Mill Hill County High School Explained
Mill Hill County High School should not be confused with Mill Hill School.
| Mill Hill County High School |
| Coordinates: | 51.6295°N -0.2485°W |
| Motto: | Altiora Peto (Latin)
I Seek Higher Things[1] |
| Type: | Partially selective academy |
| R Head Label: | Headteacher |
| R Head: | Andy Stainton |
| Chair Label: | Chair of Governors |
| Chair: | Jill Hamilton |
| Address: | Worcester Crescent |
| City: | Mill Hill |
| County: | London |
| Country: | England |
| Postcode: | NW7 4LL |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Dfeno: | 302/5402 |
| Urn: | 137386 |
| Staff: | 150 + |
| Enrolment: | 1706 |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 18 |
| Houses: | Neptune, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn |
| Colours: | Navy, Red |
| Website: | http://www.mhchs.org.uk |
Mill Hill County High School is a large secondary school with academy status located in Mill Hill, London, England. It was the first comprehensive school in the United Kingdom to have had a student accepted on the Morehead-Cain merit scholarship program in the United States and is an official Morehead-Cain nominating school.[2]
History
The current school was created as a merger between Moat Mount Comprehensive and Orange Hill school in Burnt Oak after the latter was closed. Orange Hill had originally been a grammar school and Moat Mount a secondary modern before the ending of the grammar school system in the Borough of Barnet in the early seventies. Moat Mount Comprehensive had a sixth form of up to 80 pupils in the mid-Seventies and a total school population of around 970 pupils.
Admissions
It is for students aged 11 to 18. The school has 1,700 pupils as of 2020.[3] The current headteacher is Andy Stainton.
Subjects
At Key Stage 3 all students study
- English
- Mathematics
- Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
- Computer Science
- Design and Technology
- Religious Studies
- Geography
- History
- Art
- Music
- Dance and Drama
- Physical Education
- PSCHE (Personal, Social Citizenship and Health Education)
- German
- French
At Key stage 4 all students study
- English
- Mathematics
- Science (Double or Triple)
- French, German or Spanish (exceptions for certain individuals)
- Religious Studies (exceptions for certain individuals)
- PE (compulsory for non GCSE exam students)
- PSCHE (Personal, Social, Citizenship & Health Education)
- Geography or History (Or Both if chosen)
Plus two subjects chosen from
- Art
- Business Studies
- Computer Science
- Dance
- Drama
- Economics
- Food Preparation and Nutrition
- French
- Geography
- German
- History
- Media Studies
- Music
- Photography
- Physical Education
- Product Design
- Spanish
- Textiles
Selection of GCSE option subjects takes place in Year 9. The Science course leads to double GCSE certification. For English, students have the opportunity to study both English Language and English Literature to GCSE level. ICT and Religious Education can lead to a full or a half GCSE. Languages are chosen in the end of Year 8.
Notable former pupils
Mill Hill County High School
Orange Hill Grammar School
- Matthew Ashman, guitarist with Adam and the Ants
- Sir Bill Callaghan, Chair of the Legal Services Commission
- Gillian Chan novelist
- Air Vice-Marshal Paul Clark CB, former GEC-Marconi then BAE Systems North America executive, and Commandant of the RAF Signals Engineering Establishment (RAFSEE) at RAF Henlow (now home of the RAF Signals Museum) from 1990-1
- Sir Ronald Mourad Cohen, venture capitalist, and Chairman since 2005 of the Portland Trust
- David Dein, former Arsenal FC vice-chairman[4]
- John Ellis (guitarist)
- Robert Elms, writer and lunchtime broadcaster on BBC London 94.9
- Frank Jarvis (actor), known for The Italian Job
- Daniel Kleinman, music video director, who formed Bazooka Joe (band) with John Ellis which later featured Adam Ant as singer; his TV advertisements include the 1990s Boddingtons ice-cream van with Melanie Sykes, and the 2005 noitulovE for Guinness
- Malcolm McLaren (also known as Malcolm Edwards, and passed three O-levels), Manager of the Sex Pistols
- Stephen Mallatratt, playwright who wrote Island at War (ITV, 2003)
- Kate Parker, Great Britain Olympic hockey player
- Jean Simmons OBE, Hollywood actress
- David Troughton, actor, son of Patrick Troughton
- Michael Troughton, actor, son of Patrick Troughton younger brother of David Troughton
Clive Sinclair, novelist and critic.
Orange Hill Senior High School
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Vision & Values - Mill Hill County High School . 2022-09-09 . www.mhchs.org.uk.
- Web site: Christy Lambden '14 elected UNC's first British Student Body President · the Morehead-Cain Scholars Program · UNC Chapel Hill . 2012-12-06 . dead . https://archive.today/20130415120231/http://moreheadcain.org/apply/british_nominating_schoolsMorehead-Cain . 2013-04-15 ., Morehead-Cain British Nominating Schools.
- http://www.mhchs.org.uk/heads-introduction/1880.html
- Web site: Welcome Back, David Dein. J Gunzi . Head's Newsletter . 2006-05-05 . 9. Mill Hill County High School. 2008-11-17.
