Drayton Manor High School

Drayton Manor High School, formerly Drayton Manor Grammar School, is an academy school located in Hanwell, west London, England. The school was granted academy status in August 2011. Its emblem is a phoenix rising from a crown with the legend 'Nec Aspera Terrent', which means 'hardships do not deter us'.

History
Drayton Manor High School was founded in 1930 as a county grammar school serving local children. With the reorganisation of schools in the London Borough of Ealing and abolition of the tripartite system, Drayton Manor received its first comprehensive intake in 1975 and changed its name to reflect this change in status.

It was awarded Beacon status in 2000 and won the School Achievement Award for Excellence three years in a row. In the 2012 Ofsted inspection report, the school was rated outstanding.

Students are presently allocated to one of four houses:
 * Caladrius - Blue
 * Phoenix - Red
 * Griffin - Green
 * Pegasus - Yellow

Court case
On 28 October 2008, Drayton Manor High School successfully contested a ruling in the High Court. Ealing London Borough Council had accused the school of discriminating against children living in poorer areas by only admitting those that lived close to the school.

Notable alumni

 * Ed Harris_(playwright), (1996) Playwright
 * Kamal Ahmed, BBC News Editorial Director (2019-)
 * Adebayo Bolaji, stage and screen actor, Ghost the Musical, Skyfall.
 * The Brand New Heavies Music Ensemble
 * Vernon Coaker, life peer and former Labour MP for Gedling
 * Peter Crouch, footballer
 * Hannah J. Davies, Guardian journalist
 * Holly Earl, actress
 * The Revd Professor Paul Fiddes, DD, theologian
 * Sir Michael Fox, Lord Justice of Appeal
 * Martin Hancock, actor
 * Ellie Harrison, artist
 * Shaparak "Shappi" Khorsandi, comedian
 * Stephen Kinnock, politician
 * Steve McQueen, artist and film director
 * Alan Mehdizadeh, West End actor, Billy Elliot the Musical, Kinky Boots
 * Charles Palmer OBE, President of the International Judo Federation from 1965–79
 * John Pencavel, economist
 * Rick Wakeman, rock musician
 * Nick Goolab, international distance runner

Head teachers

 * Christopher Everest (past Head Teacher)
 * Sir Pritpal Singh (past Head Teacher, September 1994 – December 2019)
 * Miss Lisa Mills (current Head Teacher, 1 Jan 2020 – present)