Haverstock School

Haverstock School (formerly Haverstock Comprehensive School and Haverstock Hill School), is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school and sixth form located on Haverstock Hill in Haverstock, London, England. It is opposite Chalk Farm Underground station, and bounded by Prince of Wales Road and Crogsland Road.

Haverstock School
Location
24 Haverstock Hill Chalk Farm , London , NW3 2BQ [1] England
Information
Type	Community school
Motto	'Always Learning'
Local authority	Camden
Department for Education URN	100049 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Executive Headteacher	Nicholas John[1]
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 19
Enrolment	1,252 [1]
Publication	Haverstock News
Website	https://www.haverstock.camden.sch.uk/

History

The original school buildings were completed by 1874.^[2] The school later became a comprehensive after World War II.^[3]

The school is Camden's first private finance initiative (PFI) school and underwent a £21 million re-build in 2006.^[4]

Standards

An Ofsted inspection in 2008 resulted in a judgement of Good, and that of 2017 as requiring improvement.^{[citation needed]} It then achieved a result of Good following a further inspection.

In 2018, 66% of students achieved a grade 4 (equivalent to the old C) in Maths and English—an improvement from the previous year's 31% result.^[5]

Notable alumni

• John Barnes – England football international
• Tom Bentley – Politician and author
• Joe Cole – England football international^[6][7]
• Tulisa Contostavlos,^[7] Dino Contostavlos and Richard Rawson – N-Dubz group members^[6]
• John Duffy and David Mulcahy – rapists and serial-killers
• Julian Doyle – film-maker
• Jermaine Eluemunor – American football player for the Las Vegas Raiders^[8]
• Michael Gothard – actor
• Marlon Harewood – Footballer
• Nelufar Hedayat – presenter
• Zoë Heller – journalist and Booker-prize shortlisted novelist.^[6]
• Oona King – Labour politician^[6][7]
• Steve McFadden – actor^[6]
• David Miliband^[9] – Former Labour Party politician, former Foreign Secretary
• Ed Miliband – Former Leader of the Labour Party^[6][7]
• Charlie Sloth^[10] – DJ and radio presenter
• Ben Wheatley – Film Director
• Daniel Woodgate – Drummer for English Ska band Madness