Type Community school DfE URN 117528 Tables Ages 11–18 Number of students 1,198 | Headteacher Sarah Lansley Ofsted Reports Phone +44 1442 404333 Gender Mixed-sex education | |
Location Warners End Road
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
HP1 3DW
England Address Warners End Rd, Hemel Hempstead HP1 3DW, UK Similar The Hemel Hempstead School, John F Kennedy Catholic, Kings Langley Secondar, Ashlyns School | ||
Cavendish School is a secondary school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. The Head Teacher is Sarah P. Lansley.
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History
The school was officially opened in 1962 as one of the first of the new breed of post-war technical grammar schools. Initially it was run along very traditional lines by the founding Headmaster, Arthur Hayward.
In 1968 the school pioneered a system of learning away from traditional subject structure: the new intake that year studied 'Inter-disciplinary Enquiry' (IDE) for the first two years in place of English, Geography, History and Science. Maths and languages were taught separately. IDE was very quickly seen as a 'conspicuous failure'.
The 1969 intake was the last grammar year, and from 1970 the school became a comprehensive. Arthur Hayward moved to Bodmin School the following year.
Arthur Hayward died in June 2010 and tributes were published in the local paper.
Forms
Year 7-11 pupils are divided into 4 houses, each named after famous scientists from The Cavendish Laboratories at the University of Cambridge, UK as follows:
The forms are used for administrative purposes, for competitions such as sports day and to work out which form has best attendance. As of 2010, the form system was changed to a house system. Year 7-13 are divided into four houses, still named after scientists. These include:
Each house has a colour, the students have two striped lines on their tie one before the little logo and one after.
Uniform
Girls: black trousers or skirt; white blouse; blazer (originally purple); and a purple, black and gold tie with the Cavendish crest on it.
Boys: black trousers; white shirt; blazer (originally purple); and a purple, black and gold tie with the Cavendish crest on it.