Claremont High School, Kenton Explained

Claremont High School Academy Trust
Established:1930
Type:Academy
Head:Nicola Hyde-Boughey[1]
Address:Claremont Avenue
City:Kenton
County:Harrow
Country:England
Postcode:HA3 0UH
Coordinates:51.5842°N -0.2933°W
Dfeno:304/5400
Urn:136656
Ofsted:yes
Enrolment:1489
Gender:Mixed
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Houses:Emerald, Gold, Sapphire, Scarlet
Colours: Navy blue

Claremont High School is a co-educational, secondary school and sixth form located in Kenton, in the London Borough of Brent, United Kingdom.[2] The headteacher is Ms Nicola Hyde-Boughey. The school has been an academy since 1 April 2011.

School roll

For the school year 2022/23 there were 1,700 pupils on the roll.[3]

History

The school was founded in 1930 by the Middlesex County Council, and was one of a number of new schools built by the council between the wars in the rapidly developing outer suburbs of London.[4] Claremont is now a multi-specialist school. In 2001, it was designated a specialist school in performing arts.[5] In 2006, it was designated as having a second specialism in maths and computing. In 2012, the school gained academy status, joining many other local schools. In 2017 Claremont became part of a multi-academy trust called Chrysalis Multi-Academy Trust, or CMAT.

Alumni

Former Nottingham Forest and England player Stuart Pearce attended Claremont High School in the 1970s.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Head of School Welcome . Claremont High School Academy . 11 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Claremont High School . . 16 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Claremont High School . . 4 June 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100619064748/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_providers/full/(urn)/101557 . 19 June 2010 . dead .
  4. Web site: Harrow, including Pinner: Education . 1971 . A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 4: Harmondsworth, Hayes, Norwood with Southall, Hillingdon with Uxbridge, Ickenham, Northolt, Perivale, Ruislip, Edgware, Harrow with Pinner . . 4 June 2010 .
  5. Web site: Performing Arts . Claremont High School . 30 May 2010 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100522053537/http://www.claremont-high.org.uk/performing_arts.php . 22 May 2010 .
  6. News: Stuart Pearce's former school Claremont High wins Middlesex Cup . Royston . Jack . 31 March 2010 . . 18 June 2017.