Mill Hill County High School
 | |
| Motto |
Altiora Peto ("Aiming High")[1] |
|---|---|
| Type | Partially selective academy |
| Headteacher | Mr Geoffrey Thompson |
| Chair of Governors | Mr M Dannell |
| Location |
Worcester Crescent Mill Hill London NW7 4LL England Coordinates: 51°37′46″N 0°14′55″W / 51.6295°N 0.2485°W |
| DfE number | 302/5402 |
| DfE URN | 137386 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Staff | 150 + |
| Students | 1706 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Apollo, Gemini, Saturn, Mariner, Capricorn |
| Colours |
Navy, Red |
| Website | MHCHS |
Mill Hill County High School is a large secondary school with academy status located in Mill Hill, London, England. It was the first comprehensive school in the United Kingdom to have had a student taken on the prestigious Morehead-Cain merit scholarship program in the United States and is an official Morehead-Cain nominating school.[2]
Admissions
It is for students aged 11 to 18. The school has 1,700 pupils as of 2009.[3] The current headmaster of the school is Geoffrey Thompson.
Traditions
The school uniform includes a striped maroon and navy blue blazer. As of 2007, students in years 7-11 wear ties of different colours in order to distinguish students in different year groups. The different colours of ties are (in no particular order): Maroon, Black, Navy Blue, Royal Blue and Silver.
Subjects
At Key Stage 3 all students study
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- Design and Technology
- Modern Foreign Language*
- Religious Education
- ICT
- Geography
- History
- Art
- Music
- Dance and Drama
- Physical Education
- Personal, Social Citizenship and Health Education
Students who show linguistic ability commence a second modern foreign language or Latin in Year 8.
At Key stage 4 all students study
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- Technology
- French, German or Spanish
- Religious Education
- PE (non exam)
- Personal, Social, Citizenship & Health Education
Plus two subjects chosen from
- French, German or Spanish
- Latin
- Business Studies
- Art
- Computing
- Dance
- Drama
- Economics
- History
- ICT
- Geography
- Music
- Physical Education (GCSE)
- Leisure and Tourism (OCR Nationals)
- Childcare
- Construction (Level 1)
Selection of GCSE option subjects takes place in Year 9 following a programme of information meetings, consultations and interviews to ensure the suitability and educational soundness of courses for individual students. The Science course leads to double GCSE certification. For English, students have the opportunity to study both English Language and English Literature to GCSE level. ICT and Religious Education can lead to a full or a half GCSE.
Notable former pupils
- Michael Offei, actor
- Ben Strevens, professional footballer currently playing for Brentford F.C.
Orange Hill Grammar School
- Matthew Ashman, guitarist with Adam and the Ants
- Sir Bill Callaghan, Chair of the Legal Services Commission
- Gillian Chan novelist
- Air Vice-Marshal Paul Clark CB, former GEC-Marconi then BAE Systems North America executive, and Commandant of the RAF Signals Engineering Establishment (RAFSEE) at RAF Henlow (now home of the RAF Signals Museum) from 1990-1
- Sir Ronald Mourad Cohen, venture capitalist, and Chairman since 2005 of the Portland Trust
- David Dein, former Arsenal FC vice-chairman[4]
- John Ellis (guitarist)
- Robert Elms, writer and lunchtime broadcaster on BBC London 94.9
- Frank Jarvis (actor), known for The Italian Job
- Daniel Kleinman, music video director, who formed Bazooka Joe (band) with John Ellis which later featured Adam Ant as singer
- Malcolm McLaren (also known as Malcolm Edwards, and passed three O-levels), Manager of the Sex Pistols
- Stephen Mallatratt, playwright who wrote Island at War (ITV, 2003)
- Graham Minter LVO, Ambassador to Bolivia from 1998–2001
- Prof Charles Oppenheim, Professor of Information Science since 1998 at Loughborough University
- Stephen Pankhurst, software developer and founder (in 2000) of Friends Reunited (with his wife Julie Pankhurst)
- Supo Shasore
- Jean Simmons OBE, Hollywood actress
- Michael Troughton, actor, son of Patrick Troughton
Orange Hill Senior High School
- Angus Fraser MBE, former England cricketer and Managing Director since 2009 of Middlesex County Cricket Club
See also
- Mill Hill School, nearby independent school
References
- ↑ literally "I make for/seek/aim for higher things". Stone, Jon R. (2004). The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations: The Illiterati's Guide to Latin Maxims, Mottoes, Proverbs, and Sayings. Routledge. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-415-96909-3.
- ↑ , Morehead-Cain British Nominating Schools.
- ↑ , Mill Hill County High School.
- ↑ J Gunzi (2006-05-05). "Welcome Back, David Dein" (PDF). Head's Newsletter. Mill Hill County High School. pp. p9. Retrieved 2008-11-17.