| Alec Reed Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Bengarth Road , , UB5 5LQ England | |
| Coordinates | 51°32′36″N 0°23′04″W / 51.5434°N 0.3845°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Proud to Learn |
| Established | 1955 as Walford Secondary School |
| Local authority | Ealing |
| Department for Education URN | 134369 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal and CEO | P Cosby |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 3 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 1686 |
| Website | www |
Alec Reed Academy is a mixed all-through school and sixth form located in the Northolt area of the London Borough of Ealing, England. The school operates nursery, primary, secondary and sixth form departments for pupils aged 3 to 19.
Its predecessor, Walford Secondary School, was founded in 1955 as a secondary modern school for 11- to 16-year-olds.[1] It later became Walford High School under the comprehensive system. The school changed its name to Compton High School and Sports College in 2001,[2] after the Middlesex and England cricketer, Denis Compton.[3] 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.[4] The school moved to new buildings on the same site in 2005.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] For maths and writing, the academy achieved a "Well Above Average" rating for its overall performance at end of key stage 2 in 2017.[citation needed]
- ^ 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.