Heartlands High School

Heartlands High School is a state secondary school located in Wood Green in the London Borough of Haringey. It welcomed its first students in September 2010. The headteacher is Mr. Simon Garrill.

The project was commissioned by BSF (Building Schools for the Future), was funded by £33 million in tax-payer's money and was constructed by Wilmott Dixon.^[1] On the first day, only the South Wing was available to students and staff as the North Side was being finished.

The secondary school was declared fully open in March 2012 which was named 'Launch Day'.

HHS has since opened its Sports Hall after previously hiring Tottenham Leisure Centre and two other playgrounds: a central forum area and a North playground nearer its community entrance.

Students in Year 10 completed the school's first ever GCSE exam, AQA English Literature. The first cohort will fully finish their exams in 2015.

Academy status

In 2012, discussions were instigated to convert Heartlands to an 'academy'. Opinion was mixed, but ultimately the governors' consensus fell in favour of turning the school into an academy. The change has not affected its name, but did prompt former governor George Meehan to step down over clashes with the headteacher Simon Garrill.^[2]

References

Schools and colleges in Haringey

Primary Schools	Eden Primary School

Secondary schools	Alexandra Park School Fortismere School Gladesmore Community School Greig City Academy Heartlands High School Highgate Wood Secondary School Hornsey School for Girls Northumberland Park Community School Park View St Thomas More RC School Tottenham University Technical College Woodside High School

Special schools	TreeHouse School

Independent schools	Channing School For Girls Greek Secondary School of London Highgate School

Further education colleges	The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London Haringey Sixth Form College

Defunct schools	Bruce Castle School Grove House School The John Loughborough School Moselle Upper School Stationers' Company's School Tottenham Grammar School

Coordinates: 51°35′45.3″N 0°7′2.8″W / 51.595917°N 0.117444°W / 51.595917; -0.117444

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