Chiswick Community School

Chiswick Community School
Established 1968
Type Foundation School
Headteacher Tony Ryan
Specialism Technology
Location Burlington Lane
Chiswick
London
W4 3UN
England
Local authority Hounslow
DfE number ???/4020
DfE URN 102532
Ofsted Reports
Students 1201
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Website Official site

Chiswick Community School (CCS) is located in Chiswick in the West London borough of Hounslow, in 2004 it had 1239 students including 208 Sixth Formers.

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Admissions

CCS is located beside Chiswick House and has adopted a picture of the house as its logo. Most of the buildings are new, however the North Eastern block still remains from the original girls' school. Before the school was built a farm was on the site. Due to its location it has a very wide catchment area taking pupils from the borough of Hounslow as well as Kensington and Chelsea, Richmond, Hammersmith and Fulham and Ealing.

CCS prides itself on being a very multicultural school; its students have ethnic backgrounds ranging from Asian to African. Due to this diversity, it has double the national average of students for whom English is a second language. About a quarter of the school's pupils are deemed to have special needs. Because of the prevalence of prominent all girls schools in the local area, Chiswick Community School's intake is roughly 60% male.

It is situated next to Alexandra Avenue (A316), south of Chiswick House and near the Civil Service Sports Ground. Joan Ann Maynard is a teacher.

Academic performance

In 2011, 92% of Chiswick Community School students achieved 5 GCSE or equivalents at grades A* to C in a school record for this measure, whilst 60% achieved 5 good grades including English and Maths.

In 2011, A fantastic set of A level results was achieved by Chiswick Community School Thirty three percent of results were in the A and A* category. This was double the number achieved last year- the highest in the Hounslow Borough.

History

Former schools

Chiswick Community School comes from the amalgamation of three schools:[1]

Sometime after 1978 it took the name Chiswick Community School.

Comprehensive

Dame Helen Metcalf was the headteacher for 13 years. It became Chiswick Comprehensive School in 1968.

Notable alumni

Chiswick County School for Boys

References

  1. ^ Clegg, Gillian, "The Chiswick Book Past and Present", Historical Publications Ltd, 2004, ISBN 0948667 96 6
  2. ^ Brian Tesler

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