Isleworth and Syon School
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Isleworth and Syon School is a secondary comprehensive school, with sixth form, for boys aged 11 to 18 years. It is situated on Ridgeway Road, Isleworth
, within the London Borough of Hounslow
, England
. The number of pupils is more than a thousand - up from eight hundred in 1995. It is close to the A4, just south of Osterley Park
.
status.
The school is one of the Hounslow
consortium schools, comprising Brentford School for Girls, Hounslow Manor School
, The Green School
and Isleworth and Syon School. Consortium schools have a common academic timetable, allowing sixth form students to interact and exchange lessons.
The school motto is "Together we learn, achieve and succeed".
The school's aim is to come outstanding not good.
In 2005 the school was named sports college of the year in the UK under the guidance of former olympian
Jason Wing
.
The Head Master is Mr Euan Ferguson.
The school is located near Isleworth station.
Prof Tony Maxworthy-Smith International Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Since 1967. Pupil 1944-51.
Isleworth
Isleworth is a small town of Saxon origin sited within the London Borough of Hounslow in west London, England. It lies immediately east of the town of Hounslow and west of the River Thames and its tributary the River Crane. Isleworth's original area of settlement, alongside the Thames, is known as...
, within the London Borough of Hounslow
London Borough of Hounslow
-Political composition:Since the borough was formed it has been controlled by the Labour Party on all but two occasions. In 1968 the Conservatives formed a majority for the first and last time to date until they lost control to Labour in 1971. Labour subsequently lost control of the council in the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The number of pupils is more than a thousand - up from eight hundred in 1995. It is close to the A4, just south of Osterley Park
Osterley Park
Osterley Park is a mansion set in a large park of the same name. It is in the London Borough of Hounslow, part of the western suburbs of London. When the house was built it was surrounded by rural countryside. It was one of a group of large houses close to London which served as country retreats...
.
Academics
In 2003 the school gained Sports CollegeSpecialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
status.
The school is one of the Hounslow
Hounslow
Hounslow is the principal town in the London Borough of Hounslow. It is a suburban development situated 10.6 miles west south-west of Charing Cross. It forms a post town in the TW postcode area.-Etymology:...
consortium schools, comprising Brentford School for Girls, Hounslow Manor School
Hounslow Manor School
Hounslow Manor School is a secondary school incorporating a sixth-form, located just behind Hounslow High Street in the London Borough of Hounslow...
, The Green School
The Green School
The Green School, also known as The Green School for Girls, is in an all girls comprehensive school located in Isleworth, Middlesex. The schools offers an above-average education with a non-denominational Christian focus...
and Isleworth and Syon School. Consortium schools have a common academic timetable, allowing sixth form students to interact and exchange lessons.
The school motto is "Together we learn, achieve and succeed".
The school's aim is to come outstanding not good.
In 2005 the school was named sports college of the year in the UK under the guidance of former olympian
Olympian
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Jason Wing
Jason Wing
Jason Wing is a British bobsledder who competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, he finished fifth in the four-man event.-References:* *...
.
The Head Master is Mr Euan Ferguson.
The school is located near Isleworth station.
Notable alumni
- Jimmy AggreyJimmy AggreyJames Emmanuel Aggrey is an English professional footballer. He was born in Hammersmith, London.Aggrey began his football career as a trainee at Chelsea, famously appearing in a documentary where the tormented soul of Graham Rix gave him dressings downs rather than helping a talented young man.On...
- professional footballer - Dean ArmstrongDean ArmstrongDean Armstrong is a Canadian actor and coach for performers in film and television.-Career:The Actor.Dean works in film, TV and stage...
- professional footballer - Mo Farah - Olympic 5000 m athlete
- Tony AworTony AworAnthony Robert "Tony" Awor is a sports agent from London who is licensed by the Football Association. His involvement in football has seen him be a player then coach before athlete management. He attended Isleworth and Syon School alongside Mo Farah and Owais Shah...
- Sports Agent - Chris PlummerChris PlummerChris Plummer is an English footballer, currently player–manager of Peterborough Northern Star. He played professionally for Queens Park Rangers, Bristol Rovers, Barnet, Peterborough United, Grays Athletic and Rushden and Diamonds....
- professional footballer - Owais ShahOwais ShahOwais Alam Shah is an English cricketer. A middle-order batsman, he played for Middlesex between 1996-2010, before joining Essex CCC in the winter of 2010. He has represented England in all forms of the games.Between 2001 and 2009, he played 71 ODIs and 17 Twenty20 Internationals...
- England cricketer - Darren Chin - 100m Athlete
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- professional footballer - Stephen HendryStephen HendryStephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...
- Professional Footballer
Isleworth Grammar School
- Barney BubblesBarney BubblesColin Fulcher aka Barney Bubbles was a radical English graphic artist, whose work primarily encompassed the disciplines of graphic design, painting and music video direction. He is most renowned for his distinctive contribution to the graphic design associated with the British independent music...
- graphic designer - Sir Roger Carrick CMG LVO - High Commissioner to Australia from 1994-7, and to Indonesia from 1990-4
- Roy Cox CBE - Chief General Manager of the Alliance & LeicesterAlliance & LeicesterAlliance & Leicester was a former UK-based bank and PLC, which in later years operated as a trading name of Santander UK before being rebranded as Santander. Alliance & Leicester was legally acquired in May 2010 by Santander UK, and was fully incorporated by 2011...
from 1970–85 - Prof Geoffrey Lilley OBE - Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of SouthamptonUniversity of SouthamptonThe University of Southampton is a British public university located in the city of Southampton, England, a member of the Russell Group. The origins of the university can be dated back to the founding of the Hartley Institution in 1862 by Henry Robertson Hartley. In 1902, the Institution developed...
from 1964–82 - Steven Marshall - Chairman of Balfour BeattyBalfour BeattyBalfour Beatty plc is a British construction, engineering, military housing, rail and investment services company. It is one of the largest construction companies in the UK, and the 15th largest in the world...
since 2008, and Chief Executive of RailtrackRailtrackRailtrack was a group of companies that owned the track, signalling, tunnels, bridges, level crossings and all but a handful of the stations of the British railway system from its formation in April 1994 until 2002...
from 2000-2 - Brian McGowan (businessman)Brian McGowan (businessman)Brian Dennis McGowan is the co-founder of Williams Holdings, one of the United Kingdom's largest conglomerates.-Career:Educated at Isleworth Grammar School, Brian McGowan initially trained at a firm of accountants in London....
- Prof Philip Morris - Boeing/A. D. Welliver Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Penn State University, since 1977
- Richard ShepherdRichard ShepherdRichard Charles Scrimgeour Shepherd is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. He is currently a Member of Parliament, having represented the constituency of Aldridge-Brownhills since 1979....
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since 1979 - Alan WhiteheadAlan WhiteheadAlan Patrick Vincent Whitehead is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Southampton Test since 1997.-Early life:...
- Labour MP for Southampton Test since 1997 - Mark Woodnutt - Conservative MP for the Isle of WightIsle of Wight (UK Parliament constituency)Isle of Wight is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, it covers the whole of the Isle of Wight and elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system.-...
from 1959–74
Prof Tony Maxworthy-Smith International Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Since 1967. Pupil 1944-51.