Hewens College

Academy in Hayes, Greater London, England
51°31′43″N 0°26′22″W / 51.5285°N 0.4395°W / 51.5285; -0.4395InformationTypeAcademyDepartment for Education URN137078 TablesOfstedReportsChairMarie AshleyHead teacherMarlene LittlefairGenderCoeducationalAge11 to 18Enrolment321

Hewens College (formerly Mellow Lane School) is a secondary school with academy status in Hayes, Hillingdon. It is part of the Rosedale Hewens Academy Trust[1] The school caters for years 7–13, teaching KS3, KS4 and A Level.

Inspection judgements

Hewens College was inspected by Ofsted in 2012 and judged as 2 (Good). It was inspected again in 2015 and again judged Good.[2]

The school in the news

In 2017 a Guardian investigation showed that the number of children in the GCSE cohort in 2015 had fallen by 46% from the number in that year group when they entered the school in year 7.[3] Education Datalab reported that, had the GCSE results of the children who left Hewens College been included in the Hewens College results, these would have been 16% lower for pupils achieving five GCSEs at grades A*-C including English and maths.[4]

Notable former pupils

  • Parmjit Dhanda, MP for Gloucester[5]
  • Welsh international footballer Rhoys Wiggins[citation needed]
  • John Sissons (footballer)[citation needed]
  • Anne-Marie Duff, British Actress[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Welcome from the Trust". Hewens College. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Hewens College". Ofsted. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  3. ^ Mansell, Warwick (21 March 2017). "Where did all the GCSE pupils go – and why has no one noticed?". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  4. ^ Staufenberg, Jess (10 February 2017). "Schools forced to 'reintegrate' pupils after UTC and studio school closures". Schools Week. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Parmjit Dhanda". Biteback Publishing. Retrieved 18 September 2017.

External links

  • Hewens College website
  • Archive pictures and documents on Mellow Lane
  • Mellow Lane Girls Choir in the 1950s