Alec Reed Academy
Its predecessor, Walford Secondary School, was founded in 1955 as a secondary modern school for 11- to 16-year-olds. It later became Walford High School under the comprehensive system. The school changed its name to Compton High School and Sports College in 2001, after the Middlesex and England cricketer, Denis Compton. In 2003, Compton High School and Northolt Primary School were merged on the same site to form West London Academy, one of the first academies to be created in England. The school moved to new buildings on the same site in 2005. In 2012, it was renamed Alec Reed Academy, after its sponsor, the entrepreneur Alec Reed.
The school shares its campus with John Chilton School, a special school for pupils with a physical and/or a medical disability. The two schools share many facilities and the entire campus is wheelchair accessible.
In June 2015, Ofsted gave the academy a "Good" rating. The rating was reaffirmed in June 2018, when Ofsted noted the school's strengths in ".....learning in the early years and primary phases" and its general sense of inclusivity. For maths and writing, the academy achieved a "Well Above Average" rating for its overall performance at end of key stage 2 in 2017.
Notable former pupils
Walford High School
- Gaz Choudhry, wheelchair basketball player
References
- ^ Diane K Bolton; H P F King; Gillian Wyld; D C Yaxley (1971). "Northolt: Education". In T F T Baker; J S Cockburn; R B Pugh (eds.). A History of the County of Middlesex. Vol. 4, Harmondsworth, Hayes, Norwood With Southall, Hillingdon With Uxbridge, Ickenham, Northolt, Perivale, Ruislip, Edgware, Harrow With Pinner. London. pp. 121–122. Retrieved 4 September 2022 – via British History Online.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "The schools that did not need saving". Times Educational Supplement. 11 May 2008. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ Stephen Moss (14 May 2002). "A little bit of... fun". The Guardian.
- ^ "'Serious concerns' at new academy". BBC News. 3 August 2005. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Welcome". Alec Reed Academy. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "John Chilton School". Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Alec Reed Academy". Ofsted. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "I'll do Ealing proud says wheelchair basketball Olympics hopeful". Ealing Gazette. 8 June 2012. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
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