Alexandra Park School

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Alexandra Park School
Address
Bidwell Gardens Bounds Green , London , N11 2AZ England
Coordinates	51°36′08″N 0°08′13″W / 51.6021°N 0.1369°W / 51.6021; -0.1369
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Success for all
Established	1999
Trust	New River Trust
Department for Education URN	137531 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Michael McKenzie
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	c. 1800
Colour(s)	Red, Black, White
Website	http://www.apsch.org.uk

Alexandra Park School is a mixed secondary school and sixth-form with academy status in Bounds Green, in the London Borough of Haringey. It gained specialist school status in 2005, six years after its opening in 1999 and converted to academy status in 2011^[1]

The current school replaced earlier ones and was opened to Year 7 pupils on 9 September 1999. An extension to the school in 2006 received a commendation at the Civic Trust Awards.^[2]

The expansion of Alexandra Park School has added several key elements: a main teaching block for art and design technology; a science centre with four laboratories; and a performing arts department with a drama studio and music practice rooms.^[2]

The school is named after Alexandra Park, located approximately 500 yards (460 m) away from its current site. The present school is at the edge of the Muswell Hill Golf Course. The main entrance is on Durnsford Park, with an additional entrance on Rhodes Avenue.

Alexandra Park School received an 'outstanding' rating from Ofsted in both its 2011 and 2023 inspections, achieving the highest possible assessment for quality of education, behaviour, personal development, leadership and its sixth-form provision.^[3]

The school participates in the New River Teaching Alliance, which provides teacher training and ongoing professional development.^[4]

In 2016, Alexandra Park School students achieved the highest average score among participating UK schools in the international PISA education rankings, with an average of 564 points, compared to the national average of 500 points in England, and 534 points in Singapore.^[5]

Crispin Bonham-Carter, a former television and film actor, taught English and Classics at the school for ten years, including five years as a Head of Year.^[6]

• Official school website
• APSA the Alexandra Park School Association
• Alexandra Primary School.sg