Elthorne Park High School
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Elthorne Park High School (sometimes abbreviated to 'EPHS') is a secondary school located just off Boston Road (the A3002) in Hanwell
, a town in the London Borough of Ealing
. It provides education for pupils aged from 11 (year 7), until 18 (year 13). The previous school on the site - Elthorne High School - was formed in 1974 by the amalgamation of Walpole Grammar and Bordeston Secondary Modern and Northfields Girls schools. The school closed in 1986, prompting a campaign to save the school. It re-opened in 1998 as "Elthorne Park High School" and was inspected by OFSTED
for the first time in 2004.
The school features a campus style layout comprising five main buildings not linked together. The main blocks are:
It became an authorised IB World School in 2008 and offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme as its main pre-University course, as well as a variety of applied and vocational courses.
Hanwell
Hanwell is a town situated in the London Borough of Ealing in west London, between Ealing and Southall. The motto of Hanwell Urban District Council was Nec Aspera Terrent...
, a town in the London Borough of Ealing
London Borough of Ealing
The London Borough of Ealing is a borough in west London.-Location:The London Borough of Ealing borders the London Borough of Hillingdon to the west, the London Borough of Harrow and the London Borough of Brent to the north, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to the east and the London...
. It provides education for pupils aged from 11 (year 7), until 18 (year 13). The previous school on the site - Elthorne High School - was formed in 1974 by the amalgamation of Walpole Grammar and Bordeston Secondary Modern and Northfields Girls schools. The school closed in 1986, prompting a campaign to save the school. It re-opened in 1998 as "Elthorne Park High School" and was inspected by OFSTED
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
for the first time in 2004.
The school features a campus style layout comprising five main buildings not linked together. The main blocks are:
- "A block" - containing Art, D.T. and I.C.T. classrooms
- "B block" - containing Science, Geography and History classrooms
- "C block" - containing Maths and I.C.T. classrooms, and the Library
- "D block" - containing English and MFL classrooms
- "N block" - the newest building, containing Music and Drama classrooms and the reception.
Developments
Elthorne became a Maths and Computing specialist school in September 2007, and its Sixth Form opened in September 2009.It became an authorised IB World School in 2008 and offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme as its main pre-University course, as well as a variety of applied and vocational courses.
External links
- EPHS Website
- GCSE League Table - GCSE level performance at Elthorne
- International Baccalaureate
- Save Elthorne - Save Elthorne campaign of 1982-1984