Ealing Fields High School

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Ealing Fields High School
The Manor building
Address
Map
Little Ealing Lane

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W5 4EJ

Coordinates51°29′48″N 0°18′43″W / 51.4967°N 0.3120°W / 51.4967; -0.3120
Information
TypeAcademy
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established2016; 8 years ago (2016)
TrustTwyford CofE Academies Trust
Department for Education URN142654 Tables
OfstedReports
Associate HeadteacherMark Bedford
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Capacity670
HousesByron  

Chambers  
McQueen  
Perceval  
Springfield  

Yeats  
AffiliationDiocese of London
Websitewww.ealingfields.org.uk

New School Building

Ealing Fields High School is a coeducational secondary school, located in the London Borough of Ealing, England. The school site is on a Grade II listed building with a set of new teaching buildings. It was opened as a Free school in 2016 and joined the Twyford CofE Academies Trust in 2017.[1][2] Ealing Fields is currently rated 'Good' by Ofsted, with Outstanding features.

The school traces roots back to 1903, with the manor building originally used as a Roman Catholic home for girls, later becoming St Anne's Convent School for Girls.[3] The singer Dusty Springfield was a pupil there in the 1950s. There is now a green Ealing Civil Society plaque at the entrance to the school.[4]

History[edit]

Ealing Fields was opened as a Free School in 2016 by a group of parents to provide a new school for South Ealing. Ealing Fields became part of the Twyford CofE Academies Trust on 1 September 2017. Ealing Fields is the smallest of the Trust's schools, with an intake of 150 Year 7 pupils each year.

The creation of Ealing Fields High School involved the refurbishment of a Grade II listed manor and servants' quarters, along with substantial new build elements, to become a new secondary school in West London.

The manor was originally called 'Place House' and was built in the 1600s. Later owners included William and Louisa Lawrence (nee Senior) who were leaders in surgery and botany.

During the building phase, Boris Johnson visited.[5] New buildings consist of a main teaching block and sports hub with community access. The design is in keeping with the existing heritage with large areas of brickwork, portrait windows, and brick piers and detailing around entrances.

Academia[edit]

Each pupil is a member of one of six houses. The house groups are as follows:

  •   Byron - Red (Lady Byron, Education)
  •   Chambers - Yellow (Dorothea Chambers, Sport)
  •   McQueen - Green (Steve McQueen, Media)
  •   Perceval - Light Blue (Spencer Perceval, Prime Minister)
  •   Springfield - Dark Blue (Dusty Springfield, Singer)
  •   Yeats - Purple (W. B. Yeats, Poet)

The houses are named after well-known citizens from Ealing.

Notable alumni[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Home Page". www.hammersmithtoday.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Ealing Fields High School - GOV.UK". www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
  3. ^ "St. Anne's Convent: Secondary School for Girls, Little Ealing Lane, London W.5 : Its History, Development and Present-day Activities". Designed and published by the British Publishing Company. 17 November 1936 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "The Convent, Ealing, Middlesex". www.childrenshomes.org.uk.
  5. ^ "Boris visits rebuilt Ealing Fields High School". Ealing Times.