Harrow High School
| Harrow High School | |
|---|---|
 Harrow High School badge | |
| Location | |
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Gayton Road , , HA1 2JG England | |
| Coordinates | 51°34′50″N 0°19′39″W / 51.58053°N 0.32752°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | October 1911 |
| Department for Education URN | 137177 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headmaster | Paul Gamble |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 824 |
| Former pupils | Old Gaytonians |
| Website | http://www.hhsweb.org/ |
Harrow High School is a co-educational academy in the London Borough of Harrow and a specialist Sports College. It was previously called Gayton High School and Harrow County School for Boys. The school has a sixth form for post-16 studies part of the Harrow Sixth Form Collegiate. There was an independent school with the same name on a nearby site until the late 1980s.
History
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The school was formerly Harrow County School for Boys, a grammar school. In 1975, when the London Borough of Harrow adopted the comprehensive system of education, it was renamed Gayton High School (after its address on Gayton Road); it remained an all-boys school.
In 1998, the school became coeducational and changed its name to Harrow High School.
Academy
[edit]On 1 August 2011, Harrow High School officially gained academy status.
Independent school
[edit]The name "Harrow High School" had formerly belonged to an independent school which, until its closure in the late 1980s, occupied a site across the road from the current school.
Old Gaytonians Association (OGA)
[edit]The Old Gaytonians Association gained its first two members in October 1911 but the association was officially established on 27 September 1912.[1] It was closed on 30 September 2016.[2]
It was named after the school publication of the same name, this name was chosen because the school site was on 'Gayton Road'.[1]
Notable Old Gaytonians
[edit] | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (December 2011) |
Harrow County School for Boys
[edit]The following were educated at the then Harrow County School for Boys:[3][4]
- Peter Ackroyd, Biblical scholar
- Clive Anderson, comedy writer and broadcaster
- Kenneth Bagshawe,[5] emeritus professor of medical oncology, Charing Cross Hospital
- John Boothman, air officer commanding-in-chief RAF Coastal Command 1953–1956, and outright winner of the Schneider Trophy in the Supermarine S6B, 1931
- Donald Box, Conservative MP for Cardiff North 1959–66
- Sydney Caine, director, London School of Economics 1957–1967
- Horace Cutler, leader Greater London Council 1977–1981
- Nicholas de Lange, professor of Hebrew and Jewish studies, University of Cambridge
- Robert Dell, Archdeacon of Derby 1973-1992
- Geoff Egan, archaeologist and small finds expert
- Kel Fidler, vice-chancellor of University of Northumbria 2001–2008, and chairman of the Engineering Council 2005–2011[6]
- Andrew Findon, flautist
- C. Robin Ganellin,[7] emeritus professor of medicinal chemistry, University College London
- Roger Glover, musician
- Carl Jackson, director of music at the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court
- Paul Jenkins,[8] formerly HM Procurator General, Treasury Solicitor and head of the Government Legal Service
- Robin Leach, actor & broadcaster
- Leigh Lewis, former permanent secretary, Department for Work and Pensions
- Donald McMorran, architect
- Roger Mercer, archaeologist, and president, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 2005–2008
- Beric Morley, former teacher at the school
- Derek Morris, former chairman of the Competition Commission; provost, Oriel College, Oxford
- Simon Napier-Bell, music manager and record producer
- Stephen Norrington, film director, Blade and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
- Paul Nurse, 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; president, Royal Society 2010–2015
- Paul Oliver, architectural historian and writer on the blues and other forms of African-American music.
- Geoffrey Perkins, writer, and former head of comedy, BBC Television
- Geoffrey Pinnington, editor of The People 1972–82
- Michael Portillo, journalist and broadcaster, former Conservative politician and Cabinet Minister[9]
- Alan Reece owner director, Pearson Engineering Ltd
- Andrew Ritchie, commandant, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst 2003–2006
- Cardew Robinson, comic
- Philip Sallon (b. 1951[10]), club promoter,[11] event organiser, socialite, style innovator,[12] impresario,[13] and clothing designer.[14] He was born in London, England.[10] He is particularly known for being a prominent member of the Punk sub-cultural and New Romantic pop cultural movements during the 1970s and 1980s.[15]
- Nigel Sheinwald, British ambassador to the United States 2007–2012
- Anthony Smith, director, British Film Institute 1979–1988; president, Magdalen College, Oxford 1988–2005.
- Stephen South, Formula Three driver
- Jamie Stewart, musician, The Cult
- Martin Walker, editor-in-chief emeritus, UPI
- Martin Townsend, journalist and former editor of the Sunday Express
- Anthony Young, Baron Young of Norwood Green, former deputy general secretary, Communication Workers Union; former governor, BBC; formerly Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Postal Affairs and Employment Relations, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Gayton High School
[edit]- Angus Fraser, cricketer
- Mark Ramprakash, cricketer
- Jitesh Gadhia, investment banker
- Rishi Rich, International Music producer
- Nick Webster, soccer coach, writer, TV personality
Harrow High School
[edit]- Marvin Sordell, former footballer who played for Watford, Burton Albion and England Under-21s
- Ben Davis, footballer for Fulham F.C. and Thailand under-23s
Bibliography
[edit]- May, Trevor. "The History of the Harrow County School for Boys". Harrow: Harrow County School for Boys, 1975 ISBN 0-9504535-0-1, 199p.
- "Golden Jubilee Book, 1911–1961". Farnham Common: R. G. Baker & Co., 1961, 124p.
- "The Gaytonian: The magazine of the County School, Harrow". 1911–1975.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Loading..." www.oldgayts.org.
- ^ https://www.hhsweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Alumni-Newsletter-Spring-1-2017.pdf [dead link]
- ^ "Harrow County School for Boys". www.jeffreymaynard.com.
- ^ "Michael Portillo to unveil plaque at school's centenary". Harrow Times.
- ^ "Harrow County School for Boys, List of 1936 Entry".
- ^ "Engineering Council - Board and Chairman". www.engc.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 November 2009.
- ^ "Emeritus Profiles". arquivo.pt. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016.
- ^ Herman, Michael (5 March 2009). "Treasury Solicitor Jenkins made honorary QC". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.
- ^ "All the news from Harrow - getwestlondon". www.harrowobserver.co.uk.
- ^ a b Rees, Jasper (13 December 1998). "How We Met: Boy George And Philip Sallon". The Independent. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Legendary club promoter and kook, Philip Salon, still alive and wearing very old vivienne westwood – The WOW Report". The WOW Report. Wow Magazine, 29 September 2009. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ Childs, Peter; Storry, Michael (2012). Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture. Routledge. p. 182. ISBN 978-1134755554.
- ^ Windsor, John (25 June 1994). "Style: Marx comes to the aid of the party: Philip Sallon, impresario". The Independent. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ Mepham, David. "Clothing Designer PHILIP SALLON . attends the Football Italia TV Launch Party. London, England – 09.11.05 | Hollywood.com". Hollywood. Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ Rimmer, Dave (15 September 2003). New Romantics: The Look. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1-78323-027-3.