East Barnet School
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East Barnet School is a mixed secondary state school in Barnet, North London
The School is located on two separate sites:
- Chestnut Grove, in East Barnet, is home to the lower 4 years of the school (Years 7 to 10)
- Westbrook Crescent, in New Barnet, houses the upper 3 years (Year 11 and Sixth form).
When Mr N. Christou came to the school he brought with him an 'I Want To Learn' culture. It has been adopted as the school slogan. The school not only values its students but also aims to help the community surrounding it. This is achieved in a number of ways, with sixth formers doing community service, and an annual Senior Citizens Christmas Party where local elderly people are invited to the school for an afternoon of entertainment and fun.
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[edit] History
East Barnet Modern School opened in April 1937 with 200 pupils who had transferred from other schools, spread across 4 year groups. The first head, Allan Clayton, had soon changed the name of the school in new buildings in Chestnut Grove to East Barnet School.
The premises had been built for 350, but by 1947 it was housing 547 pupils. Various additions of classrooms and labs were made between 1948 & 1958. Major building work between 1961 and 1965 added a new assembly hall, gym, music rooms and dining halls.
Due to local government reorganisation, on 1st April 1965 the school ceased to be a Hertfordshire County Council school, and became part of the new London Borough of Barnet.
A new era started in September 1971 when East Barnet Grammar School became East Barnet Senior High School, a comprehensive school for pupils aged 14-18. John Hampden School in Westbrook Crescent, New Barnet, became East Barnet Junior High School. Pupils automatically transferred from the junior to the senior school at the end of their third year. In 1976 the two schools were combined as East Barnet School an 11-18 co-educational comprehensive operating from two sites, the Lower School (Westbrook Crescent) and Upper School (Chestnut Grove).
In the late 1980s the two sites were swapped, with the Chestnut Grove site housing the first 4 years and the 5th & 6th forms at the Westbrook Crescent site.
On the 15th December 2005, Westbrook Crescent was given Technology School status. This prestigious award, part of a government initiative, enables schools to specialise in a certain curriculum area. As a school with Technology status, the school receives more revenue and increased resources. At the official launch of the new techology status a number of presentations were given. Some by teachers and some by younger students
[edit] Development plans
In 2005, JCoSS, the Jewish Community Secondary School put forward a bid to the DfES to obtain the Westbrook Crescent site and for the government to pay for a new £46 million Jewish school on this site. Barnet Council agreed as long as the old Chestnut Grove site was rebuilt. The earliest possible date for a new school was 2009. The bid was rejected in autumn 2005.
In February 2006, it was announced that JCoSS had been chosen to be part of a government pilot scheme pilot to help parents influence new school provision. The Barnet Times reported that East Barnet School would be rebuilt on the Chestnut Grove site by September 2007 and JCoSS would open on the Westbrook Crescent site in September 2009.
[edit] Headteachers
- 1998 - Present Mr Nick Christou
- 1971 - 1998 Mr Richard D. Hurdman
- 1960 - 1971 Mr Angus Johnson
- 1937 - 1960 Mr Allan Clayton
[edit] Head Boys
- 2006 - 2007 David Gray
- 2005 - 2006 Daniel Holland
- 2004 - 2005 Bil Murrill
- 2003 - 2004 Daniel McEwan
[edit] Head Girls
- 2006 - 2007 Grant Mitchell
- 2005 - 2006 Alice Nog Nog
- 2004 - 2005 Sen Dervish
- 2003 - 2004 Haroulla Theocharous
[edit] Notable former pupils
- Alan Coren
- Toney Winter - Toney was a brilliant and hardworking student who was admired by his peers. He unfortunately died in the Autumn of 2005 - his 4th year in school. Many were shocked by his inauspicious demise, caused by a train accident, and the entire school was in melancholy for several days. The school paid tribute to him in an assembly with a speech and a few minutes of silence. Toney received a Jack Petchey Achievement Award for being an inspiration to the students and staff.
