Drayton Manor High School

Drayton Manor High School
Address
Drayton Bridge Road London , W7 1EU England
Coordinates	51.5158°N 0.3362°W / 51.5158; -0.3362
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Nec Aspera Terrent ("Hardships do not deter us")
Established	1930
Department for Education URN	137221 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Lisa Mills
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1490
Website	www.draytonmanorhighschool.co.uk

Drayton Manor High School, formerly Drayton Manor Grammar School, is an academy school located in Hanwell, West London, England. The school was granted academy status in August 2011. Its emblem is a phoenix rising from a crown with the legend 'Nec Aspera Terrent', which means 'hardships do not deter us'.

History

Drayton Manor High School was founded in 1930 as a county grammar school serving local children. With the reorganisation of schools in the London Borough of Ealing and abolition of the tripartite system, Drayton Manor received its first comprehensive intake in 1975, and changed its name to reflect this change in status.

It was awarded Beacon status in 2000 and won the School Achievement Award for Excellence three years in a row.[1] In the 2012 Ofsted inspection report, the school was rated outstanding.[2]

Trial

On 28 October 2008, Drayton Manor High School successfully contested a ruling in the High Court. Ealing London Borough Council accused the school of discriminating against children living in areas of poverty by only admitting those who lived close to the school.[3]

Notable alumni

• Kamal Ahmed, BBC News Editorial Director (2019-)[4]
• The Brand New Heavies, Music Ensemble[5]
• Vernon Coaker, life peer and former Labour MP for Gedling[5]
• Peter Crouch, footballer[5]
• Holly Earl, actress[6]
• The Revd Professor Paul Fiddes, DD, theologian[5]
• Sir Michael Fox, Lord Justice of Appeal[7]
• Martin Hancock, actor[5]
• Ellie Harrison, artist[8]
• Shaparak "Shappi" Khorsandi, comedian[5]
• Stephen Kinnock, politician[5]
• Steve McQueen, artist and film director[9][10][11]
• Charles Palmer OBE, President of the International Judo Federation from 1965–79[5]
• John Pencavel, economist[12]
• Rick Wakeman, rock musician[5]

Head teachers

• Christopher Everest (past Head Teacher)
• Sir Pritpal Singh (past Head Teacher, September 1994[13] – December 2019)
• Miss Lisa Mills (current Head Teacher, 1 Jan 2020 – present)

References

1. "Our History". Drayton Manor High School. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
2. "Excellent Ofsted at Drayton Manor High". Ealing Gazette. 27 June 2012.
3. "Drayton Manor wins case". BBC News. 28 October 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
4. "Alumni News - KAMAL AHMED". Drayton Manor High School, Hanwell. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
5. "Drayton Manor High School - Alumni". Drayton Manor High School, Hanwell. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
6. "Drayton Manor Alumni (Holly Earl)". Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
7. Obituary – Sir Michael Fox, The Guardian, 26 April 2007
8. Morgan, Steve (8 March 2002). "Hard Act to Swallow" (PDF). Ealing & Acton Gazette. London: Trinity Mirror plc. p. 19. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
9. Alistair Sooke (29 May 2009). "Venice Biennale: Steve McQueen interview". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
10. "Ealing's Local Web site". Ealingtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
11. "Steve McQueen: my hidden shame". The Guardian. 4 January 2014.
12. "Curriculum Vitae: John Pencavel". Stanford University. December 2019.
13. "Ep. 17: Experiences of Leadership with Sir Pritpal Singh". YouTube.