Lampton School
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Lampton School is a comprehensive secondary school, located in Hounslow, Middlesex, in the United Kingdom. It is a Humanities Specialist School and training school which currently has around 1,350 students on roll. Lampton borders the A4 Great West Road in Hounslow, and its ethnic mix reflects that of the local area, with most students being of Indian subcontinental heritage. That said, the school contains a wide range of ethnicities, including (but not limited to) White British, Pakistani and Somali, and around 30% of students receive free school meals. The last OFSTED inspection, in 2005, found the school to be "very good"[1].
The school's GCSE results are broadly average[2], although given the local area, Contextual Value Added at the school is exceptionally good.
Lampton School was once known as Spring Grove Grammar School before being converted to a comprehensive.
It gained its Humanities Specialist status in 2003, an designation which enabled the building of the Language and Learning Zone (LLZ), a multi-media and ICT suite situated at the western end of the Spring Grove building.
Lampton's motto is "Optima Tenete"[3], which translates roughly as "Hold Onto the Best". Lampton also offers a 6th Form for pupils aged 16 and over, which takes the majority of its intake from Lampton GCSE students, but is also open to applicants from outside the school.
Lampton is well served by public transport. London Underground's Piccadilly Line provides the nearest Tube station (Hounslow Central), and the Great West Road carries multiple bus routes. Hounslow main line rail station is around 20 minutes walk from the school.
The current headteacher is Susan John. She is supported by three deputy heads - Norman Lawrence (pastoral), Susan Casey (curriculum) and Les Carswell (Estates, Buildings, ICT).
