Ashmole School is a comprehensive foundation school in Southgate in the London Borough of Barnet near to its border with the London Borough of Enfield. In England and Wales, a foundation school is a type of school which enjoys a degree of independence from the local education authority. ... A Comprehensive school is a type of school providing secondary level education in England or Wales. ... Southgate refers to a number of different places. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A Local Education Authority (LEA) is the part of a council in England or Wales that is responsible for education within that councils jurisdiction. ... Ofsted logo The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) is a non-ministerial government department, established in 1993 under the Education (Schools) Act 1992. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Southgate refers to a number of different places. ... The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London. ... The London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough and forms part of Outer London. ...

Location

The school is in Cecil Road, near the part of the border between the London Borough of Barnet and the London Borough of Enfield that runs down Chase Side (A111).

History

The school was founded in 1958, and became a foundation school in 1999. It achieved specialist status in Science in 2002, and, after moving to the current buildings on the same site in 2004, added the second specialism, Music, in 2007. It is amongst the top performing comprehensive schools in the country^{[Who said this?]}. Its latest Ofsted Inpection report scored Ashmole "Outstanding"^{[citation needed]}.

Buildings

Main Building (2004)

The school moved into the new Main Building in September 2004 and it holds the vast majority of avalible facilities/subject including: Reception, Sports, English, Maths, Science, Humanities, Modern Languages, IT, Art, Library, Refectory and the Hall.

Performing Arts Centre (2005)

Originally this block served as administration and was the centre of Ashmole School. From September 2004 - May 2005, the building was refurbished to become the "Performing Arts Centre". As the name suggests, this building holds Drama, Music and Media but also the ILR and various offices.

Technology Block (2001)

This building holds Food, Graphics, Textiles and Resistant Materials. Now since September 2007, this building also holds Science.

Sixth Form Centre (2003)

As the name suggests, this building is for the Sixth Form. In previous years, the demountable also served as Curriculum Support, Phoenix Centre and Temporary Drama.

Curriculum Support (2003)

The demountable was originally intended to be two classrooms, but since the new school, it was used as an Exams Room. Now since September 2007, the Demountable is Curriculum Support.

Music 2 (2000)

The demountable was originally the IT room but then served from 2004 as Curriculum support and then from 2006-Present, Music 2.

Senior Management (2007/08)

Head & Deputies

Headteacher: Mr D Brown

Deputy Headteacher: Ms C Barnes

Deputy Headteacher: Ms R Hawkes

Assistant Heads

Mr M Bourne

Mr P Bray

Miss S Kitchen

Mr T Sullivan

Mr J Wilson (from September)

Mr S Das (from September)

Notable alumni

• Rachel Stevens
• Amy Winehouse
• Dan Gillespie Sells
• Danny Peacock

Rachel Lauren Stevens (born April 9, 1978) is an English singer and actress and an occasional model who lives in Hampstead, London. ... Amy Winehouse (born Amy Jade Winehouse on 14 September 1983) is an English soul, jazz, and rhythm and blues singer and songwriter. ... Dan Gillespie Sells (born 1979[1] in London, England) is guitarist and lead vocalist with UK band The Feeling. // Sells attended the BRIT School in Croydon. ... Danny Peacock played for the Bradford Bulls from 1997-1999. ...

External links

• School website
• British Council