Mill Hill County High School
| Mill Hill County High School | |
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| Address | |
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Worcester Crescent , , NW7 4LL England | |
| Coordinates | 51°37′46″N 0°14′55″W / 51.6295°N 0.2485°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Partially selective academy |
| Motto | Aiming High |
| Department for Education URN | 137386 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | Mr M Dannell |
| Headteacher | Mr Andy Stainton. |
| Staff | 150 + |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1706 |
| Houses | Apollo, Gemini, Saturn, Mariner, Capricorn |
| Colour(s) | Navy, Red |
| Website | http://www.mhchs.org.uk |
Mill Hill County High School is a large secondary school with academy status located in Mill Hill, London, England. It was the first comprehensive school in the United Kingdom to have had a student taken on the prestigious Morehead-Cain merit scholarship program in the United States and is an official Morehead-Cain nominating school.[1] The school is particularly noted for the outstanding quality of its music although its exam results for all subjects puts it in the top 5% of state schools.
History
The current school was created as a merger between Moat Mount Comprehensive and Orange Hill school in Burnt Oak after the latter was closed. Orange Hill had originally been a grammar school and Moat Mount a secondary modern before the ending of the grammar school system in the Borough of Barnet in the early seventies. Moat Mount Comprehensive had a sixth form of around 40 pupils in the seventies and a total school population of around 970 pupils.
Admissions
It is for students aged 11 to 18. The school has 1,700 pupils as of 2009.[2] The current headteacher of the school is Andy Stainton.
Traditions
The school uniform includes a striped maroon and navy blue blazer. As of 2007, students in years 7-11 wear ties of different colours in order to distinguish students in different year groups. The different colours of ties are (in no particular order): Maroon, Green, Navy Blue, Red and Silver.
Subjects
At Key Stage 3 all students study
- English
- Mathematics
- Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
- Computer Science
- Design and Technology
- Modern Foreign Language*
- Religious Education
- ICT
- Geography
- History
- Art
- Music
- Dance and Drama
- Physical Education
- PSCHE (Personal, Social Citizenship and Health Education)
- German
- French
At Key stage 4 all students study
- English
- Mathematics
- Science (Single, Double or Triple)
- French, German or Spanish (exceptions for certain individuals)
- Religious Studies (exceptions for certain individuals)
- PE (compulsory for non GCSE exam students)
- PSCHE (Personal, Social, Citizenship & Health Education)
- Geography or History (Or Both if chosen)
Plus two subjects chosen from
- French, German or Spanish
- Latin
- Business Studies
- Art
- Computer Science
- Dance
- Drama
- Economics
- History
- Media Studies
- Geography
- Music
- Physical Education
- Geography
- History
- Textiles
- Graphics
Selection of GCSE option subjects takes place in Year 9 following a programme of information meetings, consultations and interviews to ensure the suitability and educational soundness of courses for individual students. The Science course leads to double GCSE certification. For English, students have the opportunity to study both English Language and English Literature to GCSE level. ICT and Religious Education can lead to a full or a half GCSE. Languages are chosen in the end of Year 8 and the head of languages is Miss C Thomson.
Notable former pupils
- Michael Offei, actor
- Ben Strevens, professional footballer currently playing for Eastleigh
- Jacob Collier, professional musician
- Ovie Soko, professional basketball player and Love Island 2019 Contestant
Orange Hill Grammar School
- Matthew Ashman, guitarist with Adam and the Ants
- Sir Bill Callaghan, Chair of the Legal Services Commission
- Gillian Chan novelist
- Air Vice-Marshal Paul Clark CB, former GEC-Marconi then BAE Systems North America executive, and Commandant of the RAF Signals Engineering Establishment (RAFSEE) at RAF Henlow (now home of the RAF Signals Museum) from 1990-1
- Sir Ronald Mourad Cohen, venture capitalist, and Chairman since 2005 of the Portland Trust
- David Dein, former Arsenal FC vice-chairman[3]
- John Ellis (guitarist)
- Robert Elms, writer and lunchtime broadcaster on BBC London 94.9
- Frank Jarvis (actor), known for The Italian Job
- Daniel Kleinman, music video director, who formed Bazooka Joe (band) with John Ellis which later featured Adam Ant as singer; his TV advertisements include the iconic 1990s Boddingtons ice-cream van with Melanie Sykes, and the 2005 noitulovE for Guinness
- Malcolm McLaren (also known as Malcolm Edwards, and passed three O-levels), Manager of the Sex Pistols
- Stephen Mallatratt, playwright who wrote Island at War (ITV, 2003)
- Graham Minter LVO, Ambassador to Bolivia from 1998–2001
- Stephen Pankhurst, software developer and founder (in 2000) of Friends Reunited (with his wife Julie Pankhurst)
- Kate Parker, Great Britain Olympic Hockey player
- Supo Shasore
- Jean Simmons OBE, Hollywood actress
- David Troughton, actor, son of Patrick Troughton
- Michael Troughton, actor, son of Patrick Troughton younger brother of David Troughton
Orange Hill Senior High School
- Angus Fraser MBE, former England cricketer and Managing Director since 2009 of Middlesex County Cricket Club
See also
- Mill Hill School, nearby independent school
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), Morehead-Cain British Nominating Schools. - ^ [1], Mill Hill County High School.
- ^ J Gunzi (5 May 2006). "Welcome Back, David Dein" (PDF). Head's Newsletter. Mill Hill County High School. p. 9. Retrieved 17 November 2008.