HESTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL in Hounslow, Hounslow

Education Centre Information: Heston Community School:

Establishment Type:Foundation School
Phase of Education: Secondary
Status: Closed
Local Authority: Hounslow
Reason Establishment Closed: Academy Converter
Establishment Close Date: 31/10/2012
Boarders: No Boarders
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Urban/Rural Description: Urban > 10k - less sparse
Special Classes: Has Special Classes
Religious Character: None
Nursery Provider: No Nursery Classes
Total Pupils: 1256
Number of boys: 657
Number of girls: 599
Admissions: Comprehensive
Age Range: 11-19
Gender: Mixed
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Special Educational Needs:

SEN Priority 1:HI - Hearing Impairment

Background:

Heston Community School has served its local community in west London since 1932. It provides adult and community education programmes in addition to education for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 years. The school'shares a campus adjacent to the open spaces of Osterley Park with Heston junior and infant schools and also a sports hall, some five miles from Heathrow airport. Each faculty is accommodated in its own area of the three main teaching blocks. The four-storey Norwood Block is home to technology, art and special educational needs as well as the dining hall. A wide range of extra-curricular activities are offered at lunchtime and after-school. Sporting activities include basketball, football, netball, hockey, cricket, dance, gym, rounders and athletics, badminton, tennis, aerobics, fitness and cross-country running. The school aims to encourage the full development of each child as an individual.