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Type
  
DfE number
  
310/4032

Phone
  
+44 20 8954 3623

Headteacher
  
Ms Janice Howkins

DfE URN
  
137178 Tables

Number of students
  
1,021

Bentley Wood High School

Location
  
Clamp HillStanmoreHarrowHA7 3JWEngland

Ofsted
  
Reports Pre-academy reports

Address
  
Clamp Hill, Stan HA7 3JW, UK

Similar
  
Canons High School, Park High School, Hatch End High School, Whit High School, Nower Hill High School

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Bentley Wood High School is an all-girls secondary academy school in Stanmore Harrow, England.

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History

BWHS was originally called Heriots Wood Grammar School.

About the school

Bentley Wood High School is a multi-cultural girls' comprehensive school which receives students from a wide range of primary schools. The majority of students transfer from Harrow Primary schools but students are also admitted from out of borough.

Bentley Wood High School specializes in Maths, Science, and Computing. It has been nationally recognised for its exceptional 2015 performance by the Schools, Students and Teachers network (SSAT).The school was declared outstanding by Ofsted, and has been in the top 1% of schools nationally for three years. It was recognized as the 7th highest school in the country in 2015 for student progress.

School Life

There are now four Houses. Earth, Air, Fire and Water, named after the four classical natural elements. Each House has its own logo designed by students.

Admissions

The Academy complies with the requirements of the Funding Agreement and the School Admissions Code, and recognises that its ‘relevant area’ is the London Borough of Harrow.

Notable former pupils

  • Camilla Beeput, TV & theatre actress
  • Shami Chakrabarti, Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales, appointed 6 October 2016
  • Ruby McGregor-Smith, Baroness McGregor-Smith, CEO of Mitie Group PLC & Life Peer in The House of Lord
  • Abi Oyepitan, 100m sprinter
  • Carla Marie Williams, songwriter
  • Location

    It is situated just north of the A410, in the parish of All Saints, Harrow Weald, just south of Bentley Wood Nature Reserve. It can be reached via Masefield Avenue.

    References

    Bentley Wood High School Wikipedia