Nower Hill High School is a secondary academy school with a sixth form, in Pinner in the London Borough of Harrow. The school currently has 324 students in each year group including over 400 in the Sixth form, making over 2000 students in the school. Students range from 11–19 years of age; the sixth form is part of the borough's Harrow Sixth Form Collegiate.
History
The school, then known as Headstone Council School, started life in 1929 when the red brick building on Pinner Road was built. Its "houses", commemorating famous former residents of Harrow and one historical building, were Byron, Becket, Shaftesbury and Manor. Colours, in the order of the houses given, were Green, Blue, Red and Orange.
The name of the school changed to Nower Hill High School on 1st September 1974.
In 2006, sixth form students were admitted for the first time. In 2011 the school changed to academy status. In 2015, new school houses were introduced, named after significant people chosen by the students themselves. The houses are now Bannister (orange), Nightingale (blue), Franklin (green), King (red), Shabazz (purple), and Gandhi (yellow).
Crest
The left hand side of the school's crest is based on the medieval coat of arms of Middlesex, a county of England now absorbed into London. It shows three Anglo-Saxon short notched swords or seaxes (the names 'seax' and 'Saxon' may be related).
Notable former students
Simon Le Bon
Headteachers
Mr C.J. Boyden (September 1, 1929 - September 1, 1943) H.W.J. Manson (September 1, 1943 - September 1, 1963) Mr E.J.R. Dey (September 1, 1963 - September 1, 1969) Mr F.R.H. Gristwood (September 1, 1969 - September 1, 1983) Mr S.P. Hensby (September 1, 1983 - September 1, 1999) Mr H. Freed (September 1, 2000 - September 1, 2013) Mr C.J. Livesey (September 1, 2013 - September 1, 2019) Ms Louise Voden (September 1, 2019 - Incumbent)
School photo from 1983, the last year of Mr Gristwood as headmaster, pictured centre. Mr Hensby is also in the photo, fourth from the left in the staff row.