Mellow Lane School
Comprehensive school in Hayes, Greater London, England
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Mellow Lane School was a comprehensive school, located in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, Middlesex. It closed in 2011 and reopened in August of that year, as Hewens College.
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Hewens Road , , UB4 8JP England | |
| Coordinates | 51.5285°N 0.4395°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Comprehensive school |
| Motto | Perseverando Vinces |
| Established | 1938 |
| Status | Closed |
| Closed | 2011 |
| Local authority | Hillingdon |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Houses | Dower, Manor, Park, Round |
History
The school was opened in 1938. It housed two departments, run as separate entities: the Mellow Lane Senior Boys' School and the Mellow Lane Senior Girls' School.[1]
In 1948, Mellow Lane was established as a co-educational comprehensive school.[2] It was then one of only two experimental comprehensives in the UK permitted by the UK Government.[3] It was a grant-maintained school between 1 April 1992 and 31 August 1999, and became a foundation secondary comprehensive school on 1 September 1999.[4]
The architects of the building were Curtis and Burchett.[5] The building was extended in 1949 and 1963.[6]
Houses
There were four houses during much of the school's existence: Dower, which was red; Manor, which was blue; Park, which was green; and Round, which was yellow. These were named after local manor houses.
Notable alumni
- Parmjit Dhanda (born 1971) — MP for Gloucester[7]
- Anne-Marie Duff (born 1970) — British actress[8]
- Ray Iles (born 1963) — scientist, academic, entrepreneur
- Dame Cleo Laine DBE (born 1927) — jazz and pop singer[9]
- Steve Priest (born 1948) — bass guitarist, member of the group The Sweet
- John Sissons (born 1945) — footballer
- Rhoys Wiggins (born 1987) — Welsh international footballer[citation needed]
- Guy Butters (born 1969) – Professional footballer.