Rooks Heath School

Rooks Heath School
Location
Eastcote Lane

South Harrow
,
Greater London
,
HA2 9AH

England

51°33′48″N 0°22′13″W / 51.5633°N 0.3702°W / 51.5633; -0.3702
Information
TypeAcademy
137198 Tables
OfstedReports
Chairman of the Governors
Pauline Hughes
Headteacher
M Manderson
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1'149
ColoursSky Blue, Navy blue, White, Black        
Websitehttps://www.rooksheath.harrow.sch.uk/

Rooks Heath School is a state secondary school and sixth form, in South Harrow in the London Borough of Harrow. It is a mixed comprehensive school serving a culturally and socially diverse community. Built on the grounds of a former hospital, the school has approximately 1000 pupils. The school has been an academy since 1 August 2011.

History

Roxeth Manor Secondary School was opened on Eastcote Lane by Middlesex County Council in 1932. It became a secondary modern school following the Education Act 1944.

The secondary school was renamed Rooks Heath High School in September 1974 when the London Borough of Harrow adopted the comprehensive system of education. In 1991, it was the subject of a BBC documentary on class identity among English schoolchildren.

The school gained specialist status as a Business and Enterprise College, using the name Rooks Heath College for Business and Enterprise.[citation needed]

The school converted to academy status and was renamed Rooks Heath School on 1 August 2011.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Pevsner (2002). London 3: North West. Yale University Press. p. 284.
  2. ↑ BBC Archive (15 June 2026). 1991: Swapping Class - Comprehensive and Public School Pupils Trade Places | Scene | BBC Archive. Retrieved 25 August 2026 – via YouTube.
  3. ↑ "Rooks Heath High School". Get Information about Schools. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Rooks Heath School". Get Information about Schools. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sharp Picks up Award". Express & Star. Wolverhampton. 26 October 1978. p. 58. Retrieved 6 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.