Alec Reed Academy
Academy in Northolt, Greater London, England
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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.
| Alec Reed Academy | |
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| Location | |
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Bengarth Road , , UB5 5LQ England 51.5434°N 0.3845°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Proud to Learn |
| Established | 1955 as Walford Secondary School |
Local authority | Ealing |
| 134369 Tables | |
| Ofsted | Reports |
Principal and CEO | P Cosby |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 3 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 1686 |
| Website | www |
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 late 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]
Notable former pupils
Walford High School
- Gaz Choudhry, wheelchair basketball player[8]
