Wembley High Technology College

Wembley High Technology College
Established	1934
Type	Academy
Headteacher	Ms Gill Bal, OBE
Location	East Lane Wembley Middlesex HA0 3NT England Coordinates: 51°33′47″N 0°18′38″W / 51.56308°N 0.31056°W / 51.56308; -0.31056
DfE number	304/4006
DfE URN	138457 Tables
Ofsted	Reports Pre-academy reports
Students	1400
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–18
Colours	Blue and Red and white
Website	www.whtc.co.uk

Wembley High Technology College (also known as WHTC) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, situated in Brent, a borough situated in Greater London, England.

Formerly called East Lane County Secondary school since 1934, then Wembley High School from 1979, Wembley High Technology College was established in 2003 and is a popular and heavily oversubscribed secondary school. Gill Bal is the current and most known headteacher of Wembley High . Thanks to her leadership Wembley High has been transformed into an 'Outstanding' School (Ofsted 2008) and has, for the third year running, gained one of the top results in Brent. Its Chair of Governors is Councillor Ruth Moher, and the school's ward is located at Northwick Park.

The college has recently improved facilities, adding a new science block, several astroturf pitches (2008) a new hall (2009), and a sixth form block (2011). The school converted to academy status in August 2012.

Staff

The current headteacher, Ms Gill Bal, was awarded the 2008 Brent Service Recognition Award in recognition of service improvement and transformation and was nominated for the Woman of the Year Leadership Award. She has been a significant factor in the college's improvement in recent years. She was appointed an OBE for Services to Education.

Uniform

All students at Wembley High wear a Navy blue V-neck pullover, sweatshirt, or cardigan with the college logo, a plain white shirt or blouse with collar, the college tie which is blue and red striped with logo, boys should wear black full-length trousers and girls should wear a black knee length skirt or black full-length trousers, and a plain black footwear with no fashion designer labels. Year 7,8,9 and 10 also wear a (navy blue)college blazer with logo. For the physical education lessons, students wear white sweatshirt and navy blue or black pants with no fashion designer labels.

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Schools and colleges in Brent

Primary schools	Islamia Primary School Preston Manor School Sinai school Torah Temimah Primary School

Secondary schools	Alperton Community School Ark Academy Ark Elvin Academy Capital City Academy Claremont High School Convent of Jesus and Mary Language College The Crest Academy JFS Kingsbury High School Michaela Community School Newman Catholic College Preston Manor School Queens Park Community School Wembley High Technology College

Special schools	Woodfield School

Independent schools	Brondesbury College Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill The Swaminarayan School

Further education colleges	College of North West London

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