Quintin Kynaston School
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Quintin Kynaston is a local comprehensive secondary school in the St John's Wood
area of north London. It became a Specialist Technology College
in 2001. The school intends to become an academy in September 2011.
The school's head teacher Jo Shuter was awarded the CBE
in the Queen's Birthday Honours
announced on 12 June 2010.
It is situated on Marlborough Hill next to the west side of the A41
in the north of the borough of Westminster in St John's Wood
, close to the boundary with the Borough of Camden, and just south of South Hampstead railway station
and the junction with the B509.
) as the Polytechnic Secondary School, part of Regent Street Polytechnic. It was named the Polytechnic Boys' Day School from 1886-1919. It was a voluntary aided school.
, and in 1946 was renamed the Quintin School after Quintin Hogg, who founded Regent Street Polytechnic in 1882. It was a voluntary controlled school
. A new building was built in 1956 in St John's Wood. It had around 550 boys.
OBE, a former president of the Regent Street Polytechnic, and Lord Mayor of London in 1928. It was a boys' comprehensive school when the school merged with the next-door Kynaston Technical School, known as the Paddington Secondary Technical School before 1956. It became co-educational in 1976.
In September 2003 the British prime minister, Tony Blair
, launched the 'Extended Schools' scheme at Quintin Kynaston.
Recently QK has become known for its Student Voice 'faculty.' This faculty consists of a Prefect team, a School Council, a Student Leadership Team, Peer Mentors, Community / Subject / Pastoral Leaders and Assistant Youth Workers and an SEN Student Forum.
Tony Blair visited the school again in 2006.
In May 2005, the school featured in the 30-minute long BBC documentary Head on the Block, made by the headteacher's sister, Debbie Shuter. It was not broadcast as planned because the BBC decided that it broke their rules on objectivity, although this was strongly denied by Debbie Shuter.
report. The Section 5 Ofsted inspection of 10 December 2008 characterized QK as "an outstanding school and exceptionally well led by its inspirational headteacher".
It gets the third best GCSE results in Westminster LEA with above average results. Results at A level are weaker - below the national average, however the school performs strongly in measures of contextual value added
.
St John's Wood
St John's Wood is a district of north-west London, England, in the City of Westminster, and at the north-west end of Regent's Park. It is approximately 2.5 miles north-west of Charing Cross. Once part of the Great Middlesex Forest, it was later owned by the Knights of St John of Jerusalem...
area of north London. It became a Specialist Technology College
Technology College
Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...
in 2001. The school intends to become an academy in September 2011.
Admissions
The school is known for the ethnic diversity of its students and the cultural harmony amongst them.The school's head teacher Jo Shuter was awarded the CBE
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
in the Queen's Birthday Honours
Queen's Birthday Honours
The Queen's Birthday Honours is a part of the British honours system, being a civic occasion on the celebration of the Queen's Official Birthday in which new members of most Commonwealth Realms honours are named. The awards are presented by the reigning monarch or head of state, currently Queen...
announced on 12 June 2010.
It is situated on Marlborough Hill next to the west side of the A41
A41 road
The A41 is a formerly-major trunk road in England that links London and Birkenhead, although it has now largely been superseded by motorways. It passes through or near various towns and cities including Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Aylesbury, Solihull, Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton,...
in the north of the borough of Westminster in St John's Wood
St John's Wood
St John's Wood is a district of north-west London, England, in the City of Westminster, and at the north-west end of Regent's Park. It is approximately 2.5 miles north-west of Charing Cross. Once part of the Great Middlesex Forest, it was later owned by the Knights of St John of Jerusalem...
, close to the boundary with the Borough of Camden, and just south of South Hampstead railway station
South Hampstead railway station
South Hampstead railway station is on Loudoun Road in the London Borough of Camden. It is about 500 metres south west of Swiss Cottage tube station. It opened in 1879 as "Loudon Road station" and acquired its present name in 1922. Two platforms on the Euston to Watford DC Line remain; those on the...
and the junction with the B509.
