West Hatch High School

West Hatch High School is a secondary school located in Chigwell, Epping Forest, Essex (near Woodford Bridge). The area now occupied by West Hatch was previously the western gate (or hatch as it would have been known) into Hainault Forest; it is from these roots that the school derives its name. The school currently educates 1,300 students from the local catchment area, and nearly 200 sixth form pupils from north east London and west Essex.

West Hatch High School
Address
High Road

Chigwell
,
Essex
,
IG7 5BT

United Kingdom
Coordinates51°36′45″N 0°03′47″E
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoThe Best That I Can Be - Manu et Mente (By Hand and By Mind)
Established1957 (1957)
Department for Education URN136758 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherDaniel Leonard (2017 - present)
Deputy HeadAnthony Sinfield
Staff81 full time
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1258
Websitehttp://www.westhatch.net

History

The school was built in 1957 as a four-storied building with glazing on all sides on Chigwell High Road by Richard Sheppard & Partners with the Essex county architect, H. Conolly.[1] The grounds have been renovated on numerous occasions developing the many-acre site into seven main teaching buildings.

Facilities

West Hatch has been under major renovations recently, including a Music Suite (2002), Maths Dining & Drama Block (1999), Ruby Theatre (2000 built by students attaining Gold The Duke of Edinburgh Award Status), Sixth Form Centre (2000), Business and Enterprise Block (2003) technology, Science block, Design and Technology block and the 4-storey classroom block.

Renovation of the ICT infrastructure has enabled evening classes and Microsoft Digital Literacy training for parents using a parent portal. There is now currently a new sports hall and classroom block being built as an extension to the school.

Notable former pupils

References
  1. Bettley, James; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1 January 2007). Essex. Yale University Press. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-300-11614-4.
  2. "Three former pupils to perform in BGT final". East London & West Essex Guardian. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. "Interview with Vicki Michelle". Aspire Essex Magazine. March 2020. p. 24. Retrieved 8 June 2020. I went to West Hatch High School, in Chigwell...
  4. Knowles, Rachael (8 November 2013). "Sally Gunnell joins Sport England board". East London & West Essex Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2020. Chigwell-born Sally Gunnell, who attended West Hatch High School in High Road...
  5. Boyd, Milo (23 August 2018). "Strictly Come Dancing contestant Kate Silverton is from Waltham Abbey". East London & West Essex Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2020. ... attended West Hatch High School in Chigwell.
  6. Hardy, Clare (25 April 2013). "Chigwell artist Mark Wallinger, who attended West Hatch High School, sees his work Labyrinth on display at Tube stations on the London Underground". East London & West London Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  7. O'Brien, Zoie (19 November 2013). "Chigwell educated Joey Essex has been the talk of TV since he entered 'I'm a celebrity, get me out of here!'". East London & West Essex Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2020. West Hatch High School-educated Joey Essex...
  8. "Charlotte Jaconelli". IMDb.
  9. Flaig, Joseph (31 May 2016). "Former West Hatch High School student Richard Jones wins ITV's Britain's Got Talent". East London & West Essex Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  10. Armstrong, Karen (25 November 2004). "Local support for celeb Nancy". East London and West Essex Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2020. ...Nancy Sorrell, a former West Hatch High School pupil...
  11. Earnshaw, Jessica (9 May 2012). "Redbridge band The Loveable Rogues through to Britain's Got Talent final". Ilford Recorder. Retrieved 27 June 2022. Band members Te Eugene, 18, from Ilford, Sonny Jay, 18, a former West Hatch High School pupil from Chigwell and Eddie Brett, 20, from Chingford wowed the judges on the live semi-final show…
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