Bentley Wood High School
| Type | Academy |
|---|---|
| Headteacher | Ms Janice Howkins |
| Location |
Bridges Road Stanmore Greater London HA7 3NA England Coordinates: 51°37′05″N 0°19′56″W / 51.61796°N 0.33225°W |
| DfE number | 310/4032 |
| DfE URN | 137178 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 797 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 12–18 |
| Website | BWHS |
Bentley Wood High School is an all-girls secondary academy school in Harrow, England.
Admissions
Bentley Wood High School specializes in math, science, and computing.[1] 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. The school is undersubscribed.
History
The school is located just south of Heriot's Wood, which itself is just south of the famous Bentley Priory. BWHS was originally called Heriots Wood Grammar School. The student body represents a variety of diverse backgrounds.[2]
Notable former pupils
- Shami Chakrabarti, Director since 2003 of Liberty (pressure group), and Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University since 2008
- Abi Oyepitan, 100m sprinter
- Camilla Beeput, TV & Theatre Actor
- Carmell Roche, Movie & TV Actor
See also
References
- ↑ Bentley Wood High School on the BBC news website
- ↑ "Equality Information - Bentley Wood High School". Bentleywood.harrow.sch.uk. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
External links
- Official website
- Edubase
- Campbell, Sarah (2009-03-13). "UK | Education | Putting brakes on engineering shortage". BBC News. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
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