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 taken on the prestigious Morehead-Cain merit scholarship program in the United States and is an official Morehead-Cain nominating school. The school is particularly noted for the outstanding quality of its music although its exam results for all subjects puts it in the top 5% of state schools.

History

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 tiny sixth form in the seventies and a total school population of around 970 pupils.

Admissions

It is for students aged 11 to 18. The school has 1,700 pupils as of 2009. The current headteacher of the school is Andy Stainton.

Traditions

The school uniform includes a striped maroon and navy blue blazer. As of 2007, students in years 7-11 wear ties of different colours in order to distinguish students in different year groups. The different colours of ties are : Maroon, Green, Navy Blue, Red and Silver.

Subjects

At Key Stage 3 all students study

Selection of GCSE option subjects takes place in Year 9 following a programme of information meetings, consultations and interviews to ensure the suitability and educational soundness of courses for individual students. The Science course leads to double GCSE certification. For English, students have the opportunity to study both English Language and English Literature to GCSE level. ICT and Religious Education can lead to a full or a half GCSE. Languages are chosen in the end of Year 8 and the head of languages is Miss C Thomson.

Notable former pupils