History
The school was founded in 1886 by Quintin Hogg (grandfather of the mid-20th-century politician of the same nameQuintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone
For the businessman and philanthropist, see Quintin Hogg Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, KG, CH, PC, QC, FRS , formerly 2nd Viscount Hailsham , was a British politician who was known for the longevity of his career, the vigour with which he campaigned for the Conservative...
) as the Polytechnic Secondary School, part of Regent Street Polytechnic. It was named the Polytechnic Boys' Day School from 1886-1919. It was a voluntary aided school.
Grammar school
In 1944 the school became a grammar schoolGrammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
, and in 1946 was renamed the Quintin School after Quintin Hogg, who founded Regent Street Polytechnic in 1882. It was a voluntary controlled school
Voluntary controlled school
A voluntary controlled school is a state-funded school in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in which a foundation or trust has some formal influence in the running of the school...
. A new building was built in 1956 in St John's Wood. It had around 550 boys.
Comprehensive
The school was re-named Quintin Kynaston School in 1969 after Sir Kynaston StuddKynaston Studd
Sir John Edward Kynaston Studd, 1st Baronet OBE , known as "JEK", was a British cricketer, businessman and Lord Mayor of London.-Family:...
OBE, a former president of the Regent Street Polytechnic, and Lord Mayor of London in 1928. It was a boys' comprehensive school when the school merged with the next-door Kynaston Technical School, known as the Paddington Secondary Technical School before 1956. It became co-educational in 1976.
In September 2003 the British prime minister, Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
, launched the 'Extended Schools' scheme at Quintin Kynaston.
Recently QK has become known for its Student Voice 'faculty.' This faculty consists of a Prefect team, a School Council, a Student Leadership Team, Peer Mentors, Community / Subject / Pastoral Leaders and Assistant Youth Workers and an SEN Student Forum.
Tony Blair visited the school again in 2006.
In May 2005, the school featured in the 30-minute long BBC documentary Head on the Block, made by the headteacher's sister, Debbie Shuter. It was not broadcast as planned because the BBC decided that it broke their rules on objectivity, although this was strongly denied by Debbie Shuter.
Headteachers
| Headteacher | Era | School |
|---|---|---|
| Dr V Butler-Smith | 1886 - 1892 | Polytechnic Day School for Boys |
| Mr Charles Mitchell and Mr David Woodhall | 1892 - c.1918 | Polytechnic Commercial School and Polytechnic Technical School respectively |
| Mr Percy Abbott | 1919 - 1934 | Polytechnic Secondary School |
| Mr Frederick Wilkinson | 1934 - 1937 | Polytechnic Secondary School |
| Dr Bernard Worsnop | 1937 - 1958 | Polytechnic Secondary School and The Quintin School |
| Mr A J Holt | 1958 - 1969 | The Quintin School |
| Mr T G Jones | 1956 - 1959 | Kynaston Technical School |
| Mr G H Harmer | 1959 - 1969 | Kynaston Technical School |
| Mr A J Holt | 1969 - 1972 | Quintin Kynaston School |
| Mr Peter Mitchell | 1972 - 1983 | Quintin Kynaston School |
| Mr Laurie Goodhand | 1983 - 1986 | Quintin Kynaston School |
| Ms Shiela Madgwick | 1987 - 1994 | Quintin Kynaston School |
| Mr Nicholas Elliott-Kemp | 1994 - 2001 | Quintin Kynaston School |
| Mrs Jo Shuter | 2002 - present | Quintin Kynaston School |
Academic performance
The school has successfully created, many 'school systems' that are now being used in other schools. In September 2004 the school received an excellent OFSTEDOfsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
report. The Section 5 Ofsted inspection of 10 December 2008 characterized QK as "an outstanding school and exceptionally well led by its inspirational headteacher".
It gets the third best GCSE results in Westminster LEA with above average results. Results at A level are weaker - below the national average, however the school performs strongly in measures of contextual value added
Contextual value added
Contextual value added is a statistic used by the government of the United Kingdom to assess the performance of schools.The statistic is intended to show the progress children have made whilst attending a particular school...
.
Notable alumni
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Quintin School
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Polytechnic Secondary School
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