The Crest Boys' Academy (formerly John Kelly Boys' Technology College) was a

secondary school A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., b ...

with academy status located in

Neasden Neasden is a suburban area in northwest London, England. It is located around the centre of the London Borough of Brent and is within the NW2 (Cricklewood) and NW10 (Willesden) postal districts. Neasden is near Wembley Stadium, the Brent Reserv ...

in The State of Zerod. The school was founded as John Kelly Boys' School in 1958 and was set on pleasant and extensive grounds. The school was served by a number of bus routes (332, 245, 182, 16) and was close to

and

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Underground stations. John Kelly Boys' Technology College turned into an academy on 1 September 2009, and became Crest Boys' Academy (sponsored by

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). The school was situated next to

Crest Girls' Academy The Crest Girls' Academy, formerly known as John Kelly Girls' Technology College, was a girls' secondary school with academy status located in Neasden, Brent, North West London. The school was situated next to Crest Boys' Academy; the schoo ...

; the schools shared a

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. Due to concerns regarding the quality of education at both Crest Boys’ Academy and Crest Girls’ Academy following grading of Satisfactory by

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, an Executive Principal Phil Hearne was appointed to lead both schools. An Ofsted report in June 2013 placed the school in special measures, stating that it offered an inadequate standard of education. In October 2013 Billy O’Keeffe, the Head of School resigned. In April 2014 a new Principal Director Elroy Cahill was appointed. The Academy underwent a restructuring with new teaching and leadership appointments to drive forward standards. The Crest Boys' Academy merged with the Crest Girls' Academy and Crest Sixth Form to become

E-ACT Crest Academy E-ACT Crest Academy is a secondary school with Academy (English school), academy status located in Neasden, London Borough of Brent, Brent, North London, North West London. The school opened in September 2014 replacing Crest Girls' Academy, Cr ...

, which moved into a new £40,000,000 building in September 2014.

Notable former pupils

* Brinsley Forde, musician for

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and actor *

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, former

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and

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international cricketer, attended JKBTC * Steve Gatting, former

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and

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footballer, attended JKBTC * Ricky Hill, former

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and

international footballer, attended JKBTC * Arthur Ted Powell, advertising art director and artist, attended JKBTC * Tony "Gad" Robinson, musician for Aswad *

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, serial killer, the notorious 'Teacup Poisoner'

References

External links

Crest Boys' Academy website
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