Haydon School

Haydon School
Location
Wiltshire Lane

Eastcote
Pinner
,
Greater London
,
HA5 2LX

England

51°35′41″N 0°24′49″W / 51.594722°N 0.413611°W / 51.594722; -0.413611
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1977
Local authority
Hillingdon
136519 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of Governors
Tanya Huehns
Head teacher
Robert Jones
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1677
ColoursNavy and Gold
   
Websitehttp://www.haydonschool.com

Haydon School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form in the Northwood Hills area of the London Borough of Hillingdon, Greater London, for students aged 11 to 18. On 1 April 2011, Haydon School became an Academy.

History

The school was formed in September 1977 from the union of St Nicholas Grammar School and St Mary's Grammar School for Girls.[citation needed]

It was named after the local family, as was Haydon Hall. Alice Spencer, Countess of Derby, had the hall built in 1630.

Languages

Haydon was a designated language college teaching students foreign languages.[citation needed]

At GCSE-Level, the school offers Latin and community languages as well as: Arabic, Bengali, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Punjabi, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Urdu[citation needed]

The campus

The Dobson Library

The Dobson Library was opened in 1996 and named after the retiring headteacher - David Dobson.

The Peter Woods Building

The Peter Woods building was opened on Thursday 9 July 2009 by former headmaster and namesake Peter Woods.[citation needed]

Sixth Form Building

Haydon School has over 500 students in its sixth form. It offers advanced level courses on site.

Notable alumni

For notable pupils of St Nicholas Grammar School, see that article.

References

  1. ↑ "(4) Countess Alice at Haydon Hall, Eastcote". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Drewett, Zoe (25 November 2013). "Actress Luisa Bradshaw-White goes from Eastcote to Eastenders". My London. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Hillingdon's BAFTA and Oscar winner". London Borough of Hillingdon. 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2013.