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'''Alperton Community School''' is a [[Mixed-sex education|coeducational]] [[secondary school]] and [[sixth form]] with [[Academy (English school)|academy status]], located in the [[Alperton]] area of the [[London Borough of Brent]], England. It has approximately 1200 students.
'''Alperton Community School''' is a [[Mixed-sex education|coeducational]] [[secondary school]] and [[sixth form]] with [[Academy (English school)|academy status]]. It has a specialism in maths, computing and arts and it is located in the [[Alperton]] area of the [[London Borough of Brent]], England.


It is divided into two buildings; One on Ealing Road, near [[Alperton tube station|Alperton Station]], and another one on Stanley Avenue. The Ealing Road site is known as the lower school site (consisting of Years 7, 8 and 9), and the Stanley Avenue site is known as the upper school (consisting of Years 10, 11, 12 and 13).
The school is divided into two sites: the lower school on Ealing Road near [[Alperton tube station|Alperton Underground station]], consisting of Years 7, 8 and 9 and the upper school on Stanley Avenue, consisting of Years 10, 11, 12 and 13. It has approximately 2000 students.


In July 2016 the Ofsted report judged the school to be “Good with Outstanding Leadership and Management”.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.alperton.brent.sch.uk/our-school/key-information/ofsted/|title=Ofsted report {{!}} Alperton Community School|website=www.alperton.brent.sch.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-05-15}}</ref>
In June 2011, the school was deemed "Outstanding" in an [[Ofsted]] inspection report. The school converted to academy status in September 2012.


==History==
==History==
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[[File:Alperton Hall School in 1921.gif|thumbnail|left|Alperton Hall (c. 1921, present-day Stanley Avenue)]]
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In 1922, Alperton Hall mansion was purchased in order to support the educational needs of the growing industrial town and opened with the overseeing headmaster Mr Edmund Lightley.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oldalpertonians.org.uk/t-schools-AH.htm|title=Main|website=www.oldalpertonians.org.uk|access-date=2018-05-15|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030908/http://www.oldalpertonians.org.uk/t-schools-AH.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1928 the school adopted the name Wembley County Grammar School and the original mansion was demolished in 1938 to allow for a new appropriate site to be built for a traditional grammar school.


A separate school on Ealing Road named Alperton County Mixed School was developed in 1948 on a new site near Alperton tube station on Kennedy's Farm which required the demolition of the adjacent Joy Cottages sitting alongside the station. The requirement grew from the previous local school named Alperton School, which had existed since 1876 on a site now hosting the [[Shree Sanatan Hindu Mandir|Shree Sanatan Hindu temple]], becoming inappropriate due to the Education Act of 1944 and the increased demand because of area growth. In 1957 the school was split into Alperton Boys and Alperton Girls both being shaped into secondary moderns with Mr T. Hostler as headmaster for boys and Miss J. Dawson head teacher for girls respectively, although officially the girls site was not completed until 1962.<ref>http://www.oldalpertonians.org.uk/t-schools-ASS.htm#Alperton {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011063948/http://www.oldalpertonians.org.uk/t-schools-ASS.htm#Alperton |date=11 October 2016 }} Secondary School</ref>
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[[File:Alperton Hall School in 1921.gif|thumbnail|Alperton Hall (c.1921)]]
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Alperton Hall a mansion was purchased for a school to support the educational needs of the growing industrial town and opened in 1922 with the overseeing headmaster Mr Edmund Lightley.<ref>http://www.oldalpertonians.org.uk/t-schools-AH.htm</ref> In 1938 the school adopted the name Wembley County School and the original mansion was demolished to allow for a new appropriate site to be built.
[[File:Wembley County Grammar School 1938.gif|thumbnail|left|Wembley County School]]

A separate school on the Ealing Road named Alperton County Mixed School developed in 1948 from a previous local school on Danethorpe Road and in 1957 was split into Alperton Boys and Alperton Girls.<ref>http://www.oldalpertonians.org.uk/t-schools-ASS.htm#Alperton Secondary School</ref>


The three schools, Wembley County Grammar, Alperton Boys, and Alperton Girls were amalgamated as to form Alperton High School in 1967.
The three schools, Wembley County Grammar, Alperton Boys, and Alperton Girls were amalgamated as to form Alperton High School in 1967.
<ref>http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22477</ref> Mr Roy Innes was recruited as the headmaster to see through the new comprehensive school merger and development.
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol4/pp265-269|title=Harrow, including Pinner : Education &#124; British History Online|website=www.british-history.ac.uk}}</ref> Mr Roy Innes was recruited as the headmaster to see through the new comprehensive school merger and development and after a decade retired in 1977.


