Heathside School is a

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for students aged 11–18 situated in Brooklands Lane,

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, England. The Executive Principal is Anne Cullum. The school used to be a

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Community Technology College in affiliation with the

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. The school is also affiliated with the

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. The '' Good School Guide'' described the school as a "Winning combination of committed staff and eager students – state education as it should be". In its 2018 report ''

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'' described the school as a Good School. In September 2022 Heathside School will be opening a sister school, Heathside, Walton-on-Thames, to be built on greenbelt land. On 4 June 2020,

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approved the plans with local MP

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describing it as "an important step towards a great new local school".

Academic

Over the past few years, Heathside has produced

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grades in the top 10% of the country. In summer 2019, 39% of GCSE grades were awarded a grade 9-7 with an overall pass rate of 99.9% and 39% of

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were graded A - A* with 36 students achieving two or more A or A*.

Sixth Form

The

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at Heathside consists of 202 pupils.

Notable pupils

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– abducted *

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— YouTuber *

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— musician

References

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OFSTED reportsSchool tables as reported on BBC website
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