Drayton Manor High School Explained

Drayton Manor High School
Coordinates:51.5158°N -0.3362°W
Motto:Nec Aspera Terrent
("Hardships do not deter us")
Established:1930
Type:Academy
Head:Lisa Mills
Address:Drayton Bridge Road
City:London
Country:England
Postcode:W7 1EU
Ofsted:yes
Dfeno:307/5403
Urn:137221
Enrolment:1490
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18

Drayton Manor High School, formerly Drayton Manor Grammar School, is an academy school located in Hanwell, west London, England. The school was granted academy status in August 2011. Its emblem is a phoenix rising from a crown with the legend 'Nec Aspera Terrent', which means 'hardships do not deter us'.

History

Drayton Manor High School was founded in 1930 as a county grammar school serving local children. With the reorganisation of schools in the London Borough of Ealing and abolition of the tripartite system, Drayton Manor received its first comprehensive intake in 1975 and changed its name to reflect this change in status.

It was awarded Beacon status in 2000 and won the School Achievement Award for Excellence three years in a row.[1] In the 2012 Ofsted inspection report, the school was rated outstanding.[2]

Students are presently allocated to one of four houses:

Court case

On 28 October 2008, Drayton Manor High School successfully contested a ruling in the High Court. Ealing London Borough Council had accused the school of discriminating against children living in poorer areas by only admitting those that lived close to the school.[3]

Notable alumni

Head teachers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our History. Drayton Manor High School. 9 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130530051307/http://www.draytonmanorhighschool.co.uk/ourhistory. 30 May 2013. dead.
  2. News: Excellent Ofsted at Drayton Manor High. Ealing Gazette. 27 June 2012.
  3. News: Drayton Manor wins case . 28 October 2008 . 30 October 2008 . .
  4. Web site: Alumni News - KAMAL AHMED. Drayton Manor High School, Hanwell. 11 June 2014. 11 June 2014. 9 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181109070843/https://moodle.draytonmanorhighschool.co.uk/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=241. dead.
  5. Web site: Drayton Manor High School - Alumni. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330211159/http://www.draytonmanorhighschool.co.uk/alumni. dead. 2019-03-30. Drayton Manor High School, Hanwell. 11 June 2014. 11 June 2014.
  6. Web site: Drayton Manor Alumni (Holly Earl). 16 June 2015. 21 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181021060201/http://www.draytonmanorhighschool.co.uk/alumni. dead.
  7. https://www.theguardian.com/obituaries/story/0,,2065438,00.html Obituary – Sir Michael Fox
  8. News: Morgan. Steve. 8 March 2002. Hard Act to Swallow. Ealing & Acton Gazette. 19. London. Trinity Mirror plc. 1 May 2014.
  9. News: Venice Biennale: Steve McQueen interview . Alistair Sooke. . 29 May 2009. 19 January 2014.
  10. Web site: Ealing's Local Web site . Ealingtoday.co.uk . 1 August 2013.
  11. News: Steve McQueen: my hidden shame . . 4 January 2014 .
  12. Web site: Curriculum Vitae: John Pencavel. Stanford University. December 2019.
  13. Web site: Ep. 17: Experiences of Leadership with Sir Pritpal Singh . .

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