| A SHORT HISTORY OF OUR SCHOOL |
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| Honeywell Road schools were built over a hundred years ago to serve the new housing developments being built between Clapham and Wandsworth Commons. The main building is a very large, three story brick structure with a listed façade and separate playgrounds to Infant and Junior children. By the time of the ILEA, the senior school had moved out and the building was being used to educate children aged five to eleven. |
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| The ILEA were good to Honeywell, building a new nursery (part of the Infant school) adjacent to the site and donating additional land, which was to become our shared garden. |
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| With the abolition of the ILEA, Wandsworth became our new local education authority. |
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| From 1990, Wandsworth LEA became a “flagship” for many new government policies. All schools were locally managed with the maximum delegated budget and a diminishing central service. It is, therefore, not surprising that several schools in Wandsworth chose to become Grant Maintained. To avoid budget cuts Honeywell Junior and Honeywell Infant schools joined the growing number of Wandsworth GM schools in 1996 and we benefited financially. We maintained staffing levels and improved the neglected buildings with a new dining facility and new toilets. |
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| We have had a new all weather ball space and a new playground installed, a new dining room, a new small music/ SEN room and a new security system. In addition an ICT Suite was opened in 2002. The school is well-resourced with regards to ICT provision and there are plans to install 4 “interactive white boards” this summer. |
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| In September 1999 the schools became Foundation schools. This resulted in the schools establishing two governing bodies, one for the Infant School and one for the Junior School. As the two headteachers work so closely together so do the two Governing Bodies to the benefit of the communities of both schools. Like the majority of former GM schools we continue to maintain good relationships with the LEA officers. |
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| Honeywell Junior School was inspected by OFSTED in January 1998 and received a very positive report. Since then we have achieved a self-assessment and review award ( ASSRE) from the LEA and an Achievement Award from the DfES(awarded in April 2002). |
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| In December 2002 the Junior School received its second OFSTED Inspection (copies available from the Office or from the OFSTED web site). The school received an excellent report and was mentioned by Mr David Bell (the Chief Inspector of Schools) as one of the most successful school in England and Wales. This in turn resulted in me being invited to meet HRH The Prince of Wales at High Grove House in recognition of this accolade. It was a very enjoyable and interesting meeting! |
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The staff, both teaching and support, are positive and stable and in general, resignations only follow successful applications for promotion or starting a family.
The school is well equipped and maintained. In conjunction with the Infant school, we employ all our own staff, including the Premises Officer, a swimming instructor and caterers. |
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| Honeywell Junior School has the reputation of being a successful school and is clearly very popular with parents and prospective parents. Whilst we have achieved highly in very many areas of the curriculum we know we must continue to strive to improve the school and ensure that we give all of our children an excellent education. |
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| Duncan Roberts |
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| June 2005 |
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