Through the Local Management of Schools (LMS) initiative the school took control over its own finances and in 1993 was renamed Alperton Community School. Mr Pankaj Gulab as Deputy Head saw through the change to a local managed school from 1991 and in 1992 he became the headmaster.
During the early 1990s through the Local Management of Schools (LMS) initiative the school took control over its own finances and in 1993 was renamed Alperton Community School. From 1991, Mr Pankaj Gulab as Deputy Head saw through the change to a local managed school and in 1992 he became the headmaster.


In 2003 the new headmaster was Miss Margaret Rafee.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=ExpatGo |date=2013-12-31 |title=New Sri KDU International Head Aims High |url=https://www.expatgo.com/my/2013/12/31/new-sri-kdu-international-head-aims-high/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=ExpatGo |language=en-US}}</ref> During her tenure, the school managed to achieve an "Outstanding" Ofsted report in 2011 and had won the British Council's International School Award in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-06-07 |title=Alperton school a class act after being named outstanding |url=https://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/22039583.alperton-school-class-act-named-outstanding/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=Brent & Kilburn Times |language=en}}</ref> Thereafter it was in the top 5% of schools in the country in terms of student progress over a four-year period.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Madge |first=Sid |date=2021-10-26 |title=LOL – for the Love of Learning. How to create learners and leaders |url=https://www.fenews.co.uk/exclusive/lol-for-the-love-of-learning-how-to-create-learners-and-leaders/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=FE News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-29 |title=Alperton Community School Sixth Form Prospectus by FSE Design - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/fsedesign/docs/alperton_6th_form_issuu |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=issuu.com |language=en}}</ref>
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==Notable alumni==
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*[[Ron Greenwood]] (1932-35), England Football manager and player
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*[[James Saunders (playwright)|James Saunders]] (1936-41), English playwright
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*[[1954_International_Cross_Country_Championships|Ken Norris]] (1947-52), English cross country runner
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*[[Nicky Hopkins]] (1955-59), English pianist and organist
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*[[Keith Moon]] (1957-58), Drummer for [[The Who]]
*Merle Amory (1969-74), London Councillor and first black leader of a British local authority<ref>http://www.islandmix.com/backchat/f6/famous-west-indians-95977/index11.html</ref><ref>[[Linda Bellos]]</ref>
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*[[Dale Banton]] (1972-77), English footballer
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*[[Gary Waddock]] (1973-78), Football manager and player
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*[[Ollie_Benson#Ollie_Benson|Paul Leyshon]] (1988-93), English actor


The school converted to Cooperative Academy status in September 2012,<ref name="alperton">{{cite web |title=Alperton Community School: Home |url=http://www.alperton.brent.sch.uk/ |accessdate=19 February 2014 |publisher=alperton.brent.sch.uk}}</ref><ref name="brent">{{cite web |title=Alperton Community School |url=http://www.brent.gov.uk/services-for-residents/family-and-schools/schools/school-finder/alperton-community-school/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408134330/http://brent.gov.uk/services-for-residents/family-and-schools/schools/school-finder/alperton-community-school/ |archive-date=8 April 2015 |accessdate=19 February 2014 |publisher=brent.gov.uk}}</ref><ref name="rankings">{{cite web |title=Alperton Community School - School rankings from the Financial ... |url=http://rankings.ft.com/secondary-schools/alperton-community-school |accessdate=19 February 2014 |publisher=rankings.ft.com}}</ref> and a year later Rafee left the school to be replaced by a new headmaster, Mr Gerard McKenna. In 2014, its first Ofsted judgment as an academy had dropped to "Requires improvement"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Proctor |first=Ian |date=2014-06-04 |title=Brent secondary school falls from 'outstanding' to 'requires improvement' following conversion to academy |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/alperton-community-school-falls-outstanding-7215676 |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=MyLondon |language=en}}</ref> before recovering to "Good" in 2016.<ref name=":1" />
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== References ==
{{reflist}}


