Alec Reed Academy

Alec Reed Academy is a mixed all-through school and sixth form located in the Northolt area of the London Borough of Ealing, England. The school operates nursery, primary, secondary and sixth form departments for pupils aged 3 to 19.

Alec Reed Academy
Address
Bengarth Road Northolt , Greater London , UB5 5LQ England
Coordinates	51°32′36″N 0°23′04″W / 51.5434°N 0.3845°W / 51.5434; -0.3845
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Proud to Learn
Established	1955; 69 years ago (1955) as Walford Secondary School
Local authority	Ealing
Department for Education URN	134369 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal and CEO	P Cosby
Gender	Mixed
Age	3 to 19
Enrolment	1686
Website	www.alecreedacademy.co.uk

Its predecessor, Walford Secondary School, was founded in 1955 as a secondary modern school for 11- to 16-year-olds.^[1] It later became Walford High School under the comprehensive system. The school changed its name to Compton High School and Sports College in 2001,^[2] after the Middlesex and England cricketer, Denis Compton.^[3] In 2003, Compton High School and Northolt Primary School were merged on the same site to form West London Academy, one of the first academies to be created in England.^[4] The school moved to new buildings on the same site in 2005.^[5] In 2012, it was renamed Alec Reed Academy, after its sponsor, the entrepreneur Alec Reed.

The school shares its campus with John Chilton School, a special school for pupils with a physical and/or a medical disability.^[6] The two schools share many facilities and the entire campus is wheelchair accessible.

In June 2015, Ofsted gave the academy a "Good" rating. The rating was reaffirmed in June 2018, when Ofsted noted the school's strengths in ".....learning in the early years and primary phases" and its general sense of inclusivity.^[7] For maths and writing, the academy achieved a "Well Above Average" rating for its overall performance at end of key stage 2 in 2017.^{[citation needed]}