Alec Reed Academy

Academy in Northolt, Greater London, England

51°32′36″N 0°23′04″W / 51.5434°N 0.3845°W / 51.5434; -0.3845InformationTypeAcademyMottoProud to LearnEstablished1955; 69 years ago (1955)
as Walford Secondary SchoolLocal authorityEalingDepartment for Education URN134369 TablesOfstedReportsPrincipal and CEOP CosbyGenderMixedAge3 to 19Enrolment1686Websitewww.alecreedacademy.co.uk

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]}

Notable former pupils

Walford High School

Gaz Choudhry, wheelchair basketball player^[8]

References

^ 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.
^ "I'll do Ealing proud says wheelchair basketball Olympics hopeful". Ealing Gazette. 8 June 2012. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.