Dunraven School

Dunraven School is a 4–18 mixed, all-through school and sixth form with academy status in Streatham, Greater London, England. Its buildings are based over two sites that were previously used as a teacher training college (formerly known as Upper School, now the South Site) and a primary school (formerly known as Lower School, now the North Site and occupied by the sixth form). In 2009, its sports hall was built using 40 old freight containers, a construction that was subsequently awarded the British Construction Industry Award. History The school takes its name after Irish liberal peer, the Earl of Dunraven who, as part of his strategy to represent the area in parliament in the 1920s, gave a donation which resulted in the purchase of a plot of land in the then Leigham Court Estate, which was used to house a school. In the 1960s, the school extended to nearby Mount Nod Road and in 1970 the Adare Walk site transferred to occupy the Philippa Fawcett Teaching College site on Leigham Court Road, which continues to be Dunraven's Science, Technology, Drama and Cafeteria block. During the 1980s, Richard Townsend became headmaster, and in 2004, he was succeeded by David Boyle. Prior to 2004, there were five permanent exclusions per year. This then dropped to zero. The number of temporary exclusions also has dropped from 510 before 2004 to 10.