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Elliott School was a school in Putney, England, founded in 1904, which became the
Ark Putney Academy Ark Putney Academy (formerly Elliott School, Putney, Elliott School) is a Mixed-sex education, co-educational secondary school and sixth form with Academy (English school), academy status, located in the Putney Heath area of the London Borough o ...
in 2012.


History

Elliott School was a co-educational foundation school and
sixth form college A sixth form college is an educational institution, where students aged 16 to 19 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A Levels, Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) and the International Baccalaureate ...
in Pullman Gardens,
Putney Putney () is a district of southwest London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. History Putney is an ancient pa ...
, in the
London Borough of Wandsworth Wandsworth () is a London borough in southwest London; it forms part of Inner London and has an estimated population of 329,677 inhabitants. Its main named areas are Battersea, Balham, Putney, Tooting and Wandsworth Town. The borough borders th ...
. It had
Language College Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the specialist schools programme (SSP) in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages. Schools that succe ...
specialist status through which it gained a European Award for Languages in 2004, the International School Award from the British Council and an
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Award which reflected the school's strong tradition in the visual and performing arts. The school had a purpose-built theatre (
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type) as well as art studios and design technology workshops. The school's assembly hall was the location for the Christmas pageant in
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' 2003 film ''
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'' where Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson and other stars visited for the movie. One of its former pupils was actor
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. There had been a number of locations for the Elliott School. It was initially known as Southfields School when it first opened in temporary buildings at Merton Road in
Southfields Southfields is a district of inner London located within the London Borough of Wandsworth, England, 5.6 miles (9 km) south-west of Charing Cross. Southfields is mainly residential, historically a part of Wandsworth itself, and is divided b ...
in 1904. The school was given central school status in 1910 before changing its name to Elliott School in 1911 after Sir Charles Elliott, a governor and the first Chairman of Managers, the school's elephant badge reflecting his service in India. The school's leaving age was raised to 14 in 1918, and the Elliott (Mixed) School was reorganised into separate Boys’ and Girls’ Schools in 1925. During World War Two, the two schools were evacuated to different locations in 1939. An Emergency School opened in Merton Road in 1940, which merged with the two Elliott Schools in 1945 when they returned to Merton Road at the end of the war. In 1956 the two Elliott Schools and Huntingfield
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School, amalgamated on a new site in Pullman Gardens, to become Elliott Comprehensive School, officially opened in 1957 by the Rt Hon
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. The first Head of the new school was Maurice Holmes (1956–1967). He was succeeded by Tom Davies (1968–1974), Guardino Rospigliosi (1974–1982), Victor Burgess (1982–2002), Tony Willis (2002–2004), Sharon Ferrell (2005–2009) and Margaret Peacock (2009–2010). After 1956 Elliott evolved from 'Flagship Comprehensive' to Language College and survived as a Mixed Comprehensive while local Mayfield Girls' and Wandsworth Boys' closed. In 1992, Elliott School, Pullman Gardens, was made a Grade II
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and given Grant Maintained Status and in 1999 this was replaced by Foundation School Status. In the 2003 New Year Honours, former headmaster Victor Burgess was awarded the
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for services to education. In March 2009, despite the sixth form provision being praised as "Good", an Ofsted inspection judged the main school provision "Inadequate" and the school was placed on '
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' and its board of governors replaced with an interim executive board. Mrs Margaret Peacock, Head of Chestnut Grove School in Balham, assumed the role of interim Headteacher in June 2009 before handing over the reins to Mark Phillips (formerly head of de Stafford School in Caterham, Surrey) in April 2010. Under Phillips, after a successful Ofsted inspection in November 2010, the school was removed from the "Special Measures" category and in the Summer of 2012, following record high exam results, the school relaunched as the
ARK Putney Academy Ark Putney Academy (formerly Elliott School, Putney, Elliott School) is a Mixed-sex education, co-educational secondary school and sixth form with Academy (English school), academy status, located in the Putney Heath area of the London Borough o ...
looking to consolidate further progress with the quality of its provision under the umbrella of the
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ARK organisation. The main part of Elliott School was a
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designed in the early 1950s by G. A. Trevett of the London County Council architects' department. It was among the early work of John Bancroft who worked as an assistant on the project. English Heritage described it as "perhaps the finest of the large comprehensive schools built by the London County Council architects". In 2012 Wandsworth Council decided that much of the new ARK Putney Academy's open space would be sold for housing development to pay for a major refurbishment of the main school buildings. The decision received formal planning permission in October 2013, with the refurbishment taking place the following year.


Notable former pupils

* Joe Armstrong 1993–1997 – actor *
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1955–1959? – England bowler * William Bevan 1990–1995 – musician (see 'Burial', below) *
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1964–1969 – actor *
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1992–1996 – professional footballer * Peter Green 1958–1962 – musician *
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1961–1966 – actor * John Hamill 1958–1962 – actor * Kieran Hebden 1994–1997? – musician (See 'Four Tet', below) *
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1983–1988 – professional footballer *
Adem Ilhan Adem Ilhan (born 20 November 1977) is an English composer, producer and singer-songwriter. He has released many albums: his solo music project released under the name Adem, in the acclaimed post-rock band Fridge, alongside Kieran Hebden, and ...
1994–1997? – musician *
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1996–2004 – super heavyweight boxer (Commonwealth Games Gold Medal 2014) * Mawuli Kulego 1997–2004 – musician *
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1986–1992 – guitarist with
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* Gary McDonald 1973–1978 – actor, composer *
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1958–1963 – musician and composer *
Matt Monro Matt Monro (born Terence Edward Parsons, 1 December 1930 – 7 February 1985) was an English singer. Known as "The Man with the Golden Voice", he performed internationally during his 30-year career. AllMusic has described Monro as "one of the m ...
1942–1944? – musician and singer *
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1974–1979 – former MP, now Baroness *
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1967–1968 – musician, poet, writer and broadcaster * Perry Nove – Commissioner of the City of London Police *
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1965–1970? – Chess Grand Master * Chai Patel 1968–1974? – Mental Health and Education Services * Colin Petersen 1957–58 – actor and musician * Maxwell Reed Pre 1938 – actor * Gabriel Thomson 1998–2005 – actor Bands/musicians * Tommy Asher Danvers (
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) 1976–1982 – music producer * Christopher John Millar (
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) 1967–1973 – drummer with The Damned *
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musician *
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ian * Fridge – Post rock band *
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band members * The Maccabees – band members *
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entire band * Xan Tyler – pop singer


References


External links


Elliottonian websiteThe Elliott School E Group.The current school websiteOld Elliottonians Rugby Football ClubArchitectural Considerations
{{Schools and colleges in Wandsworth Defunct schools in the London Borough of Wandsworth Educational institutions established in 1904 1904 establishments in England Educational institutions disestablished in 2012 2012 disestablishments in England Putney