Monk's Walk School Explained

Monk's Walk School
Coordinates:	51.8199°N -0.2114°W
Type:	Academy
Head:	Matt Grinyier
Address:	Knightsfield
City:	Welwyn Garden City
County:	Hertfordshire
Country:	England
Postcode:	AL8 7NL
Ofsted:	yes
Urn:	138632
Staff:	185
Enrolment:	1,324
Gender:	Mixed
Lower Age:	11
Upper Age:	18
Houses:	4 (Bell, Durrell, Carson, Kroto)
Colours:	Blue and White
Website:	http://www.monkswalk.herts.sch.uk/

Monk's Walk School is a secondary school with academy status located on the outskirts of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England. It opened in 1964^[1] and became an Academy in 2012.^[2] The school's motto is: "Excellence for All".

The school's annual student intake is approximately 220 eleven- and twelve-year-olds of both sexes, with 1,324 students throughout the school. It also has approximately 185 teachers and staff.

Alumni

• Hannah Botterman, Bristol Bears Women and England women's national rugby union team player
• Paul Buckle
• David Button, West Bromwich Albion Goalkeeper
• Phil Driver, former Chelsea Winger
• Tom Lewis, golfer
• Corey Panter, footballer at Luton Town on loan at Dundee F.C.
• Jaguar Skills, Mix up mash up DJ
• Lisa Snowdon
• Abubakar Salim, actor and video-game voice actor
• Louise Fiddes, Paralympics silver medalist
• Alesha Dixon, Rapper, dancer, television personality and author

References

1. Web site: BBC - Domesday Reloaded: MONK'S WALK SCHOOL . 23 December 2019 . 21 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321095756/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-520000-213000/page/10 . dead .
2. Web site: Monk's Walk School catchment area and reviews | School Guide.

3.https://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/education/welwyn-garden-city-monks-walk-teacher-banned-from-the-profession-5593072