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Hendon Hendon is an urban area in the Borough of Barnet, North-West London northwest of Charing Cross. Hendon was an ancient manor and parish in the county of Middlesex and a former borough, the Municipal Borough of Hendon; it has been part of Great ...
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, lower_age = 11 , upper_age = 18 , houses = , colours = Navy blue , publication = , free_label_1 = , free_1 = , free_label_2 = , free_2 = , free_label_3 = , free_3 = , website = http://www.hendonschool.co.uk/ Hendon School is a mixed secondary school in Golders Rise, Hendon, with academy status since November 2011 (previously a comprehensive) in the London Borough of
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. It specialises in languages, offering lessons amongst others to its students.


Overview

Hendon School is a mixed
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with 1,296 pupils on roll, including approximately 240
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students. The school is situated just off the A502 and
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in London. It serves an area that is generally more affluent than average but has some pockets of deprivation, as interpreted in comparison to national averages according to
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. The student population is culturally diverse, multi-faith and multi-lingual, with more than half of students speaking languages other than English as their first language. The proportion of students eligible for
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s is well above the national average. The school specialises in languages, and has specialist educational facilities for
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students and for
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students. The school has been over-subscribed for the past four years and was designated an ''Outstanding'' school by Ofsted in November 2011. The school was previously a "failing school", being placed in ''Special Measures'' by Ofsted in 2005, but subsequently deemed ''Satisfactory''.


History


Foundation

Hendon School now occupies the site where the 16th-century mapmaker
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lived, and only a pond survives from the park of Greenhill. The County School,
Hendon Hendon is an urban area in the Borough of Barnet, North-West London northwest of Charing Cross. Hendon was an ancient manor and parish in the county of Middlesex and a former borough, the Municipal Borough of Hendon; it has been part of Great ...
opened as a
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of 350 pupils in September 1914, just a month after the outbreak of the
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. By 1927, the field at the back of the school was levelled and trees planted, and in 1929–1930 the building of the gymnasium was started. In 1931, the intake of pupils rose from a two form entry to a three form entry, and by 1932–1933 the extension on the north side of the original school building was finished to enable accommodation of 480 pupils. In 1936 former pupil Harold Whitlock planted an
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tree sapling in front of the entrance to the gymnasium which he had received, along with his gold medal for the walk, from
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at the
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.


Hendon County Grammar School

By 1955 the school had 620 pupils and 32 staff, resulting in a necessary extension on the east side of the main building, which included a new Hall, Dining Hall and Kitchens. This was officially opened in 1961. In the late 1960s, when plans for the reorganisation of secondary education were passed by
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, the London Borough of Barnet suggested the amalgamation of Hendon County Grammar School, situated in Golders Rise, with St David's County Secondary School for Boys, in St David's Place,
West Hendon West Hendon is a district of Hendon in North London, in the London Borough of Barnet. It is the NW9 part of Hendon, located around the A5 Edgware Road and the Welsh Harp (Brent Reservoir). The area is known for the West Hendon Estate which is un ...
. Hendon Grammar School Choir released commercial recordings with
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, with traditional British songs.


Former St David's County Secondary School pre-1971

On 1 October 1929, Barnfield Senior Boys’ School opened in Silkstream Road,
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,
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with 267 boys. In January 1964 it amalgamated with Brent Secondary Modern School on its site in Sturgess Avenue, West Hendon. Brent Modern School, a mixed school, had opened on 7 January 1936 having been formally inaugurated the previous October by
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, the daughter of
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. In readiness for the joining of the Barnfield and Brent schools, new buildings were erected in St David's Place, and the two adjacent sites became one school named St David's after its location. Originally it was to be named The Grahame-White School after
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, the famous English aviator who had established
Hendon Aerodrome Hendon Aerodrome was an aerodrome in London, England, that was an important centre for aviation from 1908 to 1968. It was situated in Colindale, north west of Charing Cross. It nearly became a central hub of civil aviation ("the Charing Cros ...
, but permission by his family was declined.


Hendon Senior High School

In 1971, this merger took place. Hendon County Grammar School became Hendon Senior High School, and St David's County Secondary School for Boys was renamed Hendon Junior High School. In 1978, when all the new buildings on the Hendon County site were finished, the whole school became completely integrated on one site and called by its present name Hendon School. During 1987–88 the school was threatened with closure by the
London Borough of Barnet The London Borough of Barnet () is a suburban London boroughs, London borough in North London. The borough was formed in 1965 from parts of the ceremonial counties of Middlesex and Hertfordshire. It forms part of Outer London and is the largest ...
claiming falsely that it was no longer a viable institution, but by 1988–1989 the school had survived the threat and was awarded Grant-maintained status by the Conservative Government. Hendon became a
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with the changes to state funding of education which were brought about by the
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. Extensions to the new buildings close to the perimeter on the south side of the site took place during the 1990s to provide extra room for the Maths and Music departments.


Hendon School today

The school currently has an eight form intake with approximately 1,300 pupils, 120 teachers and 30 ancillary staff as well as a Saturday School for Languages with 200 pupils and 11 teachers. With an expanding sixth form roll, the school built a new Sixth Form Centre close to the eastern perimeter of the 6-acre site in 2011, which provides classrooms and facilities exclusively for use by the sixth form students. In late 2011, the school completed the expansion of the autism unit and the expansion of internal and external dining facilities within and around the original school building. In November 2011, the school converted to become an
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school, although chose not to change the name of the school. The
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inspection in November 2011 graded the school to be outstanding. The school was previously a "failing school" in ''Special Measures'' by Ofsted in 2005 and subsequently deemed ''Satisfactory''.


Academic results

Hendon School has sustained five years of improving results at
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, and in 2011 63% of students achieved 5 A*-C grades, which puts the school in 16th place out of 24 schools in Barnet local authority. At
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, the school is in the bottom 15% of Barnet schools, ranking 23rd out of 26 schools for 3 A Levels achieved.


Notable former pupils

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, musician and photographer (1961–68) * Carl Martin * Harry Melling *
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Antony Costa Antony Daniel Costa (born 23 June 1981) is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the boy band Blue. Early life Costa was born in Edgware, North London, Costa attended Hendon School in nearby Barnet. He is half-Greek ...
*
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*
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, television and film producer *
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Hendon County Grammar School

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child trauma clinic * Rabbi
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, writer and cartoonist (1947–52) * Sir Philip Cohen,
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research professor *
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, founder of the
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chain * Prof Mark Freedland, professor of employment law * Prof Harvey Goldstein, professor of social statistics *
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, composer *
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, novelist * Professor
Peter Maitlis Peter Michael Maitlis, FRS (15 January 1933 – 18 May 2022) was a British organometallic chemist. Early life and education Maitlis was born on 15 January 1933, and educated at Hendon School (then Hendon County School) in north London 1944–5 ...
FRS, organometallic chemist *
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, Baron Mandelson, former
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* Michael Sternberg, professor at
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* Harold Whitlock, Olympic walker * Frank Williams, known for playing the
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in ''
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See also

* List of schools in the London Borough of Barnet *
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References


External links


EduBase

Hendon School website
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