Abbotsfield School for Boys explained

Abbotsfield School for Boys
Opened:	1953
Closed:	20 July 2017
Type:	Foundation school
Address:	Sutton Court Road
City:	Hillingdon
County:	London Borough of Hillingdon
Country:	England
Postcode:	UB10 0EX
Local Authority:	Hillingdon
Urn:	102449
Ofsted:	yes
Enrolment:	588 (2009)
Gender:	Single-sex
Lower Age:	11
Upper Age:	18

Abbotsfield School for Boys was an all-boys school in Hillingdon, West London. It closed on 20 July 2017, replaced on the site by the new co-ed Oak Wood School, which officially opened on 1 September 2017, under the same head teacher, Mark Bland.^[1]

Notable pupils

Notable former pupils of the school include:

• Peter Bennett, West Ham footballer
• Russell Grant, astrologer^[2]
• Harry Harrison, cartoonist
• Barry King, Olympic decathlete
• Ian Mosley, drummer with Marillion^[3]
• Rowland Rivron, comedian^[4]
• Robert Thatcher, Olympic Rower

Notes and References

1. Web site: School Profile - Abbotsfield School . 20 July 2009 . Directgov . 21 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120515232141/http://schoolsfinder.direct.gov.uk/3125409/school-profile/ . 15 May 2012 . dead .
2. News: Hillingdon's Russell Grant is out of BBC Strictly Come Dancing contest. Hillingdon & Uxbridge Times . 20 November 2011 . 21 November 2011.
3. Web site: Abbotsfield School is closing - here's what's happening next . Peracha . Qasim . Get West London . 14 July 2017 . 14 November 2018 .
4. Book: Rivron, Rowland. What the F*** Did I Do Last Night?: The memoir of an accidental comedian. 2011. Pan Macmillan. 978-0-283-07133-1. 27.