The Quest Academy, Croydon
The Quest Academy (formerly known as Selsdon High School and Monks Hill Comprehensive School) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status in South Croydon in the London Borough of Croydon, England.
| The Quest Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Farnborough Avenue , , CR2 8HD England | |
| Coordinates | 51.35105°N 0.04987°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Department for Education URN | 136203 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Mr Andy Crofts |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Website | www |
The school converted to academy status in September 2010 in partnership with Coloma Convent Girls' School.[1] Previously it was a community school under the control of Croydon London Borough Council, and it continues to coordinate with the council on admissions.
The academy offers GCSEs and OCR Nationals, and sixth-form students can choose a range of A Levels.
Roy Hodgson, ex-manager of the England national football team, was a teacher at Monks Hill Comprehensive in the 1970s.[2]
Notable former pupils
Selsdon High School
- Wilfried Zaha, footballer[3]
Monks Hill High School
- Kirsty MacColl, English singer-songwriter
References
- "AFTER 40 years of teaching, Selsdon High School shut its doors for the last time on Wednesday. | This is Croydon". Thisiscroydontoday.co.uk. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- "Roy Hodgson, Croydon and the "impossible job"". Inside Croydon. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- Lidbetter, Ross (17 November 2012). "Wilfried Zaha was always destined to be star, say former teachers". Thisiscroydontoday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
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