The main site at Ealing Road was completely renovated and opened in 2017,<ref name=":2" /> replacing the previous 1950s-built site.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-03-08 |title=School rebuild joy turns to frustration |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/education-21712944 |access-date=2023-09-06}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2017-03-01 |title=Alperton Community School officially opens Ealing Road building |url=https://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/education/21995066.alperton-community-school-officially-opens-ealing-road-building/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=Brent & Kilburn Times |language=en}}</ref> That same year the school's GCSE Grade 9 achievements put it in the top 3% in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alperton students celebrate incredible GCSE results {{!}} Alperton Community School |url=https://www.alperton.brent.sch.uk/alperton-students-celebrate-incredible-gcse-results/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=www.alperton.brent.sch.uk}}</ref>

==Notable staff==
The 2018 [[Global Teacher Prize]] was awarded to [[Andria Zafirakou]], an Arts and Textiles teacher at the school.<ref name="GuardianEd">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/mar/18/andria-zafirakou-from-north-london-wins-1m-worlds-best-teacher-prize|title=Andria Zafirakou from north London wins $1m 'world's best teacher' prize|last=|first=|last2=|date=2018-03-18|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2018-03-18}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} Alperton Community School |url=http://www.alperton.brent.sch.uk/our-school/about-us/ |access-date=2018-05-15 |website=www.alperton.brent.sch.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref>

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==Notable alumni==
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*[[Ron Greenwood]] (1932–35), England Football manager and player
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*[[James Saunders (playwright)|James Saunders]] (1936–41), English playwright
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*[[1954 International Cross Country Championships|Ken Norris]] (1947–52), English cross country runner
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*[[Nicky Hopkins]] (1955–59), English pianist and organist
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*[[Keith Moon]] (1957–58), Drummer for [[The Who]]
*Merle Amory (1969–74), London Councillor and first black leader of a British local authority<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://islandmix.com/backchat/threads/famous-west-indians.95977/|title=Famous West Indians|website=XenForo|access-date=9 November 2021|archive-date=10 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110173724/http://islandmix.com/backchat/threads/famous-west-indians.95977/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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*[[Dale Banton]] (1972–77), English footballer
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*[[Gary Waddock]] (1973–78), Football manager and player
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*[[Ollie Benson#Ollie Benson|Paul Leyshon]] (1988–93), English actor
* Dr Jason Seewoodhary (1990–97), pioneering doctor and leading medical academic

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== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.alperton.brent.sch.uk Official Website]
* [http://www.alperton.brent.sch.uk Official Website]
* [http://www.oldalpertonians.org.uk/ Official Old Alpertonians Group]
* [http://www.oldalpertonians.org.uk/ Official Old Alpertonians Group]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/AHSAGroup Official Former Pupils Facebook Group]

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Alperton Community School
The Upper School site of the school (1930s built)
Address
Map
Ealing Road (Lower School)
Stanley Avenue (Upper School)

Alperton
,
Greater London
,
HA0 4PW (Ealing Road)
HA0 4JE (Stanley Avenue)

England
Coordinates51°32′27″N 0°17′57″W / 51.5408°N 0.2991°W / 51.5408; -0.2991
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoAspire, Commit, Succeed
Established1922
Local authorityBrent
Department for Education URN138610 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherGerard McKenna
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment2000 (approx.) 330 per year group plus 350 in 6th form (approx.)
Colour(s) 
Websitehttp://www.alperton.brent.sch.uk/

Alperton Community School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status. It has a specialism in maths, computing and arts and it is located in the Alperton area of the London Borough of Brent, England.

The school is divided into two sites: the lower school on Ealing Road near Alperton Underground station, consisting of Years 7, 8 and 9 and the upper school on Stanley Avenue, consisting of Years 10, 11, 12 and 13. It has approximately 2000 students.

In July 2016 the Ofsted report judged the school to be “Good with Outstanding Leadership and Management”.[1]

History

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Alperton Hall (c. 1921, present-day Stanley Avenue)

In 1922, Alperton Hall mansion was purchased in order to support the educational needs of the growing industrial town and opened with the overseeing headmaster Mr Edmund Lightley.[2] In 1928 the school adopted the name Wembley County Grammar School and the original mansion was demolished in 1938 to allow for a new appropriate site to be built for a traditional grammar school.

