Southgate School is a

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and

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located in the Oakwood area of

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, England. The school is situated just east of the Cat Hill roundabout of the A111 and A110, between

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and

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s. The

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campus of

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is nearby to the north, on the northern fringe of Greater London's conurbation. Middlesex University has its Cat Hill campus nearby to the east. Although once historically in Southgate, the school is now in the parish of St Thomas, Oakwood, on the boundary with Cockfosters to the west, and on the western edge of Enfield borough, 500 metres east of the Barnet boundary.

History

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Grammar school

Founded in 1907 as Southgate County School, the school was originally housed within

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. The school subsequently moved to Fox Lane (also in Palmers Green). In 1960, the Fox Lane site was closed and a new site, in Sussex Way,

, was purchased.

Comprehensive

In 1967 the school merged with Oakwood

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which was located in Chase Road,

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. The Chase Road site became the lower school, for children in their first three years of secondary education (currently referred to as years 7, 8 and 9).

The 1990s

In 1991 the Lower School also moved to the Sussex Way site, with the Chase Road site being sold partly for housing and partly to a private school.

The 2000s

In September 2004 the school was awarded Specialist Science Status, which it gained through raising £50,000 and being provided with the necessary funding for a science specialist school. It used the funding to generally improve science facilities purchasing new equipment and renewing

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as well as building a hanging laboratory in the middle of the East Wing building (the original Upper School building). In the Summer of 2007 Southgate celebrated its centenary.

The 2010s

In 2015, after 15 years as headteacher, Anthony Wilde left Southgate School and was replaced by Martin Lavelle. Lavelle appeared on BBC2 expressing his concern and doubts over the marking of exams. In April 2016 Southgate School converted from a community school (administered by

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) to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Middlesex Learning Trust.

Football

Southgate has always been very competitive in football having enjoyed remarkable success under the managerial expertise of Mr Lane, Mr Martins and most of all Mr Robinson who is in charge of the sixth form team. In 2014 the Southgate sixth form team won the treble, with forward

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becoming Southgate's highest scoring player. In 2015, under the captaincy of Alex Ioannou, Southgate retained the Enfield Cup in a sensational final winning 4-3. In 2016, following the departure of several key players, Southgate did not win any honours.

Sixth Form Captains

*Samuel Taylor 2012-2013 *

2013-2014 *Alex Ioannou 2014-2015 *Alfie Deller 2015-2016 *Joseph Toscani 2016-2018

Ofsted Report

On 11 February 2009, Southgate was awarded Outstanding Status, one of only two in the London Borough of Enfield.

Notable former pupils

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Southgate County Grammar School

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References

External links

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