Mill Hill County High School is a large

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with academy status located in

Mill Hill Mill Hill is a suburb in the London Borough of Barnet, England. It is situated around northwest of Charing Cross. Mill Hill was in the historic county of Middlesex until 1965, when it became part of Greater London. Its population counted 18, ...

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. It was the first comprehensive school in the United Kingdom to have had a student accepted on the Morehead-Cain merit scholarship program in the United States and is an official Morehead-Cain nominating school.

History

The current school was created as a merger between Moat Mount Comprehensive and Orange Hill school in Burnt Oak after the latter was closed. Orange Hill had originally been a grammar school and Moat Mount a secondary modern before the ending of the grammar school system in the Borough of Barnet in the early seventies. Moat Mount Comprehensive had a sixth form of up to 80 pupils in the mid-Seventies and a total school population of around 970 pupils.

Admissions

It is for students aged 11 to 18. The school has 1,700 pupils as of 2020. The current

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is Andy Stainton.

Subjects

At Key Stage 3 all students study

*English *Mathematics *Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) *Computer Science *Design and Technology *Religious Studies *Geography *History *Art *Music *Dance and Drama *Physical Education *PSCHE (Personal, Social Citizenship and Health Education) *German *French

At Key stage 4 all students study

*English *Mathematics *Science (Double or Triple) *French, German or Spanish (exceptions for certain individuals) *Religious Studies (exceptions for certain individuals) *PE (compulsory for non GCSE exam students) *PSCHE (Personal, Social, Citizenship & Health Education) *Geography or History (Or Both if chosen)

Plus two subjects chosen from

*Art *Business Studies *Computer Science *Dance *Drama *Economics *Food Preparation and Nutrition *French *Geography *German *History *Media Studies *Music *Photography *Physical Education *Product Design *Spanish *Textiles Selection of GCSE option subjects takes place in Year 9. The Science course leads to double GCSE certification. For English, students have the opportunity to study both English Language and English Literature to GCSE level. ICT and Religious Education can lead to a full or a half GCSE. Languages are chosen in the end of Year 8.

Notable former pupils

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Orange Hill Grammar School

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, former Arsenal FC vice-chairman *

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, known for ''

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for Guinness *

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s), Manager of the

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* Stephen Mallatratt, playwright who wrote ''

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younger brother of

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Orange Hill Senior High School

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References

External links

Official site

2003 inspection report (pdf)

EduBase
{{authority control Academies in the London Borough of Barnet Secondary schools in the London Borough of Barnet Mill Hill