Hollyfield School is a co-educational

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located in

Surbiton Surbiton is a suburban neighbourhood in South West London, within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (RBK). It is next to the River Thames, southwest of Charing Cross. Surbiton was in the historic county of Surrey and since 1965 it has ...

, in the

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, London, England. There are approximately 1,120 students on roll, with 220 in the

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. School uniform is compulsory at Hollyfield for all pupils except the sixth form.

History

Established in 1937 as Surbiton

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, it was a co-educational secondary school situated in Hollyfield Road,

. In 1960 it was renamed Hollyfield County Secondary School, later becoming Hollyfield School. In 1966 the school moved to its current site at the top of Surbiton Hill Road, in buildings previously used by Surbiton County Grammar School. The site then expanded with the addition of new buildings. In 1987, a proposal to close Hollyfield and use the premises as a sixth form college was rejected, and the school continued. In December 1995, after a ballot of parents, Hollyfield became a

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Technology College and Academy status

Hollyfield School was awarded specialist Technology College status in September 2003. This followed work since 1999 when the governing body and the

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(LEA) approved a bid to the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and by July 2002 the school had raised the required £50,000 sponsorship, and the bid went ahead. The award gave the school an additional £800,000 funding over five years. On 1 December 2011, Hollyfield School converted into an

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Houses

There are three houses, each with its own colour: Eagle (Red), Falcon (Blue) & Osprey (Yellow). The three houses compete for house points throughout the year. 'House Points' are given to students for exemplary classwork, home-learning or in extra-curricular activities. At the end of the year, the houses compete during 'Sports Day', and the overall winning house is announced. Inter-house competitions have been played which include

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and more.

Alumni

* Eric Clapton, guitarist, singer, songwriter *

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, actor *

Ben Hawkey Ben Hawkey (born 25 April 1996) is an actor from Kingston upon Thames. He is best known for his portrayal of Hot Pie in the HBO series '' Game of Thrones''. He also played Rick Jnr in the E4 series '' Beaver Falls''. He retired from acting in 2 ...

actor *

Camilla Kerslake Camilla Kerslake is an English classical crossover singer from London who was the first signing to Gary Barlow's record label.

, classical crossover singer *

Moe Sbihi Mohamed Karim Sbihi (born 27 March 1988) is a British rower. He is a three-time Olympian and Olympic medal winner. He won a gold medal in the coxless four at 2016 Rio Olympics, and at the 2012 London Olympics he was in the British crew that wo ...

, GB Rowing 8+ 2012 OlympicsBBC News Rowing
Mohamed Sbihi describes selection for the GB men's 8+ for London 2012

References

External links

Official site

Hollyfield PTA site

Ofsted report, March 2020

BBC report of GCSE performance, published January 2010
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