Ilford County High School

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name = Ilford County High School


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street = Fremantle Road
city = Barkingside, Ilford
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postcode = IG6 2JB
LEA = Redbridge
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Ilford County High School (ICHS) is a selective boys' secondary grammar school and a specialist science college in the Barkingside area of the London Borough of Redbridge. [ [http://www.ichs.org.uk/site/ Ilford County High School ] ]

ICHS is a four-form entry school, each form comprising up to 30 pupils. Originally one of a number of selective schools in the London Borough of Redbridge, ICHS was retained in 1973 as the only boys’ selective school in the borough. Admission at 11+ takes place through tests administered by the borough as local education authority. There is also opportunity for admission at 16+, directly into the sixth form, but the majority of places each year are taken up by existing students of the lower school. In 2004/5, there were 843 pupils, including 245 in the sixth form, and 88 members of staff, including 63 teachers. The headmaster, since 1993, is Mr S I Devereux.

It was designated a specialist science college in September 2004.

History

It was founded in 1901 in Gants Hill, moving to its present site in the 1930s. It was originally called "Park Higher Grade School", and consequently old boys are called Old Parkonians. There was formerly also an Ilford County High Girls' School that took over the original ICHS building. Following the conversion of the Girls' school to being part of a co-educational school (Valentines High School), Woodford County High School (WCHS) is often called the 'sister school'. In recent times, it has become the "partner school" of Trinity Catholic Science College and Ilford Jewish Primary School.

Old Parkonians

Old Parkonians is a club for ex-pupils of Ilford County High School and contains football and cricket teams. There are currently six footballing XIs under the name of Old Parkonians, all of which compete in the Southern Amateur League. The current captain of the first team is James Billingham, and the chairman of the club is Jim Goody.

Chronicles

The school has published a magazine since its foundation entitled "Chronicles", often showcasing students' poems and artwork, in addition to news. Prior to 2007, Chronicles had always been published in book format and distributed to students throughout the school. Due to financing problems,Fact|date=June 2008 however, this was discontinued in 2007, and was replaced by an online-only version.

New Facilities

Construction of a new Sports Hall was completed in November 2006 and was opened by former pupil Sir Trevor Brooking. The Sports Hall provides access to gym equipment, a swimming pool and a large sports hall, catering for most indoor sports including football, cricket, badminton, basketball and table tennis.

The Learning Resource Centre (Library) also came into action in October opened by Chris Ryan. This gives the pupils more books and a quiet option to study or go on the laptop. The LRC also has an internet bar which pupils can use if they need to for a short time e.g. to print documents.

Notable alumni

Notable ex-pupils include:
*Sir Husein Hasanally Abdoolcader (1890-1974), Indian-born Malayan politician
*Alan Aldous (1923-1992), Headmaster
*Kenneth Allen (1923-1997), Professor of Nuclear Physics, University of Oxford
*Laurence Baxter (1954-1996), Professor of Statistics, State University of New York
*Raymond Baxter (1922-2006), TV personality ("Tomorrow's World")
*Sir Trevor Brooking (b.1948), footballer
*Geoffrey Michael Brooks (b.1944), author of "Hitler's Terror Weapons"
*Gerald Butler (b.1930), judge Who's Who (UK) 2007]
*Air Vice-Marshal Arthur Button (1916-1991), director of RAF Education
*Jack Charles (1923-2006), Civil Servant and employee of the Greater London Council [Who's Who (UK) 2007]
*Varun Chopra (b.1987), cricketer for English U-19 cricket team (which he has captained) and Essex County Cricket Club
*Roland Dobbs (b.1924), Professor of Physics, University of London
*William Thomas George Gates (1908-1990), banker
*Jeffrey Alan Gray (1934-2004), psychologist and linguist
*Brian Green (b.1956), QC and law lecturer
*Steven Haberman (b.1951), Professor of Actuarial Science at City University
*Ronald Hutton (b.1954), Professor of History at the University of Bristol
*David Ian (b.1961), theatre producer
*Norman Lloyd Johnson (1917-2004), Professor of Statistics
*Kenneth Lefever (b.1915), Civil Servant (Her Majesty's Customs and Excise, Civil Service Appeals Board)
*Kathleen Lonsdale (1903-1971), chemist, who had studied at the girls' school and transferred to the boys' school at the age of 16 so she could study science. [Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]
*John Lyall (1940-2006), former footballer and West Ham manager
*Raymond Lygo (b.1924), Chief of Naval Staff 1978
*Neil Merritt (b.1939), law lecturer; Vice-Chancellor, University of Portsmouth
*John Mitchell (b.1925), Assistant Director General, British Council
*Kele Okereke (b.1981), singer (Bloc Party frontman)
*Kenneth Pepper (1913-2002), Commissioner of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise
*Raymond Peters (1918-1995), Professor of Polymer and Fibre Science, University of Manchester
*John Reddaway (1916-1990), Deputy Head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
*John Rickard (b.1940), Government economist
*Allen Sheppard (b.1932), Baron Sheppard of Didgemere, industrialist
*Ralph Stead (1917-2000), Chairman, Eastern Region, British Gas
*Bramwell Tovey (b.1953), conductor
*Peter Turner (b.1928), Government operations researcher
*Geoffrey Tyler (b.1920), educationalist

Notable teachers

ICHS teachers notable in other fields, or who became head of a school, include:

* John Bennett, born ? 1954, Headmaster of Marshland High School, Wisbech, taught at ICHS, 1980-4
* (Archibald) Keith Dawson, born 1937, Headmaster of Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School 1987-96, began his teaching career at ICHS, 1961-63
* David Evennett, MP 1983-1997 and 2005-, had his entire teaching career at ICHS, 1972-4
* Paul Kitson, born 1951, Belgian Congo, Headmaster of John Spendluffe Technology College, Alford, Lincolnshire, began his teaching career at ICHS, 1972-4
* John Moore, born 1943, Headmaster of St. Dunstan's College, Catford, was Headmaster, 1986-93
* John Speller, born 1949, Headmaster of the Liverpool Blue Coat School and Norton Knatchbull School, Ashford, Kent, was Deputy Head, 1983-9
* Philip White, born 1954, Headmaster of Cordeaux School, Louth, Lincolnshire and La Mare de Carteret Secondary School, Guernsey, was Deputy Head, 1989-94

References

External links

* [http://www.ichs.org.uk/ Ilford County High School website]
* [http://www.oldparks.blogspot.com Old Parkonians website]