Hasmonean High School
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Hasmonean High School | |
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Address | |
Holders Hill Road , London England | |
Coordinates | 51°35′47″N 0°12′51″W / 51.5963°N 0.2143°W |
Information | |
Type | Academy |
Motto | אל תקרי בניך אלא בוניך ("Don't call them your children, rather your builders") |
Religious affiliation(s) | Jewish |
Established | 1944 |
Department for Education URN | 137539 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Chairman | Gary Swabel |
Head teacher | Andrew McClusky (Exec.), Lammy Langdon(Boys), Kate Brice (Girls) |
Gender | Boys and girls on separate sites |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 1016 |
Website | www |
Hasmonean High School is a secondary school and
History
The school was founded by the late
The boys’ school became a
The school has established a Beis Hamedrash programme for fifth and sixth form boys (Years 11–13) and a Midrasha programme for sixth form girls.
Headteachers
- Walter Stanton M.A.(Oxon.) (1944–1980) founding head[2]
- Rabbi Meir Roberg (1980–1993) [2]
- Dr Dena Coleman (1993–1998)[2]
- Rabbi David Radomsky (2000–2006)[2]
- Martin Clark (2006–2007)
- David Fuller (2007–2009)
- Rabbi D. Meyer (2009–2015)
- Deborah Lebrett (2015–2023)
- Miriam Langdon (2023–Present)
Location
Originally, the school was situated in The Drive in Golders Green until 1947. In that year, the boys' school moved to Holders Hill Road, where it has remained until the present day. Until 1975, the girls' school was accommodated in two large houses in Parson Street, Hendon, when it was relocated to Page Street.
Transport
As of September 2011, the
Governing body
Soon after its opening, the school became part of the Jewish Secondary Schools Movement (JSSM). Under the terms of the JSSM scheme, the
Academic results
Hasmonean has been commended by SSAT for being in the top 10% of non-selective schools according to the number of students gaining 5 or more A* – A grades. Following an inspection in 2012, Hasmonean is rated 'Outstanding' in all categories by Ofsted.
The school has also been commended for the progress students make between Key Stage 2 and 4, with some subjects being in the top 1% and all being in the top 4% of all schools.
The school has produced students with outstanding
Future
Hasmonean MAT has three campuses, one for boys, a separate one for girls, and a last for year seven male students, which are over a mile apart. The three campuses share leadership teams and teaching staff, but, in accordance with Hasmonean's ethos, the educational accommodation, external spaces and play areas are separate.
In 2016, Hasmonean proposed moving both the boys’ and girls’ campuses onto one secured site. [4] [5] [6] Each campus would sit on its own site and have separate entrances, facilities and play areas. The land identified at this stage is the land next to, and including, the current girls’ campus on Page Street. Each campus would also have its own security team. The redevelopment plans were subsequently rejected by the Mayor of London.[7]
Notable former pupils
- Alan Howard, Hedge Fund Manager
- Dina Rabinovitch, journalist
- Polina Bayvel, CBE, FRS, Engineer and Academic
Hasmonean Grammar School
- His Honour Judge QC
- Samson Abramsky, professor of Computer Science
- David Landau (journalist)
- Norman Lebrecht, writer and broadcaster
- Edward Mirzoeff, BBC producer
- Prof David Newman, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Ben-Gurion University in Israel.
References
- ^ [1] Archived 8 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Dr. Schonfeld's Work in Hasmonean
- ^ ISBN 978-0-230-30466-6.
- ^ [2] Archived 27 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Current Governing Body.
- ^ [3] Archived 6 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, JC News Article.
- ^ [4] Archived 3 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Future Website.
- ^ [5] Archived 4 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Future Proposals
- ^ "Hasmonean redevelopment plans rejected by Mayor of London - the Jewish Chronicle". Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.