Southgate School
| Southgate School | |
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Sussex Way , Greater London, , EN4 0BL | |
| Information | |
| Type | Community school |
| Established | 1907 |
| Local authority | Enfield |
| Department for Education URN | 102047 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Martin Lavelle |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1519 |
| Former name | Southgate County Grammar School |
| Website | http://www.southgate.enfield.sch.uk/ |
Southgate School is a state comprehensive secondary school in the London Borough of Enfield. It has approximately 1574 pupils.
The school is situated just east of the Cat Hill roundabout of the A111 and A110, between Cockfosters and Oakwood tube stations. The Trent Park campus of Middlesex University is nearby to the north, on the northern fringe of Greater London's conurbation. Middlesex University has its Cat Hill campus nearby to the east. Although once historically in Southgate, the school is now in the parish of St Thomas, Oakwood, on the boundary with Cockfosters to the west, and on the western edge of Enfield borough, 500 metres east of the Barnet boundary.
History
Grammar school
Founded in 1907[1] as Southgate County School, the school was originally housed within Broomfield House, Palmers Green.[2] The school subsequently moved to Fox Lane (also in Palmers Green). In 1960, the Fox Lane site was closed and a new site, in Sussex Way, Cockfosters, was purchased.[3]
Comprehensive
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circa 1970
In 1967, the school merged with Oakwood Secondary Modern School which was located in Chase Road, Southgate. The Chase Road site became the lower school, for children in their first three years of secondary education (currently referred to as years 7, 8 and 9).
The 90s
In 1991, the Lower School also moved to the Sussex Way site, with the Chase Road site being sold partly for housing and partly to a private school.
The 2000s
The school was awarded Specialist Science Status in September 2004, which it gained through raising £50,000 and being provided with the necessary funding for a science specialist school. It used the funding to generally improve science facilities purchasing new equipment and renewing laboratories as well as building a hanging laboratory in the middle of the East Wing building (the original Upper School building). In the Summer of 2007 Southgate celebrated its centenary.
The 2010s
In 2015, after 15 years as headteacher, Anthony Wilde left Southgate School and was replaced by Martin Lavelle. Lavelle appeared on BBC2 expressing his concern and doubts over the marking of exams.
Sixth form
The head of Southgate sixth form between 1991-2014 was Richard Tunnadine (Biology) and throughout this era Southgate had a number of successful academic years. 2009 was Southgate's most memorable academic year with students achieving the highest grades in a number of years. There were also remarkable individual successes such as Maria Kiliaris and Adam Ioannou who went on to study medicine at Cambridge and University College London. Since 2013 John Carrigy has been head of sixth form.
Student Leadership Team
In 2014 Southgate sixth form established a student leadership team which was chaired by Alexander Ioannou, younger brother of Adam Ioannou.
Football
Southgate has always been very competitive in football having enjoyed remarkable success under the managerial expertise of Mr Lane, Mr Martin's and most of all Mr Robinson who is in charge of the sixth form team. In 2014 the Southgate sixth form team won the treble, with forward Danilo Orsi-Dadomo becoming Southgate's highest scoring player. The following season under the captaincy of Alex Ioannou, Southgate retained the Enfield Cup in a sensational final winning 4-3. Unfortunately in 2016 following the departure of key players Southgate did not win any honours.
Sixth Form Captains
- Samuel Taylor 2012-2013
- Danilo Orsi-Dadomo 2013-2014
- Alex Ioannou 2014-2015
- Alfie Deller 2015-2016
Ofsted Report
On 11 February 2009, Southgate was awarded Outstanding Status, one of only two in the London Borough of Enfield.[citation needed]
Notable former pupils
- Air Vice Marshal Jonathan Lamonte, Station Commander from 2002-4 of RAF Brize Norton
- Jake Hook Multi-Platinum songwriter and producer 1991 - 1998
- Victoria Shalet 1993-2000
- Adam Ioannou 2002-2009 Author of 320 Questions
- Phil Dyer Lottery Winner 1993-2000
- Phil Tufnell[4][5]
- Stephen Twigg,[6] Member of Parliament for Liverpool West Derby
- Matt Di Angelo actor and singer best known for his role as Dean Wicks in the BBC soap opera, Eastenders.
- Paul Collins-Reddin DJ Kerrang! Radio
Southgate County Grammar School
- Peter Baker (born 1931), Tottenham Hotspur footballer[7]
- Sir John Bourn, Comptroller and Auditor General 1998–2008
- Alexander Dalgarno, Phillips Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University since 1977
- Alan Dumayne (1929-1998), historian of north London.[8]
- Leofranc Holford-Strevens (born 1946), classical scholar
- Cecil Hunt[7]
- Lena Jeger, Baroness Jeger, Labour member of parliament for Holborn and St Pancras South
- George Mitchell, musician[7]
- Warren Mitchell, actor[7] known for playing Alf Garnett
- Ron Moody, film actor, who played the part of Fagin in the British musical Oliver!
- L. J. K. Setright, motoring journalist
References
- ^ School prospectus
- ^ Enfield Council: Secondary Schools, a history
- ^ Enfield Council: Enfield Chronology
- ^ "IMDB: Biography for Phil Tufnell". Internet Movie Database. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
- ^ "Phil Tufnell". ESPN CricInfo. ESPN EMEA Ltd. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ "STEPHEN TWIGG APPOINTED MINISTER FOR SCHOOL STANDARDS". Department for Children, Schools and Families. Department for Children, Schools and Families. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
- ^ a b c d Southgate County School notable former pupils Accessed 4 June 2007
- ^ Dumayne, Alan. (1987) Southgate: A glimpse into the past. London: Alan Dumayne. p. x. ISBN 0951228609
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