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1 Admissions  





2 History  



2.1  Woodhouse Grammar School  





2.2  Sixth Form  







3 Academic performance  





4 Notable alumni  



4.1  Woodhouse Grammar School  





4.2  Woodhouse Sixth Form College  







5 References  





6 External links  














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Coordinates: 51°3641N 0°1007W / 51.6115°N 0.1686°W / 51.6115; -0.1686
 

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Woodhouse College
Address
Map

Woodhouse Road


, ,

N12 9EY


England
Coordinates51°36′41N 0°10′07W / 51.6115°N 0.1686°W / 51.6115; -0.1686
Information
TypeAcademy sixth form
Local authorityLondon Borough of Barnet
TrustFrontier Learning Trust
Department for Education URN148421 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalSugra Alibhai
GenderCo-Educational
Age16 to 18
Enrolment1060 (2008/9)
Websitehttp://www.woodhouse.ac.uk

Woodhouse College is a single site selective state sixth form centre situated between North Finchley and Friern Barnet on the eastern side of the London Borough of BarnetinNorth London, England. It is one of the most successful sixth form colleges in England and is a member of The Maple Group. It was formerly a state grammar school, known as Woodhouse Grammar School.

Admissions[edit]

The college caters mainly for full-time students aged 16 to 18 whose primary aim is to progress to Higher Education. Entrance grade criteria are similar to other high-performing sixth forms in Barnet.

History[edit]

Woodhouse Grammar School[edit]

After the First World War, the former residence of ornamental plasterer Thomas Collins (1735–1830) in the Woodhouse area of Finchley was reconstructed; the house became The Woodhouse School in 1923. A blue plaque commemorating Thomas Collins is on the wall outside the present college office. The school coat of arms with the motto 'Cheerfulness with Industry' is still displayed above the stage in the college hall.

During the Second World War, the school continued to function while the basement was used by the ARP service. The names of the forty-seven former pupils who died during WWII are recorded in a hand-illuminated Roll of Honour which hangs at the foot of the main staircase near the front entrance to the college. The Roll of Honour also records the names of the four houses of the old grammar school: Gordon, Livingstone, Nightingale and Scott.[1]

Sixth Form[edit]

Woodhouse Grammar School was later reconstituted as Woodhouse Sixth Form College. There were plans to merge the school with Friern Barnet County Secondary School in 1971, but these were blocked by local MP Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher gave a speech at the college in May 1983.[2]

In January 2021 Woodhouse College converted to academy status and is now part of the Frontier Learning Trust.[3]

Academic performance[edit]

The college achieves above average A-level results. Woodhouse College's 2022 results were 83% grades A* - B.[4][better source needed]

Notable alumni[edit]

Woodhouse Grammar School[edit]

Woodhouse Sixth Form College[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ By Word and Deed - a chronicle of Woodhouse 1922-49 by Percy Reboul published by the Friends of Woodhouse
  • ^ "Speech at Adoption Meeting (1983 May 19)". Margaret Thatcher Foundation. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  • ^ "Frontier Learning Trust". www.frontierlearningtrust.ac.uk.
  • ^ "Woodhouse celebrates its best ever A level results". Woodhouse College. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  • ^ Taylor, John (29 July 2005). "Giles Hart". The Independent. Independent News and Media. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  • ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5312941.ece Oliver Postgate obituary
  • ^ Hari, Johann (22 March 2011). "Johann Hari: What I've got in common with Jamie Oliver's kids". The Independent. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
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