A separate school on Ealing Road named Alperton County Mixed School was developed in 1948 on a new site near Alperton tube station on Kennedy's Farm which required the demolition of the adjacent Joy Cottages sitting alongside the station. The requirement grew from the previous local school named Alperton School, which had existed since 1876 on a site now hosting the Shree Sanatan Hindu temple, becoming inappropriate due to the Education Act of 1944 and the increased demand because of area growth. In 1957 the school was split into Alperton Boys and Alperton Girls both being shaped into secondary moderns with Mr T. Hostler as headmaster for boys and Miss J. Dawson head teacher for girls respectively, although officially the girls site was not completed until 1962.[3]

The three schools, Wembley County Grammar, Alperton Boys, and Alperton Girls were amalgamated as to form Alperton High School in 1967. [4] Mr Roy Innes was recruited as the headmaster to see through the new comprehensive school merger and development and after a decade retired in 1977.

During the early 1990s through the Local Management of Schools (LMS) initiative the school took control over its own finances and in 1993 was renamed Alperton Community School. From 1991, Mr Pankaj Gulab as Deputy Head saw through the change to a local managed school and in 1992 he became the headmaster.

In 2003 the new headmaster was Miss Margaret Rafee.[5] During her tenure, the school managed to achieve an "Outstanding" Ofsted report in 2011 and had won the British Council's International School Award in 2012.[6] Thereafter it was in the top 5% of schools in the country in terms of student progress over a four-year period.[7][8]

The school converted to Cooperative Academy status in September 2012,[9][10][11] and a year later Rafee left the school to be replaced by a new headmaster, Mr Gerard McKenna. In 2014, its first Ofsted judgment as an academy had dropped to "Requires improvement"[12] before recovering to "Good" in 2016.[1]

The main site at Ealing Road was completely renovated and opened in 2017,[13] replacing the previous 1950s-built site.[14][13] That same year the school's GCSE Grade 9 achievements put it in the top 3% in the country.[15]

Notable staff

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The 2018 Global Teacher Prize was awarded to Andria Zafirakou, an Arts and Textiles teacher at the school.[16][17]

Notable alumni

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  • Ron Greenwood (1932–35), England Football manager and player
  • James Saunders (1936–41), English playwright
  • Ken Norris (1947–52), English cross country runner
  • Nicky Hopkins (1955–59), English pianist and organist
  • Keith Moon (1957–58), Drummer for The Who
  • Merle Amory (1969–74), London Councillor and first black leader of a British local authority[18]
  • Dale Banton (1972–77), English footballer
  • Gary Waddock (1973–78), Football manager and player
  • Paul Leyshon (1988–93), English actor
  • Dr Jason Seewoodhary (1990–97), pioneering doctor and leading medical academic

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ofsted report | Alperton Community School". www.alperton.brent.sch.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Main". www.oldalpertonians.org.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ^ http://www.oldalpertonians.org.uk/t-schools-ASS.htm#Alperton Archived 11 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine Secondary School
  4. ^ "Harrow, including Pinner : Education | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk.
  5. ^ Staff, ExpatGo (31 December 2013). "New Sri KDU International Head Aims High". ExpatGo. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Alperton school a class act after being named outstanding". Brent & Kilburn Times. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  7. ^ Madge, Sid (26 October 2021). "LOL – for the Love of Learning. How to create learners and leaders". FE News. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Alperton Community School Sixth Form Prospectus by FSE Design - Issuu". issuu.com. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Alperton Community School: Home". alperton.brent.sch.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Alperton Community School". brent.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Alperton Community School - School rankings from the Financial ..." rankings.ft.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  12. ^ Proctor, Ian (4 June 2014). "Brent secondary school falls from 'outstanding' to 'requires improvement' following conversion to academy". MyLondon. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Alperton Community School officially opens Ealing Road building". Brent & Kilburn Times. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  14. ^ "School rebuild joy turns to frustration". BBC News. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Alperton students celebrate incredible GCSE results | Alperton Community School". www.alperton.brent.sch.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Andria Zafirakou from north London wins $1m 'world's best teacher' prize". The Guardian. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  17. ^ "About Us | Alperton Community School". www.alperton.brent.sch.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Famous West Indians". XenForo. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
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