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Hewens College
Hewens College (formerly Mellow Lane School) is a secondary school with academy status in Hayes, Hillingdon. It is part of the Rosedale Hewens Academy Trust The school caters for years 7–13, teaching KS3, KS4 and A Level.
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History
The school was opened in 1938. It housed two departments, run as separate entities: the Mellow Lane Senior Boys' School and the Mellow Lane Senior Girls' School.
In 1948, Mellow Lane was established as a co-educational comprehensive school. It was then one of only two experimental comprehensives in the UK permitted by the UK Government.
It was a grant-maintained school between 1 April 1992 and 31 August 1999, and became a foundation secondary comprehensive school on 1 September 1999.
The architects of the building were Curtis and Burchett. The building was extended in 1949 and 1963.
Houses
There were four houses during much of the school's existence: ''Dower'', which was red; ''Manor'', which was blue; ''Park'', which was green; and ''Round'', which was yellow. These were named after local manor houses.
Notable alumni
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