Haverstock School
 Comprehensive School | |
| Motto | None[1] |
|---|---|
| Type | Community |
| Headteacher | John Dowd[2] |
| Location |
24 Haverstock Hill Chalk Farm London NW3 2BQ [2] England |
| Local authority | Camden |
| DfE number | 202/4104 |
| DfE URN | 100049 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1,252 [2] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Publication | Haverstock News |
| Website | Haverstock School |
Haverstock School (formerly Haverstock Comprehensive School), is a comprehensive school on Haverstock Hill in Haverstock, London, England for students aged 11 to 18. It is located opposite Chalk Farm tube station, and bounded by Prince of Wales Road and Crogsland Road.
The school is Camden's first private finance initiative (PFI) school and underwent a £21 million re-build in 2006.[1] A 2008 Ofsted report explained how the school had many outstanding features, as well as the school being regarded good overall, with the potential to become outstanding.
Notable former pupils
- John Barnes - England football international
- Tom Bentley - politician and author
- Joe Cole - England football international[3][4]
- Tulisa Contostavlos,[4] Dino Contostavlos and Richard Rawson - N-Dubz group members[3]
- Julian Doyle - film-maker
- Michael Gothard - actor
- Marlon Harewood - football player
- Nelufar Hedayat - presenter
- Zoë Heller - journalist and Booker-prize shortlisted novelist.[3]
- Oona King - Labour politician[3][4]
- Steve McFadden - actor[3]
- David Miliband[5] - Former Labour Party politician, former Foreign Secretary
- Ed Miliband - Former Leader of the Labour Party[3][4][6]
- Ben Wheatley - Film Director
- Daniel Woodgate - drummer for English Ska band Madness
References
- 1 2 "State of the art school unveiled". Camden Council. 27 February 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- 1 2 3 "School details", Department for Education, 19 Sep 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Why do some schools produce clusters of celebrities?". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "Tony Parsons on Ed Miliband: I have seen his old comprehensive - and it shows why he is right to start a class war"
- ↑ Meet the new boy The Guardian, 4 June 2002
- ↑ "Hardly bog standard...Ed Miliband's days at the Eton for lefties"
External links
- Official website
- "Ed Miliband's school, Haverstock, was hardly a model comprehensive"
- "Hardly bog standard...Ed Miliband's days at the Eton for lefties"
- "Tony Parsons on Ed Miliband: I have seen his old comprehensive - and it shows why he is right to start a class war"
Coordinates: 51°32′41″N 0°09′16″W / 51.544842°N 0.154355°W
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