Mill Hill County High School

Mill Hill County High School
Address
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Worcester Crescent Mill Hill , London , NW7 4LL England
Coordinates	51°37′46″N 0°14′55″W / 51.6295°N 0.2485°W / 51.6295; -0.2485Coordinates: 51°37′46″N 0°14′55″W / 51.6295°N 0.2485°W / 51.6295; -0.2485
Information
Type	Partially selective academy
Motto	Aiming High
Department for Education URN	137386 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	M Dannell
Headteacher	Andy Stainton
Staff	150 +
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1706
Houses	Apollo, Gemini, Saturn, Mariner, Capricorn
Colour(s)	Navy, Red
Website	http://www.mhchs.org.uk

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.^[1] The school is noted for the outstanding quality of its music and its exam results for all subjects puts it in the top 5% of state schools.^{[citation needed]}

History[]

The current school was created as a merger between Moat Mount Comprehensive and Orange Hill school in Burnt Oak after the latter was closed. Orange Hill had originally been a grammar school and Moat Mount a secondary modern before the ending of the grammar school system in the Borough of Barnet in the early seventies. Moat Mount Comprehensive had a sixth form of up to 80 pupils in the mid-Seventies and a total school population of around 970 pupils.

Admissions[]

It is for students aged 11 to 18. The school has 1,700 pupils as of 2009.^{[2][needs update]} The current headteacher is Andy Stainton.

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, Green, Navy Blue, Red and Silver.

Subjects[]

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At Key Stage 3 all students study[]

• English
• Mathematics
• Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
• Computer Science
• Design and Technology
• Modern Foreign Language*
• Religious Education
• ICT
• Geography
• History
• Art
• Music
• Dance and Drama
• Physical Education
• PSCHE (Personal, Social Citizenship and Health Education)
• German
• French

At Key stage 4 all students study[]

• English
• Mathematics
• Science (Single, Double or Triple)
• French, German or Spanish (exceptions for certain individuals)
• Religious Studies (exceptions for certain individuals)
• PE (compulsory for non GCSE exam students)
• PSCHE (Personal, Social, Citizenship & Health Education)
• Geography or History (Or Both if chosen)

Plus two subjects chosen from[]

• French, German or Spanish
• Latin
• Business Studies
• Art
• Computer Science
• Dance
• Drama
• Economics
• History
• Media Studies
• Geography
• Music
• Physical Education
• Geography
• History
• Textiles
• Graphics

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. Languages are chosen in the end of Year 8.

Notable former pupils[]

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• Michael Offei, actor
• Ben Strevens, footballer currently playing for Eastleigh
• Jacob Collier, musician
• Ovie Soko, basketball player and Love Island 2019 Contestant

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 ) from 1990-1
• Sir Ronald Mourad Cohen, venture capitalist, and Chairman since 2005 of the Portland Trust
• David Dein, former Arsenal FC vice-chairman^[3]
• 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; his TV advertisements include the 1990s Boddingtons ice-cream van with Melanie Sykes, and the 2005 noitulovE for Guinness
• 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)
• Kate Parker, Great Britain Olympic hockey player
• Jean Simmons OBE, Hollywood actress
• David Troughton, actor, son of Patrick Troughton
• Michael Troughton, actor, son of Patrick Troughton younger brother of David 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[]

External links[]

• Official site
• 2003 inspection report (pdf)
• EduBase^{[permanent dead link]}