Washwood Heath Technology College

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Washwood Heath Technology College
Established	1967
Religious affiliation	None
Head Teacher	Mrs Beverley Mabey
Specialism	Technology College
Location	Burney Lane Birmingham West Midlands B8 2AS England
LEA	Birmingham
Ofsted number	103489
Students	1,400 (approx.)
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11 to 18
Website	www.whtconline.com

Washwood Heath Technology College is a secondary school located in the Washwood Heath ward of Birmingham, England.^[1] Originally known as Washwood Heath Comprehensive School, it opened in September 1967. It was extended in 1996 to make way for the sixth form centre. It has the first year group in the country to have a portable laptop for each child in year 8, as part of a national pilot. Although this scheme is free parents have been told to give a "voluntary" contribution.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Alumni

Ian Taylor, professional footballer [1]
Lee Hendrie, professional footballer [2]
Terry Cooke, professional footballer [3]
David Harewood, actor, appeared in Blood Diamond (2006) alongside Leonardo DiCaprio. He has appeared in various other films, plays and TV series'.