Cranford Community College

Cranford Community College is a secondary school with academy status in the London Borough of Hounslow, England.

Cranford Community College
Address
High Street

Hounslow
,
London
,
TW5 9PD

England
Coordinates51.4877°N 0.4052°W / 51.4877; -0.4052
Information
TypeAcademy
Department for Education URN136522 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherKevin Prunty M.A
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1432
Websitewww.cranford.hounslow.sch.uk

History

The school first opened as Woodfield Secondary School. After the 1944 Education Act, Spring Grove Central School and the council senior schools became secondary modern schools. The Hounslow Heath secondary school was closed and its buildings were transferred to the neighbouring primary school when the Woodfield secondary modern school was opened in 1954 at the Great South West Road. Cranford Community College was officially opened in 1975.

The headteacher currently is Mr. Kevin Prunty.

Year 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 years in Cranford Community College. Each year is divided into form T U, V, W, X, Y and Z respectively.

Facilities

Two purpose built study centres with 150 computers and additional learning resources available from 8.15am to 5.00pm are available at Cranford Community College. Year 12 have their own study centre and study centre manager who is available to help students with their research, learning, UCAS, Higher Education and employment applications. The sports facilities, drama studios, music practice rooms, dining hall, and media room are also available for use.[1]

Use in television

In 2014, Cranford Community College was a filming location for the British TV series PREMature.[2] The school in the series goes by the fictional name Karl M. Community College. It is the first drama series to be filmed at the school.[3]

References
  1. "Prospectus". Cranford Community College. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017.
  2. Cumber, Robert. "How new TV drama 'helped save life' of its young star". Get West London. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  3. "PREMature locations". Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
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