Grey long sleeved pullover (summer: short sleeved), Grey gabardine ‘mac, Black shoes (summer: black or brown sandals), Long grey socks
Alumni
- Andy Cooper, editor from 2004-15 of BBC Look North (North East and Cumbria), and head of news from 1993-2004 of Meridian Television[9]
- Colin Edwin, bass guitarist with Porcupine Tree
- Jonny Phillips, actor who played Charles Lightoller in Titanic
- Dan Sarginson, rugby player
- Claire Skinner, actress [10]
- Jez Moxey, sports administrator
- David Vanian (David Lett), lead singer of The Damned
- Steven Wilson, musician
- Harry Winks, footballer[11]
- Alan Lee (cricket writer), racing correspondent from 1999-2015 for The Times
- Jo Shapcott, poet, winner of the National Poetry Competition in 1985 and 1991
References
- ^ Hemel Hempstead Gazette Abstract[permanent dead link]
- ^ Nevill Mott: Reminiscences And Appreciations, E.A.Davis, 2003 https://vdoc.pub/documents/nevill-mott-reminiscences-and-appreciations-79pt1tfh70a0
- ^ Bull, G.B.G. (1968) 'Inter-Disciplinary Enquiry: A Geography Teacher's Assessment'
- ^ Archived (27 February 2012) from the original article, Tributes to inspirational leader, published on 14 June 2010.
- ^ Ofsted Data https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/117528
- ^ https://schoolsweek.co.uk/lord-nashs-future-academies-expands-into-hertfordshire/
- ^ Nevill Mott: Reminiscences And Appreciations, E.A.Davis, 2003 https://vdoc.pub/documents/nevill-mott-reminiscences-and-appreciations-79pt1tfh70a0
- ^ School uniform list from archived school web page https://web.archive.org/web/20050502101612/http://www.cavendish.herts.sch.uk/admin/library/uniform.htm
- ^ Andy Cooper
- ^ Interview with Claire Skinner https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/my-best-teacher-claire-skinner
- ^ http://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/sport/football/winks-earns-his-spurs-with-senior-debut-in-europa-league-1-6444792
External links
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