Herschel Grammar School
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Herschel Grammar School is a fully selective secondary Foundation school in Slough, Berkshire. Situated on Northampton Avenue, the present headteacher is Mr. Julian King-Harris. The school is mixed and has around 800 pupils, 240 of whom are in its Sixth Form.
The school has had a number of previous names, including
Slough Secondary Technical School
Slough Technical High School
Herschel High School
Sir William Herschel Grammar School
Within its present buildings, the school has enjoyed around two hundred years of existence, albeit under a number of different names and forms. The school is a relatively old Grammar School, having only achieved its Grammar School status in 1807. It is due to celebrate its 200th Founder's Day next year.
Herschel Grammar School is the founding member-school of the 'Herschel Consortium' - a co-operation of the Sixth Forms of Herschel Grammar School, Westgate School, and Baylis Court School, all within the same central-western district of Slough.
In 2004, the school finally completed its new modern sports centre, which now serves as 'Herschel Sports' out of school-hours to the public. The new sports complex includes a full-size astro-turf football and hockey pitch, four full-size tennis courts, six full-size indoor badminton courts and one full-size indoor basketball court, as well as a dance studio, all complete with changing facilities.
Famous pupils include Andrew Lloyd Webber, Iain Lee also known as Lee Iain, Dave Shevjenko, Des'ree and football legend Luther Blissett. Crisps were famously invented at the school in the late 1920s by Inuit Explorer Shevjenko as a cheap alternative to chips after the hardships of the 1st World War.