Winchmore School Explained

Winchmore School
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Address:Laburnum Grove
Postcode:N21 3HS
Country:United Kingdom
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Urn:102045
Ofsted:Yes
Headteacher:Jim Owen[1]
Age Range:11–18
Enrolment:1,630 (2018)[2]
Capacity:1,433
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Winchmore School is an 11–18 mixed, community secondary school and sixth form in Winchmore Hill, Greater London, England. It was established in 1956 as a secondary modern school[3] and has been a specialist arts college since 2004.[4]

History

Winchmore council school was established in 1914 in Highfield Road for infants and juniors. In 1932, a secondary department was added, which became a secondary modern school after reorganisation following the Education Act 1944. In 1956, the seniors moved to the newly established Winchmore School on the opposite side of Highfield Road. It was converted to a comprehensive school in 1967.[5] In 2001, it was identified by Ofsted as achieving better results than other schools with its students who were of Black-Caribbean origin, who made up 13 per cent of the students at that time.[6]

Buildings

The school is made up of three main buildings, two three-floor buildings and one two-floor building. After 1956, the school continued to make use of prefabricated building on the primary school site for many years. It was initially called Winchmore Secondary Modern and its headmaster was Mr Shepherd. Later the school changed its name to Winchmore School.

Jackson family

In 2009 Tito Jackson visited the school and spoke to a group of students.[7] Following this, Katherine Jackson gave a trophy to the school, which the headteacher awarded to a pupil who had "made a great contribution in every sphere of expressive arts".[7]

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome . Winchmore School . 26 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Winchmore School . Get information about schools . GOV.UK . 26 June 2019 . en.
  3. Web site: Dalling . Graham . Oakfields. Secondary Schools a history . London Borough of Enfield . 2006 . 24 November 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071108024021/http://www.enfield.gov.uk/448/Secondary%20Schools%20in%20Enfield%20A%20History.htm . 8 November 2007 .
  4. Web site: Specialist Arts College Winchmore School. 2021-12-24. www.winchmore.enfield.sch.uk.
  5. Web site: T F T Baker, R B Pugh (Editors), A P Baggs, Diane K Bolton, Eileen P Scarff, G C Tyack . Edmonton: Education . A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5: Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham (1976), pp. 196–203 . British History Online . 1976. 24 November 2009 .
  6. Web site: Davey . Anthea . Aiming high . Teachernet . Department for Children, Schools and Families . November 2005 . 27 April 2009 .
  7. News: Winchmore School pupil scoops Michael Jackson trophy. 20 December 2009. 13 April 2021.
  8. Web site: Marcus Edwards: Tottenham's dazzling wonder kid. 24 April 2016.