Wood End Park Academy

Academy in Hayes, Greater London, England
51°31′04″N 0°26′19″W / 51.5177°N 0.4385°W / 51.5177; -0.4385InformationTypeAcademyDepartment for Education URN138621 TablesOfstedReportsHead teacherMs Surjeet JohraGenderCoeducationalAge4 to 11Websitehttp://www.woodendpark.hillingdon.sch.uk/

Wood End Park Academy is a primary school with academy status in Hayes, Hillingdon. It is part of the Park Federation Academy Trust, along with Cranford Park Academy.

History

Wood End Park Junior Mixed and Infants school was opened in 1930.[1] During World War II, dogfights from the Battle of Britain could be seen from the school's playing fields.[2]

Ethnic diversity

Wood End Park Academy serves a multicultural community, with the proportion of pupils coming from minority ethnic backgrounds being far higher than average. Less than a third are White British, with the largest ethnic groups being Somali, Black African and Asian Indian.[3]

References

  1. ^ "A History of Education in Hayes". British History.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  2. ^ Speechley, Peter (5 July 2005). "My Childhood War-Time Experience: Hillingdon heath/Hayes End". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  3. ^ McFarlane, Ruth. "Wood End Park Community School Inspection Report 11–12 May 2009". Ofsted. Retrieved 22 December 2009.


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