Welcome to Villiers High School

Villiers High School, or Southall County School as it was known in its inaugural year, has stood the test of time. The school opened to its 54 pupils September 14th, 1907 under its first Headteacher, Mr Sam Pollitt, in the then relatively new suburb of Southall. Over one hundred years later, under the Headship of Mr Christopher Richards, it continues to enjoy a reputation for success but is now fully inclusive and serves a vastly different population of just under 1500 pupils.

Our 150 teaching and support staff do an excellent job of educating our pupils each year and, although we are larger than the England average, we are smaller than many local High schools. This makes us the right size to offer a full range of subjects taught by specialist teachers whilst retaining a small family-style supportive environment in which we get to know every child.

We are situated in the heart of Southall, just a short walk from the Elizabeth line and a stop on the Super Loop which connects us with the best that London can offer. We like to think of ourselves as the beating heart of the community as we work closely with community partners and support and celebrate our locality. We teach our pupils to be active citizens and to aspire to great things for themselves and their community; you will often see students involved in projects to improve the local area such as planting projects and litter-picking as well as working with local councillors to help shape the future of the area.

We invest heavily in extra-curricular opportunities such as clubs and activities to help our pupils discover their passions as well as organising an impressive number of trips and visits with the aim of enriching and inspiring them. We feel it is important for the pupils to go beyond their comfort zones learning about the best the world can offer so they can make it an even better place than they found it.

The majority of the school is housed in a beautiful Grade 2 listed building and, whilst honouring our past, we have undertaken a comprehensive refurbishment plan to upgrade all classrooms and IT facilities. Our newly refurbished school theatre allows us to perform at a very high standard and we regularly welcome lettings of this impressive venue. We look forward to the start of our Eco building very soon; this state of the art ecological build will consist of three storeys with brand new Science and Computer Science laboratories, exhibition and conference space, an ecological garden and in spite of this, will be carbon neutral.

Sustainability is very important to us at the school and we encourage all staff and students to find an environmentally friendly way of getting to and from school, reduce our reliance on single-use plastics, waste less and recycle more. We expect to see our school values of Honesty, Equity, Aspiration, Respect and Tenacity in action in our pupils' and staff's daily lives therefore our policies, procedures and approaches in the classroom are honed to develop these on a daily basis.

It is always best to see the school in action and experience what learning looks like on a daily basis at Villiers. We look forward to welcoming you soon.