Harefield Academy

Harefield Academy is a secondary school and sixth form in Uxbridge, London. Located on the site of the former community school, John Penrose School, which closed on 31 August 2005,[1] it reopened as an academy in 2005 and specialises in sports. Among other connections, Watford Football Club provides coaching there (the school serves as its youth system), and it also hosts an elite gymnastics division.

Harefield Academy
Address
Northwood Way

, ,
UB9 6ET

Coordinates51.60672°N 0.47302°W / 51.60672; -0.47302
Information
TypeAcademy
Department for Education URN135004 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairMr J Wilcox
PrincipalMs Tash Moriarty
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Websitewww.theharefieldacademy.org

In January 2014, the academy was one of three schools that featured in BBC Three's six-part series Tough Young Teachers. The series was filmed throughout the 2012–2013 academic year.

Notable alumni

Sources

  1. "John Penrose School". Get Information about Schools. gov.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2021.


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