Haverstock School (formerly Haverstock Comprehensive School and Haverstock Hill School), is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school and sixth form located on Haverstock Hill in Haverstock, London, England. It is opposite Chalk Farm Underground station, and bounded by Prince of Wales Road and Crogsland Road.
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History
The original school buildings were completed by 1874. The school later became a comprehensive after World War II.
The school is Camden's first private finance initiative (PFI) school and underwent a £21 million re-build in 2006.
Standards
An Ofsted inspection in 2008 resulted in a judgement of Good, and that of 2017 as requiring improvement. It then achieved a result of Good following a further inspection.
In 2018, 66% of students achieved a grade 4 (equivalent to the old C) in Maths and English—an improvement from the previous year's 31% result.
Notable alumni
John Barnes – England football international
Tom Bentley – Politician and author
Joe Cole – England football international
Tulisa Contostavlos, Dino Contostavlos and Richard Rawson – N-Dubz group members
John Duffy and David Mulcahy – rapists and serial-killers
Julian Doyle – film-maker
Jermaine Eluemunor – American football player for the Las Vegas Raiders
Michael Gothard – actor
Marlon Harewood – Footballer
Nelufar Hedayat – presenter
Zoë Heller – journalist and Booker-prize shortlisted novelist.
Oona King – Labour politician
Steve McFadden – actor
David Miliband – Former Labour Party politician, former Foreign Secretary
Ed Miliband – Former Leader of the Labour Party
Charlie Sloth – DJ and radio presenter
Ben Wheatley – Film Director
Daniel Woodgate – Drummer for English Ska band Madness