Mill Hill County High School
Mill Hill County High School is a large secondary school with academy status located in Mill Hill, London, England. It was the first comprehensive school in the United Kingdom to have had a student accepted on the Morehead-Cain merit scholarship program in the United States and is an official Morehead-Cain nominating school. The previous headteacher, Geoffrey Thompson, was retired in 2019 and has preceded Andrew "Andy" Stainton.
History
The school was built in August 25 1931 by the Mill Hill Schools Foundation. The current school was created as a merger between Moat Mount Comprehensive and Orange Hill school in Burnt Oak after the latter was closed. Orange Hill had originally been a grammar school and Moat Mount a secondary modern before the ending of the grammar school system in the Borough of Barnet in the early seventies. Moat Mount Comprehensive had a sixth form of up to 80 pupils in the mid-Seventies and a total school population of around 970 pupils. In contrast, the school was notable for its "Good" report established by Ofsted. It has stated how mature the pupils were and how teachers were experts in their roles.Admissions
It is for students aged 11 to 18. The school has 1,684 pupils as of the 2023/2024 school year. The current headteacher is Andy Stainton, who has succeeded Geoffrey Thompson. Thompson has retired in 2019, which caused him to depart the school.Subjects
At Key Stage 3 all students study
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- Computer Science
- Design and Technology
- Religious Studies
- Geography
- History
- Art
- Music
- Dance and Drama
- Physical Education
- PSCHE
- German
- French
At Key stage 4 all students study
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- French, German or Spanish
- Religious Studies
- PE
- PSCHE
- Geography or History
Plus two subjects chosen from
- Art
- Business Studies
- Computer Science
- Dance
- Drama
- Economics
- Food Preparation and Nutrition
- French
- Geography
- German
- History
- Media Studies
- Music
- Photography
- Physical Education
- Product Design
- Spanish
- Textiles
Notable former pupils
Mill Hill County High School
- Jacob Collier, musician
- Michael Offei, actor
- Tamara Smart, actor
- Ovie Soko, basketball player
- Ben Strevens, footballer
- Martine Wright, sitting volleyball player
Orange Hill Grammar School
- Matthew Ashman, guitarist with Adam and the Ants
- Sir Bill Callaghan, Chair of the Legal Services Commission
- Gillian Chan novelist
- Air Vice-Marshal Paul Clark CB, former GEC-Marconi then BAE Systems North America executive, and Commandant of the RAF Signals Engineering Establishment at RAF Henlow from 1990-1
- Sir Ronald Mourad Cohen, venture capitalist, and Chairman since 2005 of the Portland Trust
- David Dein, former Arsenal FC vice-chairman
- John Ellis (guitarist)
- Robert Elms, writer and lunchtime broadcaster on BBC London 94.9
- Ian Abrahams, broadcaster talkSPORT
- Frank Jarvis (actor), known for The Italian Job
- Daniel Kleinman, music video director, who formed Bazooka Joe (band) with John Ellis which later featured Adam Ant as singer; his TV advertisements include the 1990s Boddingtons ice-cream van with Melanie Sykes, and the 2005 noitulovE for Guinness
- Malcolm McLaren, Manager of the Sex Pistols
- Stephen Mallatratt, playwright who wrote Island at War
- Kate Parker, Great Britain Olympic hockey player
- Jean Simmons OBE, Hollywood actress
- David Troughton, actor, son of Patrick Troughton
- Michael Troughton, actor, son of Patrick Troughton younger brother of David Troughton
Orange Hill Senior High School
- Angus Fraser MBE, former England cricketer and Managing Director since 2009 of Middlesex County Cricket Club