Bentley Wood High School
| Bentley Wood High School | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of Bentley Wood | |
| Address | |
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Clamp Hill Stanmore , , HA7 3JW England | |
| Coordinates | 51°37′05″N 0°19′56″W / 51.61796°N 0.33225°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Department for Education URN | 137178 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Naseema Akbar |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1021 |
| Houses | 4 |
| Website | http://www.bentleywood.harrow.sch.uk/ |
Bentley Wood High School is an all-girls secondary academy school in Stanmore, Harrow, England.
History[edit]
BWHS was originally called Heriots Wood Grammar School.
About the school[edit]
Bentley Wood High School is a multi-cultural girls' comprehensive school which receives students from a wide range of primary schools. The majority of students transfer from Harrow Primary schools but students are also admitted from out of borough.[1]
Bentley Wood High School specializes in Maths, Science, and Computing. It has been nationally recognised for its exceptional 2015 performance by the Schools, Students and Teachers network (SSAT).[2] The school was declared outstanding by Ofsted,[3] and has been in the top 1% of schools nationally for three years. It was recognized as the 7th highest school in the country in 2015 for student progress. [4]
The sixth form centre is part of the Harrow Sixth Form Collegiate.
School life[edit]
There are now four houses: Earth, Air, Fire and Water, named after the four classical natural elements. Each house has its own logo designed by students at the school.
Admissions[edit]
The academy complies with the requirements of the Funding Agreement and the School Admissions Code, and recognises that its ‘relevant area’ is the London Borough of Harrow.
Notable former pupils[edit]
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (September 2019) |
- Camilla Beeput, TV & theatre actress
- Shami Chakrabarti, Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales, appointed 6 October 2016
- Ruby McGregor-Smith, Baroness McGregor-Smith, CEO of Mitie Group PLC and life peer in the House of Lords
- Abi Oyepitan, 100m sprinter
- Carla Marie Williams, songwriter
Location[edit]
It is situated just north of the A410, in the parish of All Saints, Harrow Weald, just south of Bentley Wood Nature Reserve. It can be reached via Masefield Avenue.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Equality Information - Bentley Wood High School". Bentleywood.harrow.sch.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ tables/secondary schools/html/310_4032.stm Bentley Wood High School[permanent dead link] on the BBC news website
- ^ "Ofsted report", Ofsted Reports
- ^ "Compare Schools""], Gov.uk
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Edubase[permanent dead link]
- Campbell, Sarah (13 March 2009). "UK | Education | Putting brakes on engineering shortage". BBC News. Retrieved 1 November 2013.