Twickenham School, is a co-educational
secondary school located in
Whitton, in the
London Borough of Richmond
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames () in southwest London forms part of Outer London and is the only London borough on both sides of the River Thames. It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas amalgamated under the London ...
, south-west London. It has two predecessor schools: Twickenham Academy and before that Whitton School.
Twickenham School is an
academy
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosop ...
operated by the Bourne Trust,
which operates several other schools, including nearby
Hampton High and
Teddington School
Teddington is a suburb in south-west London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. In 2021, Teddington was named as the best place to live in London by ''The Sunday Times''. Historically in Middlesex, Teddington is situated on a long me ...
.
Performance
As with other schools, latest exam results and related data are published in the Department for Education's national tables.
History
The first school to be built on the site of Twickenham School was named Whitton School. It was established in 1959, to cater for boys from the former Kneller School and girls from Stanley Road School.
By 2001, the school buildings at Whitton, and other local schools, were considered inadequate for a modern education system.
In 2003, plans were put forward for it to be replaced by a Catholic Secondary School, with a new community school to be built on the site of Heathfield School, but these were not progressed.
The school was considered for rebuilding under the national
BSF programme in 2007, but only one school in the borough could be selected and Teddington School was chosen instead.
Whitton School was later re-built as part of the next Government's
sponsored academies programme,
becoming Twickenham Academy in 2010, under the governance of the
Learning Schools Trust.
Twickenham Academy was closed at the end of October 2016 and was replaced by Twickenham School on the first day of November 2016, under the management of Richmond West Schools Trust.
It moved to the larger Bourne Trust in September 2021.
Notable former pupils
Whitton School/Twickenham Academy/Twickenham School
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Lauren James
Lauren James (born 29 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the England women's national team.
Club career Arsenal
James was scouted by Arsenal as a 13-year-old ...
- footballer
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Paul Miller - radio presenter
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Joel Pope
Joel Ian Pope (born 23 October 1988) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Ashford, Middlesex and educated at Whitton School.
At the end of the 2007 season, Leicestershire offered ...
- cricketer
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Ben Scott - cricketer
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Luke Plange
Luke Elliot Plange (born 4 November 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lincoln City on loan from club Crystal Palace.
Club career
A youth product of Arsenal since the age of 6, Plange moved to Derby County o ...
- footballer
Notes
External links
Twickenham Academy
Secondary schools in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Academies in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Twickenham
Whitton, London
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